AAR Corp. (AIR)Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Wood Dale, United States | NYSE
123.04 USD
+4.53
(3.822%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 124.92 +1.88 (1.524%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 6:55 p.m. EDT
AAR Corp is experiencing a classic 'momentum breakout' phase driven by tangible government contract tailwinds and strong analyst upgrades, pushing it well past key moving averages. The immediate risk is not a fundamental collapse, but a short-term overextension toward the psychological $135 resistance wall, which options flow confirms is the next major battleground. While the lack of a dividend history makes it a pure growth play, the 24% revenue growth and defensive aerospace sector exposure provide a solid foundation for holding through minor volatility to test the $150 analyst targets. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.051119 |
| MSTL | 0.064019 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.068721 |
| AutoETS | 0.068722 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 50% |
| H-stat | 4.15 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.211 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.11 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2020-03-26 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2020-03-26 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 59.614 |
| Revenue per Share | 83.81 |
| Market Cap | 4,892,595,712 |
| Trailing P/E | 27.04 |
| Forward P/E | 21.73 |
| Beta | 1.21 |
| Profit Margins | 5.46% |
| Website | https://www.aarcorp.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 6:55 p.m. EDT: Speculators are positioned for a continuation of upside momentum, evidenced by significant Open Interest (OI) at higher strike calls ($135 in Aug, $130 and $170 in Dec) and a prominent 'Major OI Wall' at the $135 strike. While the short-term ($15 May) puts show heavy OI at the $80 and $110 strikes, creating a protective floor, the put volume is concentrated in deep OTM strikes, suggesting hedging rather than a bearish conviction. The call volume at $125 (ATM) anchors the current price, while the elevated OTM OI in longer-dated calls indicates a strategic bet on the stock testing the $130-$140 range.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-27 | 0.075000 | 0.416898 |
| 2020-01-02 | 0.075000 | 0.164553 |
| 2019-10-04 | 0.075000 | 0.182587 |
| 2019-07-18 | 0.075000 | 0.180439 |
| 2019-04-30 | 0.075000 | 0.224121 |
| 2019-01-25 | 0.075000 | 0.203854 |
| 2018-10-19 | 0.075000 | 0.172823 |
| 2018-07-19 | 0.075000 | 0.161716 |
| 2018-04-30 | 0.075000 | 0.176115 |
| 2018-01-19 | 0.075000 | 0.182747 |
| 2017-10-20 | 0.075000 | 0.197441 |
| 2017-07-19 | 0.075000 | 0.208647 |
| 2017-04-27 | 0.075000 | 0.213672 |
| 2017-01-19 | 0.075000 | 0.239567 |
| 2016-10-20 | 0.075000 | 0.244158 |
| 2016-07-20 | 0.075000 | 0.320734 |
| 2016-04-27 | 0.075000 | 0.317518 |
| 2016-01-26 | 0.075000 | 0.368912 |
| 2015-10-26 | 0.075000 | 0.347196 |
| 2015-07-24 | 0.075000 | 0.284066 |
| 2015-04-27 | 0.075000 | 0.252507 |
| 2015-01-26 | 0.075000 | 0.277772 |
| 2014-10-17 | 0.075000 | 0.327875 |
| 2014-07-24 | 0.075000 | 0.290755 |
| 2014-04-25 | 0.075000 | 0.302767 |
| 2014-01-24 | 0.075000 | 0.294534 |
| 2013-10-18 | 0.075000 | 0.283371 |
| 2013-07-25 | 0.075000 | 0.314974 |
| 2013-04-30 | 0.075000 | 0.449792 |
| 2013-01-25 | 0.075000 | 0.403173 |
| 2012-10-18 | 0.075000 | 0.489294 |
| 2012-07-25 | 0.075000 | 0.607074 |
| 2012-04-27 | 0.075000 | 0.527417 |
| 2012-01-26 | 0.075000 | 0.394423 |
| 2011-10-20 | 0.075000 | 0.467909 |
| 2011-07-20 | 0.075000 | 0.267596 |
| 2011-04-19 | 0.075000 | 0.330878 |
| 2002-07-26 | 0.025000 | 0.340695 |
| 2002-05-03 | 0.025000 | 0.227001 |
| 2002-01-24 | 0.025000 | 0.338299 |
| 2001-10-29 | 0.025000 | 0.345607 |
| 2001-07-27 | 0.085000 | 0.603855 |
| 2001-04-27 | 0.085000 | 0.854816 |
| 2001-01-25 | 0.085000 | 0.663958 |
| 2000-10-30 | 0.085000 | 0.926324 |
| 2000-07-28 | 0.085000 | 0.834743 |
| 2000-04-28 | 0.085000 | 0.655864 |
| 2000-01-27 | 0.085000 | 0.528022 |
| 1999-10-29 | 0.085000 | 0.597999 |
| 1999-07-29 | 0.085000 | 0.483374 |
| 1999-04-29 | 0.085000 | 0.526590 |
| 1999-01-28 | 0.085000 | 0.520421 |
| 1998-10-29 | 0.085000 | 0.444127 |
| 1998-07-30 | 0.085000 | 0.387534 |
| 1998-07-20 | 0.085000 | 0.346040 |
| 1998-04-30 | 0.085000 | 0.391771 |
| 1998-02-26 | 0.085000 | 0.329376 |
| 1997-10-23 | 0.080000 | 0.413389 |
| 1997-07-24 | 0.080000 | 0.389885 |
| 1997-04-24 | 0.080000 | 0.497208 |
| 1997-01-30 | 0.080000 | 0.571934 |
| 1996-10-24 | 0.080000 | 0.569180 |
| 1996-07-25 | 0.080000 | 0.782421 |
| 1996-04-25 | 0.080000 | 0.752793 |
| 1996-01-25 | 0.080000 | 0.738780 |
| 1995-10-27 | 0.080000 | 0.853029 |
| 1995-07-27 | 0.080000 | 0.877501 |
| 1995-04-25 | 0.080000 | 1.096349 |
| 1995-01-31 | 0.080000 | 1.147057 |
| 1994-10-25 | 0.080000 | 1.262454 |
| 1994-07-26 | 0.080000 | 1.107077 |
| 1994-04-26 | 0.080000 | 1.018305 |
| 1994-01-25 | 0.080000 | 1.010090 |
| 1993-10-26 | 0.080000 | 1.164490 |
| 1993-07-27 | 0.080000 | 1.218857 |
| 1993-04-27 | 0.080000 | 1.302845 |
| 1993-01-26 | 0.080000 | 1.369460 |
| 1992-10-27 | 0.080000 | 1.442348 |
| 1992-07-28 | 0.080000 | 1.341660 |
| 1992-04-28 | 0.080000 | 1.243478 |
| 1992-01-28 | 0.080000 | 1.221025 |
| 1991-10-22 | 0.080000 | 1.231581 |
| 1991-07-30 | 0.080000 | 1.055268 |
| 1991-04-30 | 0.080000 | 1.372765 |
| 1991-01-29 | 0.080000 | 1.698954 |
| 1990-10-23 | 0.080000 | 1.488268 |
| 1990-07-31 | 0.080000 | 0.838320 |
| 1990-05-01 | 0.080000 | 0.828580 |
| 1990-01-23 | 0.080000 | 0.580618 |
| 1989-10-24 | 0.080000 | 0.503518 |
| 1989-08-01 | 0.073333 | 0.507987 |
| 1989-05-02 | 0.073333 | 0.596437 |
| 1989-01-24 | 0.073333 | 0.659165 |
| 1988-10-25 | 0.073333 | 0.674973 |
| 1988-08-02 | 0.060000 | 0.549261 |
| 1988-05-03 | 0.060000 | 0.585302 |
| 1988-01-26 | 0.060000 | 0.802601 |
| 1987-11-05 | 0.060000 | 0.784535 |
| 1987-07-31 | 0.055556 | 0.610132 |
| 1987-05-06 | 0.055556 | 0.677159 |
| 1987-01-27 | 0.055556 | 0.722786 |
| 1986-10-28 | 0.048889 | 0.753897 |
| 1986-07-28 | 0.048889 | 0.813452 |
| 1986-04-25 | 0.048889 | 0.799372 |
| 1986-02-20 | 0.048889 | 0.903615 |
| 1985-10-28 | 0.041481 | 1.045370 |
| 1985-07-29 | 0.041481 | 1.070203 |
| 1985-04-25 | 0.035556 | 1.226437 |
| 1985-01-28 | 0.035556 | 0.974941 |
| 1984-10-29 | 0.035556 | 0.925029 |
| 1984-07-30 | 0.035556 | 0.974393 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.4116032 |
| Address1 | One AAR Place |
| Address2 | 1,100 North Wood Dale Road |
| All Time High | 127.21 |
| All Time Low | 1.703704 |
| Ask | 125.5 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Audit Risk | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.4 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 363,840 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 458,179 |
| Average Volume | 458,179 |
| Average Volume10Days | 363,840 |
| Beta | 1.206 |
| Bid | 121.0 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 41.893 |
| City | Wood Dale |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 123.04 |
| Current Ratio | 2.701 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 125.74 |
| Day Low | 121.7454 |
| Debt To Equity | 59.614 |
| Display Name | AAR |
| Dividend Date | 1,586,390,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,774,386,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,774,386,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,774,382,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,774,382,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,774,382,400 |
| Ebitda | 342,200,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.10917 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 16.738 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.827 |
| Enterprise Value | 5,727,845,888 |
| Eps Current Year | 4.89571 |
| Eps Forward | 5.66143 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 4.55 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,585,267,200 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 630 227 2039 |
| Fifty Day Average | 113.2374 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 9.802605 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.08656685 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 141.16032 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 127.21 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.169998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.032780427 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 50.28 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 72.76 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.4470963 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 50.28 - 127.21 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 322,151,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 0.86 |
| Float Shares | 38,388,783 |
| Forward Eps | 5.66143 |
| Forward P E | 21.733027 |
| Free Cashflow | 27,900,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 5,600 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.18997999 |
| Gross Profits | 595,500,032 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.021089999 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.98692 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 39,764,268 |
| Industry | Aerospace & Defense |
| Industry Disp | Aerospace & Defense |
| Industry Key | aerospace-defense |
| Ir Website | http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=117483&p=irol-irhome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,585,267,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.075 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,748,649,600 |
| Last Split Date | 888,278,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 3:2 |
| Long Business Summary | AAR Corp. provides products and services to commercial aviation, government, and defense markets in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Parts Supply, Repair & Engineering, Integrated Solutions, and Expeditionary Services. The company leases and sells aircraft components and replacement parts; and designs, manufactures, and repairs transportation pallets. The company also provides airframe maintenance services, such as airframe inspection, painting services, line maintenance, airframe modifications, structural repairs, avionics service and installation, exterior, and interior refurbishment services; component repair services, including maintenance, repair, and overhaul services, engine and airframe accessories, and interior refurbishment; and engineering services, such as integration, certification and procurement. In addition, it develops aircraft components and parts; designs proprietary designated engineering representative repairs; and provides integrated software solutions comprising Trax, a cloud-based electronic enterprise resource platform, as well as a suite of paperless mobility apps for automating workflows. Further, the company engages in the fleet management and operation of customer-owned aircraft; provision of supply chain logistics services, such as material planning, sourcing, logistics, information and program management, and parts and component repair and overhaul services, as well as engineering, design, and system integration services for specialized command and control systems; and flight hour component inventory and repair services. Additionally, it offers containers and shelters for military and humanitarian tactical deployment activities; and shelters, such as stationary and vehicle-mounted applications. AAR Corp. was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Wood Dale, Illinois. |
| Long Name | AAR Corp. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 4,892,595,712 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_168154 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,772,236,800 |
| Net Income To Common | 171,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,780,185,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 4,892,595,534 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 121.0 |
| Operating Cashflow | 94,800,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0762 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 2.4 |
| Phone | 630 227 2000 |
| Post Market Change | 1.875 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.5238947 |
| Post Market Price | 124.915 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,358 |
| Previous Close | 118.51 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 25.132208 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.937006 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.5608854 |
| Profit Margins | 0.05455 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.991 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.42857 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 4.53 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 3.82246 |
| Regular Market Day High | 125.74 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 121.7454 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 121.7454 - 125.74 |
| Regular Market Open | 121.0 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 118.51 |
| Regular Market Price | 123.04 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,003 |
| Regular Market Volume | 399,293 |
| Return On Assets | 0.055999998 |
| Return On Equity | 0.121020004 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.246 |
| Revenue Per Share | 83.81 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 39,764,268 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0321 |
| Shares Short | 1,276,980 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,167,440 |
| Short Name | AAR Corp. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0332 |
| Short Ratio | 2.15 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | IL |
| Symbol | AIR |
| Target High Price | 150.0 |
| Target Low Price | 123.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 131.0 |
| Target Median Price | 128.0 |
| Total Cash | 78,500,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.001 |
| Total Debt | 979,699,968 |
| Total Revenue | 3,134,500,096 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 4.55 |
| Trailing P E | 27.041758 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 90.43865 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 32.60135 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.36048025 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 399,293 |
| Website | https://www.aarcorp.com |
| Zip | 60,191 |