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    US passenger airlines face heavy consensus EPS downgrades ahead of Q3 reporting

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    US passenger airlines face heavy consensus EPS downgrades ahead of Q3 reporting

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    Consensus earnings expectations for US passenger airlines saw steep downward adjustments over the last 30 days. Alaska Air Group (ALK) experienced an 86.78% reduction in consensus third-quarter EPS estimates ahead of its scheduled October 20 release, leading to an anticipated 66.67% year-over-year drop in quarterly earnings. United Airlines (UAL) similarly saw monthly consensus EPS revisions fall 19.9%, with full-year fiscal earnings expected to decline 25.24% despite anticipated quarterly top-line revenue growth of 17.25%.

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    Market Ontology
    Evidence through
    2026-10-13
    Published
    2026-10-20
    Revision
    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “US passenger airlines face heavy consensus EPS downgrades ahead of Q3 reporting”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-10-13. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-10-13/us-passenger-airlines-face-heavy-consensus-eps-downgrades-ahead-of-q3-reporting-a740c5

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    US passenger airlines face heavy consensus EPS downgrades ahead of Q3 reporting
    Consensus earnings expectations for US passenger airlines saw steep downward adjustments over the last 30 days. Alaska Air Group (ALK) experienced an 86.78% reduction in consensus third-quarter EPS estimates ahead of its scheduled October 20 release, leading to an anticipated 66.67% year-over-year drop in quarterly earnings. United Airlines (UAL) similarly saw monthly consensus EPS revisions fall 19.9%, with full-year fiscal earnings expected to decline 25.24% despite anticipated quarterly top-line revenue growth of 17.25%.
    ALKUAL
    Impact
    72
    OCT 13
    SIG
    85%
    ALKUAL
    US passenger airlines face heavy consensus EPS downgrades ahead of Q3 reporting
    Consensus earnings expectations for US passenger airlines saw steep downward adjustments over the last 30 days. Alaska Air Group (ALK) experienced an 86.78% reduction in consensus third-quarter EPS estimates ahead of its scheduled October 20 release, leading to an anticipated 66.67% year-over-year drop in quarterly earnings. United Airlines (UAL) similarly saw monthly consensus EPS revisions fall 19.9%, with full-year fiscal earnings expected to decline 25.24% despite anticipated quarterly top-line revenue growth of 17.25%.
    → Sharply reduced passenger airline quarterly net income projections weigh on industrial transport equity multiples and compress sector margins.
    Impact
    Consensus earnings expectations for US passenger airlines saw steep downward adjustments over the last 30 days. Alaska Air Group (ALK) experienced an 86.78% reduction in consensus third-quarter EPS estimates ahead of its scheduled October 20 release, leading to an anticipated 66.67% year-over-year drop in quarterly earnings. United Airlines (UAL) similarly saw monthly consensus EPS revisions fall 19.9%, with full-year fiscal earnings expected to decline 25.24% despite anticipated quarterly top-line revenue growth of 17.25%.
    Affected
    ALKUAL
    Transmission
    Sharply reduced passenger airline quarterly net income projections weigh on industrial transport equity multiples and compress sector margins.

    What happened next

    AssetCallBase close+1 day+5 days+20 days
    ALKDownagreed37.81 2026-10-13-5.50%PendingPending
    UALDownagreed103.23 2026-10-13-4.14%PendingPending

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