AerCap reports Q4 adjusted EPS $3.95, consensus $3.40

Reports Q4 revenue $2.24B, consensus $2.12B. “We are pleased to announce another strong quarter for AerCap (AER), completing a year of record net income and earnings per share. These results reflect a robust performance across all our business lines. During the year we sold $3.9 billion of assets for record gains on sale of $819 million. We reinvested in our core business by purchasing $5.4 billion of assets and added 103 aircraft firm orders and options to our order book, while returning $2.6 billion of capital to our shareholders,” said Aengus Kelly, Chief Executive Officer of AerCap. “Given our strong results in 2025 and our positive outlook for the future, we announced a new $1 billion share repurchase program in December and today we are announcing an increase in our quarterly dividend to $0.40 per share. As we have always done, in 2026 we will continue to look for opportunities to deploy capital attractively and create long-term value for our shareholders,” Kelly concluded.