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AerCap Holdings N.V. Reports Strong Financial Results for the First Quarter 2025, Increases 2025 Guidance and Announces New $500 Million Share Repurchase Program

In This Article:

  • Net income for the first quarter of 2025 was $643 million, or $3.48 per share.

  • Adjusted net income for the first quarter of 2025 was $679 million, or $3.68 per share.

  • Raising full-year 2025 adjusted earnings per share guidance to $9.30 - $10.30, not including any additional gains on sale for the remainder of the year.

  • New $500 million share repurchase program announced.

DUBLIN, April 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AerCap Holdings N.V. (NYSE: AER), the industry leader across all areas of aviation leasing, today reported strong financial results for the first quarter of 2025.

"AerCap produced another strong performance for the first quarter of 2025. We continue to benefit from strong demand for our aviation assets, as well as a robust sales market. Given these strong results, we have increased our 2025 full-year EPS guidance and announced a new $500 million share repurchase program," said Aengus Kelly, Chief Executive Officer of AerCap.

Highlights:

  • Return on equity of 15% and adjusted return on equity of 16% for the first quarter of 2025.

  • Cash flow from operating activities of $1.3 billion for the first quarter of 2025.

  • Unlevered gain-on-sale margin of 35% for assets sold in the first quarter of 2025, or 2.3x book value on an equity basis.

  • Capex of $1.5 billion, including purchases of 13 aircraft, 35 engines and one helicopter.

  • Signed financing transactions for approximately $1.5 billion in the first quarter of 2025.

  • Adjusted debt/equity ratio of 2.4 to 1 as of March 31, 2025.

  • Upgraded to BBB+ by Fitch Ratings; now rated BBB+ by all three major rating agencies.

  • Book value per share of $97.37 as of March 31, 2025, an increase of approximately 11% from March 31, 2024.

  • Returned $558 million to shareholders through the repurchase of 5.7 million shares at an average price of $97.93 per share during the first quarter of 2025.

  • New $500 million share repurchase program announced.

Revenue and Net Spread



Three months ended March 31,



2025


2024


% increase/
(decrease)



(U.S. Dollars in millions)

Lease revenue:







   Basic lease rents


$1,649


$1,586


4 %

   Maintenance rents and other receipts


146


179


(18 %)

Total lease revenue


1,796


1,765


2 %

Net gain on sale of assets


177


160


11 %

Other income


105


93


12 %

Total Revenues and other income


$2,077


$2,018


3 %








Basic lease rents were $1,649 million for the first quarter of 2025, compared with $1,586 million for the same period in 2024. Basic lease rents for the first quarter of 2025 were negatively impacted by $27 million of lease premium amortization.