AerSale Q3 loss widens to $15M as revenue rises
Quarterly net loss included a $13.4 million non-cash goodwill impairment; a $35 million Boeing 737 sale is expected to close before year-end.
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Rhea-AI Filing Summary
AerSale Corporation (ASLE) reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $91.6 million, up 28.6% from $71.2 million a year earlier and from $70.9 million in Q2 2026. Leasing, used serviceable material sales, heavy MRO and AerSafe demand contributed; Flight Equipment sales were $9.3 million versus $0.4 million. Adjusted EBITDA was $8.6 million, down 9.7% from $9.5 million, and gross margin was 22.5% versus 30.2%. Net loss was $15.0 million, including a $13.4 million non-cash goodwill impairment, compared with a $0.1 million loss.
At September 30, five of seven B757 freighters were on lease, alongside 18 engines. AerSale had $23.1 million of liquidity: $3.9 million in cash and $19.2 million available under its revolving credit facility. Nine-month operating cash use was $42.7 million versus $34.3 million a year earlier. A $35 million Boeing 737 sale to the U.S. Marshals Service and engine transactions were expected to close before year-end; management expected a significantly stronger fourth quarter.
How this balance works
Rhea-AI gives every point it takes from this document a weight. Minor counts 1, Moderate 3 and Major 9, so one Major point outweighs several Minor ones. The bar adds up the weights on each side, and when neither side holds more than 65% of the total the balance reads Mixed.
It reads the document as published, with the same rules for every company, and it does not look at what the market expected or at how the stock traded, so a point can be objectively good on a day the stock falls.
Rhea-AI Sentiment measures something else, the tone of the wording.
Positive
- Moderate pointThird-quarter revenue increased 28.6% to $91.6 million.
Negative
- Moderate pointAdjusted EBITDA declined 9.7% to $8.6 million.
- Moderate pointThird-quarter net loss was $15.0 million, including $13.4 million in non-cash goodwill impairment.
- Moderate pointNine-month operating cash use reached $42.7 million, versus $34.3 million a year earlier.
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Adjusted EBITDA financial
goodwill impairment financial
used serviceable material (USM) technical
feedstock acquisitions technical
Airworthiness Directive regulatory
Earnings Snapshot
Management expected a significantly stronger fourth quarter, with the $35 million Boeing 737 sale and engine transactions expected to close before year-end.
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