American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) reported Q4 EPS of $0.95, $0.03 better than the analyst estimate of $0.92. Revenue for the quarter came in at $10.6 billion versus the consensus estimate of $10.56 billion.

• Reported a full year 2017 pre-tax profit of $3.1 billion, or $3.8 billion excluding net special items1, and a full year net profit of $1.9 billion, or $2.4 billion excluding net special items
• Reported a fourth-quarter 2017 pre-tax profit of $425 million, or $739 million excluding net special items, and a fourth-quarter net profit of $258 million, or $455 million excluding net special items
• 2017 earnings were $3.90 per diluted share, or $4.88 per diluted share excluding net special items. Fourth-quarter earnings were $0.54 per diluted share, or $0.95 per diluted share excluding net special items
• Accrued $241 million for the company’s profit sharing program in 2017, including $46 million in the fourth quarter
• Returned $1.7 billion to shareholders in 2017, including the repurchase of 33.9 million shares and dividend payments of $198 million

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