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JetBlue (JBLU) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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For the quarter ended June 2025, JetBlue Airways (JBLU - Free Report) reported revenue of $2.36 billion, down 3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$0.16, compared to $0.08 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.29 billion, representing a surprise of +3.04%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +48.39%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.31.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how JetBlue performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Load factor: 81.9% compared to the 84.5% average estimate based on five analysts.
  • Average fuel cost per gallon, including fuel taxes: $2.40 versus the four-analyst average estimate of $2.38.
  • Operating revenue per ASM: 14.17 cents compared to the 13.75 cents average estimate based on four analysts.
  • Available seat miles (ASMs): 16.63 billion versus 16.59 billion estimated by four analysts on average.
  • Operating expense per ASM, excluding fuel: 10.86 cents compared to the 10.95 cents average estimate based on four analysts.
  • Passenger revenue per ASM: 13.1 cents compared to the 12.71 cents average estimate based on four analysts.
  • Revenue passenger miles (RPMs): 13.63 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of 13.98 billion.
  • Fuel gallons consumed: 210.00 Mgal versus 213.10 Mgal estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Operating expense per ASM: 14.13 cents versus the three-analyst average estimate of 14.07 cents.
  • Yield per passenger mile: 15.99 cents compared to the 15.1 cents average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Operating Revenues- Passenger: $2.18 billion versus $2.11 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -3.8% change.
  • Operating Revenues- Other: $177 million compared to the $171.24 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8.6% year over year.

View all Key Company Metrics for JetBlue here>>>

Shares of JetBlue have returned +3.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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