JetBlue 10-Q Details $823M Nine-Month Loss, $1.6B Working Capital Deficit
JBLU sits 19% above its 52-week low of $2.16 on elevated volume (2.8× avg).
Summary
JetBlue's Q3 10-Q confirms the $257 million quarterly loss and shows a thinner balance sheet: cash down to $1,258 million, a $1.6 billion working capital deficit, and $273 million of nine-month operating cash burn against $8.45 billion of debt.
Key Events · Earnings and Guidance · JBLU
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Q3 Loss Confirmed at $257 Million
Net loss of $257 million, or $0.68 per share, on operating revenue of $2,812 million, up 21.1% year-over-year; operating loss was $144 million.
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Cash Falls, Working Capital Deficit Widens
Cash and cash equivalents fell to $1,258 million from $1,946 million at December 31, 2025, and the working capital deficit widened to $1.6 billion from $1.2 billion.
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Nine-Month Cash Burn Deepens
Net cash used in operating activities was $273 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, versus $143 million a year earlier, as the nine-month net loss reached $823 million ($2.20 per share).
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Debt Load and Maturities in Focus
Total debt and finance lease obligations were $8,450 million with $482 million of current maturities; $658 million of principal was repaid year-to-date and $495 million of new long-term debt was issued.
Analysis · JBLU · Energy & Transportation
The headline Q3 loss was already out via this morning's 8-K, but the full 10-Q fills in the balance sheet, and that is where the risk sits. Cash and equivalents dropped to $1,258 million from $1,946 million at year-end, the working capital deficit widened to $1.6 billion, and operations burned $273 million of cash over nine months versus $143 million a year earlier. Against $8,450 million of total debt and finance lease obligations, with $482 million due within a year, the $2.2 billion liquidity figure (including a $600 million undrawn revolver) is the cushion that keeps the story from turning into a financing emergency. Fuel is the swing factor: with no hedges in place, a 10% move adds roughly $376 million of annual expense.
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At the time of this filing, JBLU was trading at $2.57 on NASDAQ in the Energy & Transportation sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $894.2M. The 52-week trading range was $2.16 to $6.62. This filing was assessed with negative market sentiment and an importance score of 8 out of 10.