Air China (AIRYY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Air China Limited is a China-based airline and the country’s national flag carrier. Headquartered in Beijing, the company provides scheduled passenger and air cargo transportation services, along with aircraft maintenance, airport services and other aviation-related activities.

Founded in 1988, Air China operates an extensive network linking major cities in mainland China with destinations across Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and other international markets. Its services include domestic and international flights, connecting passengers through key hubs such as Beijing, Chengdu and Shanghai.

Air China is part of China National Aviation Holding Corporation and has interests in or relationships with several aviation businesses, including Shenzhen Airlines and Air Macau. The company also offers frequent-flyer, travel and logistics services that support its core airline operations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.05 to $9.05
• 50-Day Range: $9.05 to $10.40
• 52-Week Range: $9.05 to $19.00
• Volume: 464 shs
• Average Volume: 539 shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.89 billion
• P/E Ratio: 28.27
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Air China Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Air China scored higher than 20% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Air China has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Air China has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Air China are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.56) to $0.21 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Air China is 28.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.87.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Air China is 28.27, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.48.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Air China has a P/B Ratio of 1.45. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Air China has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Air China has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.13, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Air China has recently increased by 100.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Air China does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Air China does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.01

News Sentiment

Air China has a news sentiment score of -0.01. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Air China this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Air China to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Air China insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Air China has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/29/2026
• Today: 9/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 9/18/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Passenger Airlines
• Sub-Industry: Passenger Airlines
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:AIRYY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.airchina.com.cn
• Phone: 86-10-6146-2560
• Fax: 86-10-6146-2805
• Employees: 107,795
• Year Founded: 1988

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.32
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.27
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$248.70 million
• Net Margins: 1.12%
• Pretax Margin: -0.92%
• Return on Equity: 5.01%
• Return on Assets: 0.58%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 4.13
• Current Ratio: 0.30
• Quick Ratio: 0.26

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $23.86 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.33
• Cash Flow: $2.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.31
• Book Value: $6.25 per share
• Price / Book: 1.45

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 872,420,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $7.89 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.13