British Airways PLC (01777777)
- Status
- active
- Incorporated
- 1983-12-13
- Registered office
- Waterside, Speedbird Way, Harmondsworth, UB7 0GB, United Kingdom
- Industry
- 51101 Scheduled passenger air transport; 51102 Non-scheduled passenger air transport; 52230 Service activities incidental to air transportation; 52242 Cargo handling for air transport activities
Profit and loss
| Line item | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|
| Operating profit | 14,927,000,000 | -2,328,000,000 | -1,900,000,000 | 303,000,000 | 1,431,000,000 | 2,060,000,000 | 2,230,000,000 |
|---|
| Profit before tax | 1,459,000,000 | -4,184,000,000 | -2,104,000,000 | 46,000,000 | 1,424,000,000 | 2,835,000,000 | 2,429,000,000 |
|---|
| Tax charge / (credit) | 350,000,000 | -695,000,000 | -456,000,000 | -15,000,000 | 263,000,000 | 446,000,000 | 527,000,000 |
|---|
| Profit after tax | 1,109,000,000 | -3,489,000,000 | -1,648,000,000 | 61,000,000 | 1,161,000,000 | 2,389,000,000 | 1,902,000,000 |
|---|
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|
| Total fixed / non-current assets | 14,669,000,000 | 13,985,000,000 | 14,169,000,000 | 14,917,000,000 | 16,371,000,000 | 16,222,000,000 | 17,442,000,000 |
|---|
| Current assets | 4,310,000,000 | 1,444,000,000 | 4,720,000,000 | 2,847,000,000 | 4,438,000,000 | 3,031,000,000 | 4,228,000,000 |
|---|
| Cash at bank | 4,158,000,000 | 1,258,000,000 | 1,258,000,000 | 1,687,000,000 | 2,376,000,000 | 904,000,000 | 1,624,000,000 |
|---|
| Creditors < 1 year (current liabilities) | 6,724,000,000 | 6,390,000,000 | 6,390,000,000 | – | – | – | – |
|---|
| Net current assets | -2,414,000,000 | -4,946,000,000 | -1,670,000,000 | – | – | – | – |
|---|
| Creditors > 1 year (non-current liabilities) | 5,360,000 | 5,378,000,000 | 5,378,000,000 | 8,918,000,000 | 9,226,000,000 | 7,112,000,000 | 7,598,000,000 |
|---|
| Net assets | 6,218,000,000 | 5,807,000,000 | 1,974,000,000 | 1,792,000,000 | 2,483,000,000 | 2,600,000,000 | 4,817,000,000 |
|---|
| Total equity | 6,218,000,000 | 5,807,000,000 | 1,974,000,000 | 1,792,000,000 | 2,483,000,000 | 2,600,000,000 | 4,817,000,000 |
|---|
Cash flow
| Line item | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|
| Net cash from operating activities | 1,826,000,000 | 1,856,000,000 | – | – | – | – | – |
|---|
| Net cash from investing activities | -1,036,000,000 | -1,033,000,000 | 646,000,000 | -331,000,000 | -1,130,000,000 | -1,151,000,000 | -1,029,000,000 |
|---|
| Net cash from financing activities | -887,000,000 | -899,000,000 | 1,894,000,000 | 652,000,000 | -2,398,000,000 | -688,000,000 | -1,780,000,000 |
|---|
| Free cash flow | 881,000,000 | 906,000,000 | – | – | – | – | – |
|---|
Ratios
| Ratio | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|
| Return on equity | 17.8% | -58.0% | -42.4% | 3.2% | 54.3% | 94.0% | 51.3% |
|---|
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 550.8% | -57.1% | -58.5% | 59.8% | 1100.7% | 192.6% | 71.4% |
|---|
| Current ratio | 0.64× | 0.23× | 0.74× | – | – | – | – |
|---|
| Effective tax rate | 24.0% | – | – | -32.6% | 18.5% | 15.7% | 21.7% |
|---|
Markdown version · CSV · Companies House register
