What is JetBlue Airways's earnings yield?

JetBlue Airways (JBLU) reported earnings yield of -43.6% in Q1 2026.

How has JetBlue Airways's earnings yield changed year-over-year?

JetBlue Airways's earnings yield decreased by 158.4% year-over-year, from -16.9% to -43.6%.

What is the long-term trend for JetBlue Airways's earnings yield?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), JetBlue Airways's earnings yield has grown at a 4.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -29.3% to -36.4%.

What does earnings yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.

JetBlue Airways JBLU Earnings yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.2B+4.7%

Operating income-$224.0M-28.7%

Net income-$319.0M-53.4%

EPS (diluted)-$0.86-45.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.9B-19.2%

Total debt$9.8B+2.5%

Total equity$1.8B-26.0%

Total assets$16.6B-2.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$120.0M+5.3%

CapEx$126.0M-28.4%

Free cash flow-$6.0M+90.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.06B-3.9%

Enterprise value$9.98B+6.9%

P/S0.2×0.0×

Profitability

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Operating margin-4.6%-11.0pp

Net margin-7.8%-23.4pp

FCF margin-12.2%-0.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-33.5%-68.2pp

Debt / equity5.4×+1.5×

Current ratio0.7×-0.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from JetBlue Airways’s reported figures.

net income/market cap=-43.6%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: JetBlue Airways’s 10-Q, filed April 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is JetBlue Airways's earnings yield?: JetBlue Airways (JBLU) reported earnings yield of -43.6% in Q1 2026.
How has JetBlue Airways's earnings yield changed year-over-year?: JetBlue Airways's earnings yield decreased by 158.4% year-over-year, from -16.9% to -43.6%.
What is the long-term trend for JetBlue Airways's earnings yield?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), JetBlue Airways's earnings yield has grown at a 4.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -29.3% to -36.4%.
What does earnings yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.