Sumisho Air Lease (AL) Q2 2026 earnings hit by lower revenue and lost recovery
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Sumisho Air Lease Corporation reported significantly lower profitability for the Non-GAAP combined three months ended June 30, 2026. Rental of flight equipment revenue fell about 10.0% to $611.1 million, and total revenues declined to $641.1 million, down 12.4% from the prior-year quarter. Gain on aircraft sales and trading decreased to $30.1 million from $53.0 million, reflecting the impact of acquisition accounting and lower management fee income.
Excluding a prior-year $344.0 million insurance recovery on the Russian fleet, operating expenses rose 6.9% to about $630.0 million, driven by $64.8 million of merger-related costs and higher interest expense, partly offset by lower depreciation. Net income attributable to common stockholders dropped to $7.2 million from $374.1 million, while adjusted net income before income taxes declined to $126.4 million from $157.4 million, with adjusted pre-tax margin at 19.7%.
The company ended June 30, 2026 with 488 owned aircraft and total assets of $30.5 billion. Net book value of flight equipment subject to operating leases was $23.9 billion, down from $29.1 billion, reflecting fair value adjustments and reclassification of about $4.5 billion of assets to held for sale. Debt financing, net, was $20.0 billion, with roughly 74% fixed-rate and about 99% unsecured, and composite cost of funds at 4.33%. Liquidity totaled $3.5 billion, including $368.6 million of cash and about $3.1 billion of undrawn revolver capacity. The aircraft sales pipeline was $5.1 billion, and in July 2026 the company entered into $1.15 billion of new unsecured term loans.
Positive
- Strong liquidity and unsecured funding: Liquidity of $3.5 billion, including $368.6 million in cash and about $3.1 billion of undrawn revolver, with roughly 99% of $20.3 billion total debt unsecured and 74% fixed-rate, supports financial flexibility.
- Large, young, diversified fleet and sales pipeline: Net book value of flight equipment subject to operating leases at $23.9 billion with 488 owned aircraft, weighted-average age 4.8 years, remaining lease term 7.0 years, and an aircraft sales pipeline of $5.1 billion as of June 30, 2026.
Negative
- Sharp decline in reported profitability: Net income attributable to common stockholders fell to $7.2 million from $374.1 million, a $366.9 million (about 98%) decline, driven by lower revenues, higher expenses, and the absence of the prior-year $344.0 million Russian fleet insurance recovery.
- Revenue and adjusted earnings pressure: Rental of flight equipment revenue declined 10.0% to $611.1 million, total revenues fell 12.4%, and adjusted net income before income taxes decreased to $126.4 million from $157.4 million, reducing adjusted pre-tax margin to 19.7%.
- Higher operating and interest costs: Excluding the Russian recovery, operating expenses rose 6.9% to about $630.0 million, including $64.8 million of non-recurring merger-related expenses and increased interest expense from purchase accounting and a higher composite cost of funds of 4.33%.
Filing Explained
By August 10, all $5.1 billion in the sales pipeline had binding agreements; the filing does not state those sales had closed.
Form 8-K reports specified material events; this filing reports Sumisho Air Lease’s second-quarter results and supplemental financial information as of
The merger’s acquisition accounting remained preliminary and changed aircraft carrying values, depreciation, interest expense, and the comparability of the reported periods. About
Successor-period cash flows show the financing scale of the merger transition:
The filing points to the quarterly report for the period ended
8-K Event Classification
3 items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
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Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Financial
Disclosure of earnings results, typically an earnings press release or preliminary financials.
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure
Disclosure
Material non-public information disclosed under Regulation Fair Disclosure, often investor presentations or guidance.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.
Key Figures
Rental of flight equipment revenue (Q2 2026 Non-GAAP Combined): $611.1 million
Net income attributable to common stockholders (Q2 2026 Non-GAAP Combined): $7.2 million
Adjusted net income before income taxes (Q2 2026 Non-GAAP Combined): $126.4 million
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8 metrics
Rental of flight equipment revenue (Q2 2026 Non-GAAP Combined)
$611.1 million
Decreased 10.0% from $678.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025
Net income attributable to common stockholders (Q2 2026 Non-GAAP Combined)
$7.2 million
Down from $374.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025
Adjusted net income before income taxes (Q2 2026 Non-GAAP Combined)
$126.4 million
Decreased from $157.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025
Total assets
$30.5 billion
As of June 30, 2026 per consolidated balance sheet
Debt financing, net of discounts and issuance costs
$19.997 billion
As of June 30, 2026, GAAP debt-to-equity 3.3x; adjusted D/E 3.5x
Net book value of flight equipment subject to operating leases
$23.9 billion
As of June 30, 2026, down from $29.1 billion at December 31, 2025
Liquidity
$3.5 billion
Comprised of $368.6 million cash and about $3.1 billion undrawn revolver at June 30, 2026
Owned fleet size
488 aircraft
Owned fleet as of June 30, 2026, with weighted-average age 4.8 years
Key Terms
Non-GAAP Combined, flight equipment subject to operating leases, composite cost of funds, adjusted pre-tax margin, +2 more
6 terms
Non-GAAP Combined financial
"our operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2026 are shown by combining the results of the Predecessor and Successor periods (“Non-GAAP Combined”)"
flight equipment subject to operating leases financial
"the net book value of our flight equipment subject to operating leases decreased to $23.9 billion as of June 30, 2026"
composite cost of funds financial
"Our composite cost of funds was 4.33% and 4.15% as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025"
adjusted pre-tax margin financial
"Adjusted pre-tax margin (1) 19.7% 21.1%"
maintenance reserves on flight equipment leases financial
"Maintenance reserves on flight equipment leases $ 1,688,657"
acquisition method of accounting financial
"The merger was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting"
Earnings Snapshot
Rental of flight equipment revenue: $611.1 million
Non-GAAP combined three months ended June 30, 2026
Rental of flight equipment revenue
$611.1 million
Decreased 10.0% from $678.7 million in the prior-year quarter
Total revenues
$641.1 million
Decreased 12.4% versus the three months ended June 30, 2025
Net income attributable to common stockholders
$7.2 million
Declined by $366.9 million (98.1%) from $374.1 million in Q2 2025
Adjusted net income before income taxes
$126.4 million
Decreased from $157.4 million, a 19.7% decline versus Q2 2025
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FAQ
How did Sumisho Air Lease (AL) perform financially in Q2 2026?
For the Non-GAAP combined quarter ended June 30, 2026, Sumisho Air Lease generated $641.1 million in total revenues and net income attributable to common stockholders of $7.2 million. Adjusted net income before income taxes was $126.4 million, down from $157.4 million a year earlier.
How did Sumisho Air Lease (AL) revenues change versus Q2 2025?
Rental of flight equipment revenue for the Non-GAAP combined Q2 2026 decreased by 10.0% to $611.1 million, compared with $678.7 million in Q2 2025. Total revenues declined by 12.4%, reflecting lower rental income and reduced gains on aircraft sales and trading.
What drove the decline in Sumisho Air Lease (AL) net income in Q2 2026?
Net income attributable to common stockholders fell to $7.2 million from $374.1 million, mainly due to the absence of a prior-year $344.0 million Russian fleet insurance recovery, lower total revenues, higher selling, general and administrative expenses, and increased interest expense.
What is the size and profile of Sumisho Air Lease (AL)’s fleet and assets?
As of June 30, 2026, Sumisho Air Lease had $30.5 billion in total assets and 488 owned aircraft, with flight equipment subject to operating leases at a net book value of $23.9 billion. The fleet’s weighted-average age was 4.8 years and remaining lease term 7.0 years.
What is Sumisho Air Lease (AL)’s leverage and liquidity position?
Debt financing, net, totaled $20.0 billion at June 30, 2026, with GAAP debt-to-equity of 3.3x and adjusted D/E of 3.5x. Liquidity was $3.5 billion, including $368.6 million of cash and about $3.1 billion of undrawn revolving credit capacity.
What aircraft sales activity and pipeline does Sumisho Air Lease (AL) report?
During the Non-GAAP combined Q2 2026, the company sold nine aircraft for $423.2 million in proceeds. As of June 30, 2026, the aircraft sales pipeline was $5.1 billion, including about $5.1 billion of flight equipment held for sale and $25.4 million under letters of intent.
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FORM 8-K
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On August 10, 2026, Sumisho Air Lease Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026.
The information in this Item 2.02 and the related information in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
A copy of the Company’s supplemental financial information for the three months ended June 30, 2026 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the supplemental financial information is also available on the “Investors” section of the Company’s website at www.sumisho.aero.
The information in this Item 7.01 and the related information in Exhibit 99.2 attached hereto shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated August 10, 2026
Exhibit 99.2 Supplemental financial information for the three months ended June 30, 2026
Exhibit 104 The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K formatted in Inline XBRL
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| SUMISHO AIR LEASE CORPORATION | ||||||||||||||
Date: August 10, 2026 | /s/ Sabrina Lemmens | |||||||||||||
| Sabrina Lemmens | ||||||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||
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Exhibit 99.1
Sumisho Air Lease Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results
Los Angeles, California, August 10, 2026 — Sumisho Air Lease announces financial results for the second quarter of 2026.
Second Quarter 2026 Results
The following table summarizes the operating results of Sumisho Air Lease Corporation (the "Company") for the period from April 8, 2026 through June 30, 2026 (Successor), April 1, 2026 through April 7, 2026 (Predecessor), the three month period ended June 30, 2025 (Predecessor), and for the combined Successor and Predecessor periods comprising the three months ended June 30, 2026 (in millions, except per share amounts and percentages). The comparability of our operating results for the Successor and Predecessor periods was impacted by the merger. Although U.S. GAAP requires that we report our results for the Predecessor period before the merger and the Successor period after the merger separately, our operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2026 are shown by combining the results of the Predecessor and Successor periods (“Non-GAAP Combined”) in order to compare to the same period in the prior year.
Operating Results
| Successor | Predecessor | Non-GAAP Combined | $ change 2026 vs. 2025 | % change 2026 vs. 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period from April 8 - June 30, | Period from April 1 - April 7, | Three Months Ended June 30, | Three Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rental of flight equipment revenue | $ | 559.0 | $ | 52.1 | $ | 678.7 | $ | 611.1 | $ | (67.6) | (10.0) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain on aircraft sales, trading and other | 16.3 | 13.7 | 53.0 | 30.0 | (23.0) | (43.4) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Revenues | 575.3 | 65.8 | 731.7 | 641.1 | (90.6) | (12.4) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | (584.3) | (45.6) | (589.1) | (629.9) | (40.8) | 6.9 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recoveries of Russian fleet write-off | — | — | 344.0 | — | (344.0) | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before taxes | (9.0) | 20.2 | 486.6 | 11.2 | (475.4) | (97.7) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to common stockholders | $ | (18.8) | $ | 26.0 | $ | 374.1 | $ | 7.2 | $ | (366.9) | (98.1) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted net income before income taxes(1) | $ | 104.9 | $ | 21.5 | $ | 157.4 | $ | 126.4 | $ | (31.0) | (19.7) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Key Financial Ratios
| Successor | Predecessor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period from April 8 - June 30, | Period from April 1 - April 7, | Three Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pre-tax margin | (1.6)% | 30.7% | 66.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted pre-tax margin(1) | 18.2% | 32.7% | 21.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) Adjusted net income before income taxes and adjusted pre-tax margin have been adjusted to exclude the effects of certain non-cash items and other items that we do not believe are indicative of our ongoing operations, such as retirement compensation, merger related costs, and recoveries related to our former Russian fleet. See note 1 under the Consolidated Statements of Income included in this earnings release for a discussion of the non-GAAP measures and a reconciliation to their most comparable GAAP financial measures.
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Highlights
•We ended the period with 488 aircraft in our owned fleet and over $30.5 billion in total assets.
•Sold nine aircraft during the Non-GAAP Combined three months ended June 30, 2026 for $423 million in sales proceeds.
•We have $5.1 billion of aircraft in our sales pipeline1, which includes approximately $5.1 billion in flight equipment held for sale and approximately $25.4 million of aircraft subject to letters of intent as of June 30, 2026. As of August 10, 2026, all of the aircraft in our sales pipeline were subject to binding agreements.
•In July 2026, we entered into unsecured term loans totaling $1.15 billion, consisting of a $650 million one-year term loan bearing interest at one-month Term SOFR plus 0.90% and a $500 million term loan maturing in December 2026 bearing interest at three-month Term SOFR plus 0.90%.
Financial Overview
Second Quarter 2026 vs. Second Quarter 2025
Our rental of flight equipment revenues for the Non-GAAP Combined three months ended June 30, 2026, decreased by approximately 10.0%, to $611.1 million, as compared to $678.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The decrease is primarily due to a lower weighted average net book value of our flight equipment subject to operating leases, resulting from the sale of our order book and continued sales activity, and a decrease in our end of lease revenue recognized. The net book value of our flight equipment subject to operating leases decreased to $23.9 billion as of June 30, 2026 from a net book value of $29.1 billion as of June 30, 2025. During the Non-GAAP Combined three months ended June 30, 2026, we recognized $2.7 million in end-of-lease revenue, as compared to $20.3 million recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2025.
Our gain on aircraft sales and trading and other income decreased to $30.1 million compared to $53.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The decrease was mainly driven by lower gains on aircraft sales due to the impact of acquisition accounting and lower management fee revenue due to a decrease in the number of managed aircraft from the prior year period. As a result of the application of the acquisition method of accounting, the carrying values of our flight equipment held for sale as of the date of the merger were adjusted to fair value. As a result, we did not record any gains on aircraft sales for the seven aircraft sold between the April 8, 2026 closing of the merger through June 30, 2026. During the Predecessor period from April 1, 2026 through April 7, 2026, we sold two aircraft to third parties resulting in $12.7 million in gains compared to $16.7 million in gains from the sale of four aircraft for the three months ended June 30, 2025. Sales proceeds for the nine aircraft sold during the Non-GAAP Combined three months ended June 30, 2026 were $423.2 million.
Excluding the $344.0 million insurance recovery related to our Russian fleet in the three months ended June 30, 2025, total operating expenses increased 6.9% to $630.0 million for the Non-GAAP Combined three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $589.0 million in the prior-year period. The increase was primarily driven by $64.8 million of non-recurring merger-related expenses included in selling, general and administrative expenses, an increase in interest expense due to the amortization of fair value adjustments resulting from purchase accounting, and an increase in our composite cost of funds, partially offset by lower depreciation expense resulting from purchase accounting fair value adjustments to our fleet.
During the Non-GAAP Combined three months ended June 30, 2026, we reported a net income attributable to common stockholders of $7.2 million, compared to net income attributable to common stockholders of $374.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The year-over-year decline was primarily driven by the absence of the $344.0 million insurance recovery related to our Russian fleet recognized in the prior-year period, lower total revenues, as well as higher selling, general and administrative expenses and increased interest expense.
During the Non-GAAP Combined three months ended June 30, 2026, adjusted net income before income taxes decreased to $126.4 million from $157.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The decline was primarily driven by lower total revenues and an increase in interest expense due to the increase in our composite cost of funds.
1 Aircraft in our sales pipeline is as of June 30, 2026, and includes letters of intent and sale agreements signed through August 10, 2026.
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Our Fleet
As of June 30, 2026, the net book value of our flight equipment subject to operating leases was $23.9 billion, compared to $29.1 billion as of December 31, 2025. On April 8, 2026, the carrying value of our flight equipment was adjusted to reflect the fair value adjustments recorded as part of the purchase price allocation in connection with the merger. In addition, during the Successor period from April 8, 2026 through June 30, 2026, approximately $4.5 billion of aircraft assets were reclassified to flight equipment held for sale, resulting in a corresponding decrease in the net book value of flight equipment subject to operating leases. As of June 30, 2026, we owned 488 aircraft in our aircraft portfolio, comprised of 350 narrowbody aircraft and 138 widebody aircraft, and we managed 38 aircraft. The weighted average fleet age and weighted average remaining lease term of flight equipment subject to operating leases as of June 30, 2026 was 4.8 years and 7.0 years, respectively. We had a globally diversified customer base comprised of 96 airlines in 50 countries as of June 30, 2026.
The following table summarizes the key portfolio metrics of our fleet as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025:
| Successor | Predecessor | |||||||||||||
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||
Net book value of flight equipment subject to operating leases(1) | $ | 23.9 | billion | $ | 29.1 | billion | ||||||||
Weighted-average fleet age(2) | 4.8 years | 4.9 years | ||||||||||||
Weighted-average remaining lease term(2) | 7.0 years | 7.2 years | ||||||||||||
Owned fleet(3) | 488 | 490 | ||||||||||||
Managed fleet(4) | 38 | 45 | ||||||||||||
Aircraft on order(1) | — | 218 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 526 | 753 | ||||||||||||
| Current fleet contracted rentals | $ | 16.4 | billion | $ | 19.6 | billion | ||||||||
Committed fleet rentals(4) | $ | — | $ | 9.3 | billion | |||||||||
| Total committed rentals | $ | 16.4 | billion | $ | 28.9 | billion | ||||||||
| (1) On April 8, 2026, in connection with the closing of the merger, SMBC AC acquired our rights to the outstanding orderbook for undelivered aircraft and the committed fleet rentals for such aircraft have been subsequently transferred to SMBC AC. In addition, the carrying value of flight equipment subject to operating lease was adjusted to reflect purchase accounting fair value adjustments recorded as part of the purchase price allocation. For further discussion of the merger see Note 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. | ||||||||||||||
| (2) Weighted-average fleet age and remaining lease term calculated based on net book value of our flight equipment subject to operating leases. | ||||||||||||||
(3) As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, our owned fleet count included 86 and 12 aircraft classified as flight equipment held for sale, respectively, and 17 and 16 aircraft classified as net investments in sales-type leases, respectively. | ||||||||||||||
| (4) Following the merger; however, certain services for these aircraft and leases are subserviced by SMBC AC. | ||||||||||||||
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The following table details the regional concentration of our flight equipment subject to operating leases:
| Successor | Predecessor | ||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| Region | % of Net Book Value(1) | % of Net Book Value | |||||||||||||||
| Europe | 39.5 | % | 39.1 | % | |||||||||||||
| Asia Pacific | 35.9 | % | 36.5 | % | |||||||||||||
| Central America, South America, and Mexico | 11.1 | % | 10.7 | % | |||||||||||||
| U.S. and Canada | 7.4 | % | 5.9 | % | |||||||||||||
| The Middle East and Africa | 6.1 | % | 7.8 | % | |||||||||||||
| Total | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||
| (1) On April 8, 2026, the carrying value of flight equipment was adjusted to reflect purchase accounting fair value adjustments recorded as part of the purchase price allocation. For further discussion of the merger see Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. | |||||||||||||||||
The following table details the composition of our owned fleet by aircraft type:
| Successor | Predecessor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aircraft type | Number of Aircraft | % of Total | Number of Aircraft | % of Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airbus A220-100 | 9 | 1.8 | % | 8 | 1.6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airbus A220-300 | 34 | 7.0 | % | 33 | 6.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airbus A320-200 | 14 | 2.9 | % | 17 | 3.5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airbus A320-200neo | 20 | 4.1 | % | 23 | 4.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airbus A321-200 | 17 | 3.5 | % | 17 | 3.5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airbus A321-200neo | 110 | 22.5 | % | 109 | 22.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Airbus A330-200(1) | 13 | 2.7 | % | 13 | 2.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airbus A330-300 | 5 | 1.0 | % | 5 | 1.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airbus A330-900neo | 28 | 5.7 | % | 28 | 5.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airbus A350-900 | 17 | 3.5 | % | 17 | 3.5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airbus A350-1000 | 8 | 1.6 | % | 8 | 1.6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing 737-800 | 34 | 7.0 | % | 38 | 7.8 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing 737-8 MAX | 76 | 15.6 | % | 71 | 14.5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing 737-9 MAX | 35 | 7.2 | % | 35 | 7.1 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing 777-200ER | 1 | 0.2 | % | 1 | 0.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing 777-300ER | 23 | 4.7 | % | 23 | 4.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing 787-9 | 25 | 5.1 | % | 26 | 5.3 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing 787-10 | 18 | 3.7 | % | 17 | 3.5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Embraer E190 | 1 | 0.2 | % | 1 | 0.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total(2) | 488 | 100.0 | % | 490 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) As of each of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, aircraft count includes three Airbus A330-200 aircraft classified as freighters. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2) As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, our owned fleet count included 86 and 12 aircraft classified as flight equipment held for sale, respectively, and 17 and 16 aircraft classified as net investments in sales-type leases, respectively. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Debt Financing Activities
Our total debt financing, net of discounts and issuance costs was $20.0 billion and $19.7 billion as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025. As of June 30, 2026, and December 31, 2025, 74.1% and 76.8% of our total debt financing was at a fixed rate, respectively and 99.2% and 97.5% was unsecured, respectively. Our composite cost of funds was 4.33% and 4.15% as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. We ended the quarter with total liquidity of $3.5 billion which was comprised of unrestricted cash of $368.6 million and approximately $3.1 billion in undrawn balances under our unsecured revolving credit facility
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As of the end of the periods presented, our debt portfolio was comprised of the following components (dollars in millions, except percentages):
| Successor | Predecessor | ||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| Unsecured | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior unsecured securities | $ | 15,019 | $ | 13,861 | |||||||||||||
| Term financings | 4,222 | 3,847 | |||||||||||||||
| Commercial paper | — | 1,361 | |||||||||||||||
| Revolving credit facility | 400 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Other revolving credit facilities | 450 | 300 | |||||||||||||||
| Total unsecured debt financing | 20,091 | 19,369 | |||||||||||||||
| Secured | |||||||||||||||||
| Term financings | — | 318 | |||||||||||||||
| Export credit financing | 168 | 175 | |||||||||||||||
| Total secured debt financing | 168 | 493 | |||||||||||||||
| Total debt financing | 20,259 | 19,862 | |||||||||||||||
| Less: Debt discounts and issuance costs | (65) | (132) | |||||||||||||||
Less: Fair value adjustment | (197) | — | |||||||||||||||
| Debt financing, net of discounts and issuance costs | $ | 19,997 | $ | 19,730 | |||||||||||||
| Selected interest rates and ratios: | |||||||||||||||||
Composite interest rate(1) | 4.33% | 4.15% | |||||||||||||||
Composite interest rate on fixed-rate debt(1) | 4.15% | 3.91% | |||||||||||||||
| Percentage of total debt at a fixed-rate | 74.14% | 76.85% | |||||||||||||||
| (1) This rate does not include the effect of upfront fees, facility fees, undrawn fees or amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs. | |||||||||||||||||
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Conference Call
In connection with this earnings release, Sumisho Air Lease will host a conference call on August 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM Eastern Time to discuss the Company's financial results for the second quarter of 2026.
Investors can participate in the conference call by dialing 1 (833) 461-5787 domestic or 1 (585) 542-9983 international. The passcode for the call is 464 781 658.
The conference call will also be broadcast live through a link on the Investors page of the Sumisho Air Lease website at www.sumisho.aero. Materials presented during the conference call will also be posted on the Sumisho Air Lease website. Please visit the website at least 15 minutes prior to the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A transcript of the conference call will be available on the Investors page of the Sumisho Air Lease website for a period of 12 months following the conference call.
About Sumisho Air Lease
Sumisho Air Lease Corporation is a leading global aircraft leasing company acquired by Sumitomo Corporation, SMBC Aviation Capital, and investment vehicles affiliated with Apollo and Brookfield in April 2026. The company is principally engaged in leasing liquid and new technology aircraft to airlines throughout the world. Sumisho Air Lease routinely posts information that may be important to investors in the “Investors” section of its website at www.sumisho.aero. Investors and potential investors are encouraged to consult Sumisho Air Lease’s website regularly for important information. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, Sumisho Air Lease’s website is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this press release.
Contact
| Investors: | ||
| Jason Arnold Vice President, Investor Relations Email: investors@sumisho.aero | ||
| Media: | ||
| Ashley Arnold Senior Manager, Media and Investor Relations Email: press@sumisho.aero | ||
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Those statements appear in a number of places in this press release and include statements regarding, among other matters, the state of the airline industry, our ability to access the capital and debt markets, our aircraft sales pipeline and expectations, changes in inflation and interest rates and other macroeconomic conditions and other factors affecting our financial condition or results of operations. Words such as “can,” “could,” “may,” “predicts,” “potential,” “will,” “projects,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates” and “should,” and variations of these words and similar expressions, are used in many cases to identify these forward-looking statements. Any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results to vary materially from our future results, performance or achievements, or those of our industry, expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others:
•we have a significant amount of indebtedness, requiring a substantial portion of our cash flows to be dedicated to debt service payments, and we will require significant capital to satisfy our outstanding debt obligations as they come due;
•despite our substantial indebtedness levels, we may still be able to incur significantly more debt, which could exacerbate the risks associated with our substantial debt;
•changes in our cost of borrowing or interest rate increases may adversely affect our net income and our ability to compete in the marketplace;
•any negative changes in our credit ratings may limit our ability to obtain financing or increase our borrowing costs;
•our senior unsecured securities will be effectively subordinated to our secured debt to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness;
•the limited covenants applicable to our senior unsecured securities that may not provide protection against some events or developments that may affect our ability to repay such securities or the trading prices for such securities;
•we may be unable to generate sufficient returns on our aircraft investments which may have an adverse impact on our net income;
•failure to complete our planned aircraft sales could affect our net income and credit ratings may lead us to use alternative sources of liquidity;
•if our aircraft become obsolete or experience a decline in customer demand, our ability to lease and sell those aircraft and our results of operations may be negatively impacted and may result in impairment charges;
•potential conflicts of interest may arise from SMBC AC’s role as the exclusive servicer of our aircraft leased to non-U.S. airlines;
•after the merger, we no longer have an OEM orderbook, which may impact our ability to manage our aircraft portfolio and, if we are unable to obtain new and younger aircraft, it may increase our re-leasing risk and residual value risk;
•aircraft have limited economic useful lives and depreciate over time and we may be required to record an impairment charge or sell aircraft for a price less than its depreciated book value which may impact our financial results;
•we are dependent on the ability of our lessees to perform their payment and other obligations to us under our leases and their failure to do so may materially and adversely affect our financial results and cash flows;
•we may experience increased competition from other aircraft lessors which may impact our ability to execute our long-term strategy;
•our lessees may fail to adequately insure our aircraft or fulfill their indemnity obligations, or we may not be able to adequately insure our aircraft or insurers may not fulfill their policy obligations, which may result in increased costs and liabilities;
•other events affecting our business or the business of our lessees and aircraft manufacturers or their suppliers that are beyond our or their control, such as the threat or realization of epidemic diseases, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, war or armed hostilities between countries or non-state actors; and
•any additional factors discussed under “Part II — Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, and other Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings, including future SEC filings.
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All forward-looking statements are necessarily only estimates of future results, and there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from expectations. You are therefore cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we do not intend and undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking information to reflect actual results or events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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Factors Affecting Comparability of Financial Results
The merger was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. Under the acquisition method of accounting, we have up to one year from the Effective Time to obtain the information necessary to finalize the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. As of June 30, 2026, the purchase accounting allocation remained preliminary. The application of acquisition accounting resulted in certain adjustments that affect the comparability of our results of operations to those of our Predecessor, including changes in the carrying values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed and the related depreciation and amortization expense, as well transaction expenses associated with the merger. Refer to Note 3 Merger Transaction and Purchase Accounting, to the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 for additional information regarding the preliminary allocation of consideration transferred to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
The comparability of our operating results for the period from April 8, 2026 through June 30, 2026 (Successor), January 1, 2026 through April 7, 2026 (Predecessor) and the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 (Predecessor) was impacted by the merger. Although U.S. GAAP requires that we report our results for the Predecessor period before the merger and the Successor period after the merger separately, our operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 are shown by combining the results of the Predecessor and Successor periods (“Non-GAAP Combined”) in order to compare to the same period in the prior year. The combined results for the three months ended June 30, 2026 represent the sum of the reported amounts for the Predecessor period from April 1, 2026 through April 7, 2026 and the Successor period from April 8, 2026 through June 30, 2026. The combined results for the six months ended June 30, 2026 represent the sum of the reported amounts for the Predecessor period from January 1, 2026 through April 7, 2026 and the Successor period from April 8, 2026 through June 30, 2026. The combined results of operations included in our discussion below are not considered to be prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP because a different basis of accounting was used with respect to the financial results for the Predecessor as compared to the financial results of the Successor and have not been prepared as pro forma results under applicable regulations. The Non-GAAP Combined results do not reflect the actual results we would have achieved had the merger occurred at the beginning of fiscal 2026 and are not necessarily indicative of future results. Accordingly, the results for the combined three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2026 (prepared on a Non-GAAP basis) and the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 (prepared on a GAAP basis) may not be comparable.
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Sumisho Air Lease Corporation and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and par value amounts)
| Successor | Predecessor | |||||||||||||
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 368,606 | $ | 466,410 | ||||||||||
| Restricted cash | 2,027 | 3,540 | ||||||||||||
| Flight equipment subject to operating leases | 24,076,889 | 35,880,458 | ||||||||||||
| Less accumulated depreciation | (195,686) | (6,826,828) | ||||||||||||
| 23,881,203 | 29,053,630 | |||||||||||||
| Net investment in sales-type leases | 331,124 | 460,806 | ||||||||||||
| Deposits on flight equipment purchases | — | 1,052,141 | ||||||||||||
| Flight equipment held for sale | 5,113,570 | 529,016 | ||||||||||||
| Other assets | 813,518 | 1,318,150 | ||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 30,510,048 | $ | 32,883,693 | ||||||||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||||||||
| Accrued interest and other payables | $ | 817,846 | $ | 1,012,345 | ||||||||||
| Debt financing, net of discounts and issuance costs | 19,996,779 | 19,730,129 | ||||||||||||
| Security deposits on flight equipment leases | 403,233 | 622,556 | ||||||||||||
| Maintenance reserves on flight equipment leases | 1,688,657 | 1,477,046 | ||||||||||||
| Rentals received in advance | 128,670 | 143,631 | ||||||||||||
| Deferred tax liability | 1,355,995 | 1,425,230 | ||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | $ | 24,391,180 | $ | 24,410,937 | ||||||||||
| Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||||||||
Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares and 50,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively; 900,000 (aggregate liquidation preference of $900,000) shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025. | $ | 9 | $ | 9 | ||||||||||
Class A common stock, $0.01 par value; no shares and 500,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively; no shares issued and outstanding (Successor) at June 30, 2026 and 112,035,408 shares issued and outstanding (Predecessor) at December 31, 2025. | — | 1,120 | ||||||||||||
Class B Non-Voting common stock, $0.01 par value; no shares and 10,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively; no shares issued or outstanding at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025. | — | — | ||||||||||||
Class C common stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000 shares authorized and no shares authorized at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively; 200 shares issued and outstanding (Successor) at June 30, 2026 and no shares issued and outstanding (Predecessor) at December 31, 2025. | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Paid-in capital | 6,243,960 | 3,383,414 | ||||||||||||
| (Accumulated deficit)/Retained earnings | (141,007) | 5,092,929 | ||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) | 15,906 | (4,716) | ||||||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | $ | 6,118,868 | $ | 8,472,756 | ||||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 30,510,048 | $ | 32,883,693 | ||||||||||
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Sumisho Air Lease Corporation and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)
(In thousands)
The following tables present the Company’s operating results for the Successor period from April 8, 2026 through June 30, 2026, the Predecessor periods from April 1, 2026 through April 7, 2026 and January 1, 2026 through April 7, 2026, the non-GAAP combined three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2026, and the Predecessor three- and six- month periods ended June 30, 2025 (in thousands, except per share amounts and percentages):
| Successor | Predecessor | Non-GAAP Combined | Non-GAAP Combined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period from April 8 - June 30, | Period from April 1 - April 7, | Three Months Ended June 30, | Period from January 1 - April 7, | Six Months Ended June 30, | Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues and other income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rental of flight equipment revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lease rentals | $ | 556,216 | $ | 51,147 | $ | 647,661 | $ | 717,822 | $ | 1,284,893 | $ | 607,363 | $ | 1,274,038 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maintenance rentals and other receipts | 2,739 | 914 | 31,048 | 8,155 | 39,185 | 3,653 | 10,894 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total rental of flight equipment revenue | 558,955 | 52,061 | 678,709 | 725,977 | 1,324,078 | 611,016 | 1,284,932 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain on aircraft sales and trading and other income | 16,317 | 13,743 | 52,987 | 79,050 | 145,900 | 30,060 | 95,367 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues and other income | 575,272 | 65,804 | 731,696 | 805,027 | 1,469,978 | 641,076 | 1,380,299 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest | 215,231 | 16,112 | 209,087 | 217,956 | 417,661 | 231,343 | 433,187 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs | 3,386 | 937 | 13,217 | 13,345 | 27,212 | 4,323 | 16,731 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of fair value adjustments | 30,596 | — | — | — | — | 30,596 | 30,596 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 249,213 | 17,049 | 222,304 | 231,301 | 444,873 | 266,262 | 480,514 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation of flight equipment | 195,906 | 23,953 | 304,288 | 333,736 | 603,307 | 219,859 | 529,642 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recoveries of Russian fleet write-off | — | — | (344,002) | — | (675,940) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 105,927 | 4,261 | 49,851 | 64,452 | 109,199 | 110,188 | 170,379 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Servicing fees | 6,935 | — | — | — | — | 6,935 | 6,935 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 26,299 | 309 | 12,674 | 5,405 | 30,290 | 26,608 | 31,704 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total expenses | 584,280 | 45,572 | 245,115 | 634,894 | 511,729 | 629,852 | 1,219,174 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Loss) Income before taxes | (9,008) | 20,232 | 486,581 | 170,133 | 958,249 | 11,224 | 161,125 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit/(expense) | 1,314 | 5,732 | (101,414) | (18,274) | (197,249) | 7,046 | (16,960) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net (loss)/income | $ | (7,694) | $ | 25,964 | $ | 385,167 | $ | 151,859 | $ | 761,000 | $ | 18,270 | $ | 144,165 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock dividends | (11,081) | — | (11,081) | (11,081) | (22,163) | (11,081) | (22,162) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net (loss)/income attributable to common stockholders | $ | (18,775) | $ | 25,964 | $ | 374,086 | $ | 140,778 | $ | 738,837 | $ | 7,189 | $ | 122,003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other financial data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pre-tax margin | (1.6)% | 30.7% | 66.5% | 21.1% | 65.2% | 1.8% | 11.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted net income before income taxes(1) | $ | 104,917 | $ | 21,529 | $ | 157,389 | $ | 186,908 | $ | 326,878 | $ | 126,446 | $ | 291,825 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted pre-tax margin(1) | 18.2% | 32.7% | 21.5% | 23.2% | 22.2% | 19.7% | 21.1% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sumisho Air Lease Corporation and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)
(In thousands)
(1) Adjusted net income before income taxes (defined as net (loss)/income attributable to common stockholders excluding the effects of certain non-cash items and other items that we do not believe are indicative of our ongoing operations, such as retirement compensation, merger related costs and recoveries related to our former Russian fleet, and certain other items) and adjusted pre-tax margin (defined as adjusted net income before income taxes divided by total revenues) are measures of operating performance that are not defined by GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net (loss)/income attributable to common stockholders and pre-tax margin, or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted net income before income taxes and adjusted pre-tax margin are presented as supplemental disclosure because management believes they provide useful information on our earnings from ongoing operations.
Management and our board of directors use adjusted net income before income taxes and adjusted pre-tax margin to assess our consolidated financial and operating performance. Management believes these measures are helpful in evaluating the operating performance of our ongoing operations and identifying trends in our performance, because they remove the effects of certain non-cash items, and other items that we do not believe are indicative of our ongoing operations. Adjusted net income before income taxes and adjusted pre-tax margin, however, should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our operating results or cash flows as reported under GAAP. Adjusted net income before income taxes and adjusted pre-tax margin do not reflect our cash expenditures or changes in our cash requirements for our working capital needs. In addition, our calculation of adjusted net income before income taxes and adjusted pre-tax margin may differ from the adjusted net income before income taxes and adjusted pre-tax margin, or analogous calculations of other companies in our industry, limiting their usefulness as a comparative measure.
The following table shows the reconciliation of the numerator for adjusted pre-tax margin (in thousands, except percentages):
| Successor | Predecessor | Non-GAAP Combined | Non-GAAP Combined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period from April 8 - June 30, | Period from April 1 - April 7, | Three Months Ended June 30, | Period from January 1 - April 7, | Six Months Ended June 30, | Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reconciliation of the numerator for adjusted pre-tax margin (net (loss)/income attributable to common stockholders to adjusted net income before income taxes): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net (loss)/income attributable to common stockholders | $ | (18,775) | $ | 25,964 | $ | 374,086 | $ | 140,778 | $ | 738,837 | $ | 7,189 | $ | 122,003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs | 3,386 | 937 | 13,217 | 13,345 | 27,212 | 4,323 | 16,731 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of fair value adjustments | 30,596 | — | — | — | — | 30,596 | 30,596 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recoveries of Russian fleet write-off | — | — | (344,002) | — | (675,940) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 26,299 | 309 | 12,674 | 5,405 | 30,290 | 26,608 | 31,704 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retirement compensation expense | — | — | — | — | 9,230 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merger related costs | 64,725 | 51 | — | 9,106 | — | 64,776 | 73,831 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax (benefit)/expense | (1,314) | (5,732) | 101,414 | 18,274 | 197,249 | (7,046) | 16,960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted net income before income taxes | $ | 104,917 | $ | 21,529 | $ | 157,389 | $ | 186,908 | $ | 326,878 | $ | 126,446 | $ | 291,825 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denominator for adjusted pre-tax margin: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 575,272 | $ | 65,804 | $ | 731,696 | $ | 805,027 | $ | 1,469,978 | $ | 641,076 | $ | 1,380,299 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted pre-tax margin(a) | 18.2 | % | 32.7 | % | 21.5 | % | 23.2 | % | 22.2 | % | 19.7 | % | 21.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) Adjusted pre-tax margin is adjusted net income before income taxes divided by total revenues. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sumisho Air Lease Corporation and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)
(In thousands)
| Successor | Predecessor | |||||||||||||||||||
| Period from April 8 - June 30, | Period from January 1 - April 7, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Activities | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net (loss)/income | $ | (7,694) | $ | 151,859 | $ | 761,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation of flight equipment | 195,906 | 333,736 | 603,307 | |||||||||||||||||
| Recoveries of Russian fleet write-off | — | — | (675,940) | |||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | — | 5,405 | 30,290 | |||||||||||||||||
| Deferred taxes | (20,701) | 19,055 | 196,546 | |||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of prepaid lease costs and lease intangibles | 915 | 22,717 | 45,444 | |||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of discounts and debt issuance costs and fair value adjustments | 33,982 | 13,345 | 27,212 | |||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency remeasurement (gain)/loss on sales-type leases | 4,985 | 2,392 | (20,630) | |||||||||||||||||
| Gain on aircraft sales, trading and other activity | (3,692) | (66,478) | (89,164) | |||||||||||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other assets | (167,213) | 42,422 | 36,527 | |||||||||||||||||
| Accrued interest and other payables | 89,867 | (20,594) | (50,026) | |||||||||||||||||
| Rentals received in advance | 8,030 | (22,991) | (2,609) | |||||||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 134,385 | 480,868 | 861,957 | |||||||||||||||||
| Investing Activities | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition of a business | (11,138,440) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from orderbook transfer | 1,461,079 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition of flight equipment | — | (609,308) | (1,203,893) | |||||||||||||||||
| Payments for deposits on flight equipment purchases | — | (240,996) | (736,721) | |||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from aircraft sales, trading and other activity | 282,786 | 293,703 | 475,937 | |||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from settlement of insurance claims | — | — | 611,728 | |||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition of aircraft furnishings, equipment and other assets | (15,844) | (61,736) | (119,419) | |||||||||||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (9,410,419) | (618,337) | (972,368) | |||||||||||||||||
| Financing Activities | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Merger-related distribution to Parent | (44,112) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Equity contributions from investors | 5,404,613 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Buyer transaction costs | (120,534) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash dividends paid on Class A common stock | — | (49,319) | (49,090) | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash dividends paid on preferred stock | (11,081) | (11,081) | (22,163) | |||||||||||||||||
| Tax withholdings on stock-based compensation | — | (15,952) | (12,302) | |||||||||||||||||
| Net change in unsecured revolving facilities | 850,000 | 2,700,000 | 230,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Net change in commercial paper balance | (510,000) | (851,400) | 936,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from debt financings | 4,965,965 | 100,000 | 433,074 | |||||||||||||||||
| Payments in reduction of debt financings | (1,385,124) | (1,861,354) | (1,633,343) | |||||||||||||||||
| Debt issuance costs | (37,689) | (49) | (4,490) | |||||||||||||||||
| Security deposits and maintenance reserve receipts | 83,511 | 124,815 | 226,887 | |||||||||||||||||
| Security deposits and maintenance reserve disbursements | (1,810) | (15,213) | (11,264) | |||||||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 9,193,739 | 120,447 | 93,309 | |||||||||||||||||
| Net decrease in cash | (82,295) | (17,022) | (17,102) | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | 452,928 | 469,950 | 476,104 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 370,633 | $ | 452,928 | $ | 459,002 | ||||||||||||||
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Sumisho Air Lease Corporation and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)
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| Period from April 8 - June 30, | Period from January 1 - April 7, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Cash paid during the period for interest, including capitalized interest of $12,210 and $19,409 for the period from January 1, 2026 through April 7, 2026 and the six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively | $ | 173,679 | $ | 252,781 | $ | 474,743 | ||||||||||||||
| Cash paid for income taxes | $ | 248,415 | $ | 2,143 | $ | 2,209 | ||||||||||||||
| Supplemental Disclosure of Noncash Activities | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Buyer furnished equipment, capitalized interest and deposits on flight equipment purchases applied to acquisition of flight equipment and other assets | $ | 116 | $ | 234,843 | $ | 495,801 | ||||||||||||||
| Flight equipment subject to operating leases reclassified to flight equipment held for sale | $ | 4,534,982 | $ | 628,925 | $ | 140,253 | ||||||||||||||
| Transfer of flight equipment to investment in sales-type lease | $ | — | $ | 21,674 | $ | 33,778 | ||||||||||||||
| Cash dividends declared on Class A common stock, not yet paid | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 24,588 | ||||||||||||||
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Sumisho Air Lease Corporation Financial Results 2Q 2026
Forward Looking Statements This presentation contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Those statements appear in a number of places in this presentation and include statements regarding, among other matters, the state of the airline industry, our ability to access the capital and debt markets, our aircraft sales pipeline and expectations, changes in inflation and interest rates and other macroeconomic conditions and other factors affecting our financial condition or results of operations. Words such as “can,” “could,” “may,” “predicts,” “potential,” “will,” “projects,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates” and “should,” and variations of these words and similar expressions, are used in many cases to identify these forward-looking statements. Any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results to vary materially from our future results, performance or achievements, or those of our industry, expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others: • we have a significant amount of indebtedness, requiring a substantial portion of our cash flows to be dedicated to debt service payments, and we will require significant capital to satisfy our outstanding debt obligations as they come due; • despite our substantial indebtedness levels, we may still be able to incur significantly more debt, which could exacerbate the risks associated with our substantial debt; • changes in our cost of borrowing or interest rate increases may adversely affect our net income and our ability to compete in the marketplace; • any negative changes in our credit ratings may limit our ability to obtain financing or increase our borrowing costs; • our senior unsecured securities will be effectively subordinated to our secured debt to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; • the limited covenants applicable to our senior unsecured securities that may not provide protection against some events or developments that may affect our ability to repay such securities or the trading prices for such securities; • we may be unable to generate sufficient returns on our aircraft investments which may have an adverse impact on our net income; • failure to complete our planned aircraft sales could affect our net income and credit ratings and may lead us to use alternative sources of liquidity; • our business depends on the ability of aircraft manufacturers to remain financially stable; • if our aircraft become obsolete or experience a decline in customer demand, our ability to lease and sell those aircraft and our results of operations may be negatively impacted and may result in impairment charges; • potential conflicts of interest may arise from SMBC AC’s role as the exclusive servicer of our aircraft leased to non-U.S. airlines; • after the Merger, we no longer have an OEM orderbook, which may impact our ability to manage our aircraft portfolio and, if we are unable to obtain new and younger aircraft, it may increase our re-leasing risk and residual value risk; • aircraft have limited economic useful lives and depreciate over time and we may be required to record an impairment charge or sell aircraft for a price less than its depreciated book value which may impact our financial results; • we are dependent on the ability of our lessees to perform their payment and other obligations to us under our leases and their failure to do so may materially and adversely affect our financial results and cash flows; • we may experience increased competition from other aircraft lessors which may impact our ability to execute our long term strategy; • our lessees may fail to adequately insure our aircraft or fulfill their indemnity obligations, or we may not be able to adequately insure our aircraft or insurers may not fulfill their policy obligations, which may result in increased costs and liabilities; • other events affecting our business or the business of our lessees and aircraft manufacturers or their suppliers that are beyond our or their control, such as the threat or realization of epidemic diseases, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, war or armed hostilities between countries or non-state actors; and • any additional factors discussed under “Part I — Item 1A. Risk Factors,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, “Part II — Item 1A. Risk Factors,” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 and other Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings, including future SEC filings. All forward-looking statements are necessarily only estimates of future results, and there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from expectations. You are therefore cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. Any forward looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we do not intend and undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking information to reflect actual results or events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. The Company has an effective registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC. Before you invest in any offering of the Company’s securities, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and any such offering. You may obtain copies of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and the other documents it files with the SEC for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Company will arrange to send such information if you request it by contacting Sumisho Air Lease Corporation, General Counsel, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1000N, Los Angeles, California 90067, (310) 553-0555. The Company routinely posts information that may be important to investors in the “Investors” section of the Company’s website at www.sumisho.aero. Investors and potential investors are encouraged to consult the Company’s website regularly for important information about the Company. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, the Company’s website is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this presentation.
Non-GAAP Measures In addition to financial results prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, this presentation contains certain non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted net income before income taxes and adjusted D/E. Management believes that adjusted net income before income taxes is helpful in evaluating the operating performance of our ongoing operations and identifying trends in our performance, because it removes the effects of certain non-cash items, and other items that we do not believe are indicative of our ongoing operations. In addition, management believes that adjusted D/E, which is defined as adjusted debt divided by adjusted equity, may further assist investors in their understanding of our capital structure and leverage. However, these non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our operating results, cash flows or leverage as reported under GAAP. Adjusted net income before income taxes does not reflect our cash expenditures or changes in our cash requirements for our working capital needs. In addition, our calculation of adjusted net income before income taxes and adjusted D/E may differ from the adjusted net income before income taxes and adjusted D/E, or analogous calculations of other companies in our industry, limiting their usefulness as a comparative measure. Investors and potential investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures with their most direct comparable GAAP financial results set forth in the Appendix section, other than we are not providing a reconciliation for our non-GAAP adjusted D/E target, as we are unable to provide a meaningful calculation or estimation of reconciling items without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing or amount of items that would impact GAAP debt to equity that have not yet occurred, are out of our control or cannot be reasonably predicted. Forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures provided without the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures may vary materially from the corresponding GAAP financial measures. In addition, although U.S. GAAP requires that we report our results for the “predecessor” period before the merger and the “successor” period after the merger separately, our discussion of our second quarter results reflects the non-GAAP combined results of the predecessor and successor periods in order to compare and discuss such results with our second quarter 2025 results. The combined results for second quarter of 2026 represent the sum of the reported amounts for the predecessor period from April 1, 2026 through April 7, 2026 and the successor period from April 8, 2026 through June 30, 2026. These combined results of operations are not considered to be prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and have not been prepared as pro forma results under applicable regulations. The non-GAAP combined results do not reflect the actual results we would have achieved had the acquisition occurred at the beginning of fiscal year 2026 and are not necessarily indicative of future results.
~1,900 Owned, Serviced and Committed Aircraft $41B New Technology Direct Aircraft Orders 2 Owned Portfolio JOL / ABS / JV Aircraft $100B+ ~$13B Aircraft ~$60B Aircraft 2 $28B Aircraft 2, 3 >170 Airline Customers 1) Largest aircraft leasing platform by value of owned, managed, and on order aircraft. 2) SMBC Aviation Capital figures are as of March 31, 2026, except for direct aircraft orders which are as of July 20, 2026. Sumisho Air Lease figures include owned aircraft, and are as of June 30, 2026. 3) SMBC Aviation Capital services the Sumisho Air Lease owned fleet. Excludes the value of 34 aircraft on lease to U.S. airlines managed directly by Sumisho Air Lease. 4 Sumisho Air Lease is a Central Pillar of the Largest Global Aviation Financing Platform1
Ongoing OEM production constraints continue to fuel strong aircraft demand and attractive lease rates Integration Process Update Supply / Demand Imbalance Robust Trading Environment Signed contracts for two large portfolio sales totaling $4.4B, aimed at reducing leverage & improving portfolio mix Servicing partnership with SMBC Aviation Capital functioning well, positive customer feedback 5 Sumisho Air Lease Business Update
$7M Net Income 1 Non-GAAP Successor/Predecessor Combined Net Income $126M Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income Before Income Taxes 2 Incorporates Successor/Predecessor results, excludes merger-related costs, fair value adjustments, and other items Aircraft Sales Pipeline Includes $5.1B in aircraft held for sale & ~$25M of aircraft subject to letters of intent New Technology Fleet 3 Young, liquid, in-demand fleet of new technology focused aircraft Leverage Target 4 Sales progressing, long-term leverage target of 3.0x adjusted D/E 3.0x 6 2Q 2026 Financial & Operating Highlights All figures as of June 30, 2026, other than letters of intent, which reflect those signed through August 10, 2026. 1) Consists of the combined value of GAAP Predecessor Net Income of $26.0M from April 1 to April 7, 2026, and GAAP Successor Net Loss of $(18.8)M from April 8 to June 30, 2026, and is not considered to be prepared in accordance with US GAAP and has not been prepared as pro forma results under applicable regulations. See "Non-GAAP Measures" for more information. 2) Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income Before Income Taxes incorporates Successor/Predecessor results, excludes merger-related costs, amortization of fair value adjustments, acceleration of expenses related to terminated employees, among other items. Please see the Appendix for a reconciliation to GAAP Net Income. 3) New technology aircraft are defined as A220 family, A320neo family, A330neo family, A350 family, Boeing 737 MAX family, and Boeing 787 family aircraft types. 4) Adjusted D/E is a non-GAAP financial measure. See "Non-GAAP Measures" for more information. 85% $5.1B
Strong Balance Sheet and Liquidity Base Sumisho Air Lease’s robust financial position is underpinned by its largely unsecured debt profile, deep funding base, and strong global bank relationships including its primary lender, SMBC bank ~99% Unsecured Debt S&P, Fitch/Kroll BBB/A- GAAP D/E (3.5x Adjusted D/E)1 3.3x $3.5B Available Liquidity 7 All figures as of June 30, 2026. We define liquidity as our cash on hand plus availability under our committed revolving credit facility. 1) Please refer to the Appendix for a reconciliation of Adjusted D/E to GAAP D/E.
Portfolio Sales Driving Continued Fleet Optimization Existing Fleet Pro-forma Fleet 56% Widebody ~7 yrs Average Age 85% New Technology 87% New Technology Sumisho Air Lease maintains one of the most liquid and in-demand fleets of commercial aircraft in the sector Contracted aircraft sales are expected to support our deleveraging efforts while enhancing our portfolio quality in the process $4.4 billion Carrying Value of Perseus and Castlelake Sales Portfolios 8‘Pro-forma fleet reflects portfolio composition as at June 30, 2026., after giving effect to the $4.4B portfolio sales. 68 Total Aircraft
Sumisho Air Lease is Well-Positioned for Continued Success 9 Strong Aircraft Sales Pipeline 3 S&P/Fitch/Kroll Investment Grade Ratings Owned Fleet, 85% New Technology Aircraft 2 Available Liquidity, Strong Balance Sheet 4 $29B BBB/BBB/A- $3.5B $5.1B 1) Represents the value of SMBC Aviation Capital’s owned and managed fleet plus aircraft on order as of July 20, 2026. 2) $29 billion fleet and new technology aircraft percentage reflects Sumisho Air Lease’s owned fleet. New technology aircraft are defined as A220, A320neo family, A330neo, A350, Boeing 737 MAX and Boeing 787 aircraft types. 3) Aircraft in our sales pipeline includes letters of intent and sales agreements signed through August 6, 2026. 4) We define liquidity as cash on hand plus available borrowings under our committed revolving credit facility. Key Pillar of Largest Global Aviation Financing Platform - Scale Matters 1 $100B+ #1
Appendix Financial Results Q1 2026
Sumisho Air Lease Corporation: Ownership Structure SCIV Sumisho Air Lease Designated Activity Company Sumisho Air Lease Finance Corporation Sumisho Air Lease Corporation 24.99% Economic 18.75% Economic37.51% Economic 18.75% Economic 75.01% Economic 11
Structured Equity Investment Characteristics Equity invested by Apollo and Brookfield includes certain structural enhancements Enhancements contained within equity at SCIV level, not Sumisho Air Lease level Distributions by Sumisho Air Lease Corporation DAC made in line with common equity holdings Long-Term Support Agreement (“LTSA”) in place between Sumitomo Corporation and Apollo and Brookfield Option available to Sumitomo Corporation in years 7 to 10 to acquire Apollo and Brookfield’s equity in SCIV 12
# of countries2 # of operators3 Orders2 In Storage 2 In Service 2 In our portfolio 1 Aircraft Type 24 27 444 80 412 43 A220-100/-300 98 263 4 368 3,499 14 A320-200 51 103 - 97 1472 17 A321-200 59 122 1,872 480 1,845 20 A320-200neo 53 111 5,557 288 1,754 110 A321-200neo 70 113 - 138 854 18 A330-200/300 19 20 294 11 170 28 A330-900neo 30 41 755 34 670 25 A350-900/1000 88 208 2 310 5,380 34 737-800 47 89 2,209 37 2,178 111 737-8/9 MAX 46 75 5 183 1027 24 777-200ER/-300ER 39 57 1,074 20 842 43 787-9/-10 35 48 - 95 367 1 E190 Sumisho Air Lease – High Quality, Liquid Aircraft Portfolio 1) Includes Sumisho Air Lease owned fleet as of June 30, 2026. 2) Cirium Fleets Analyzer Ascend as of June 30, 2026, passenger aircraft only 3) Cirium Fleets Analyzer Ascend as of June 30, 2026, airline operators only, in-service & stored fleet only. 13
Non-GAAP Reconciliations 14 Non-GAAP Successor Combined Period from April 8 - June 30, Period from April 1 - April 7, Three Months Ended June 30, Three Months Ended June 30, (in thousands) 2026 2026 2025 2026 Reconciliation of net (loss)/income attributable to common stockholders to adjusted net income before income taxes: Net (loss)/income attributable to common stockholders (18,775)$ 25,964$ 374,086$ 7,189$ Amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs 3,386 937 13,217 4,323 Amortization of fair value adjustments 30,596 - - 30,596 Recoveries of Russian fleet write-off - - (344,002) - Stock-based compensation expense 26,299 309 12,674 26,608 Merger related costs 64,725 51 - 64,776 Income tax (benefit)/expense (1,314) (5,732) 101,414 (7,046) Adjusted net income before income taxes 104,917$ 21,529$ 157,389$ 126,446$ Predecessor
Non-GAAP Reconciliations 15 June 30, 2026 (in thousands) Debt 19,996,779 Adjusted for: Cash and cash equivalents (368,606) 50% credit for preferred stock 450,000 Adjusted Debt 20,078,173 Equity 6,118,868 Adjusted for: 50% credit for preferred stock (450,000) Adjusted Equity 5,668,868$ Debt to Equity 3.3x Adjusted Debt to Equity 3.5x
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