CHEAF — Stock Film
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CHEAF
China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited
~4 min film100% real numbersplain English
WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited. What it actually does.

Provide air travel services for passengers across domestic and international routes. Offer freight transport services for various goods and cargo. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 2009
89K employees
$11B market value
Revenue last year:
$21B
The loss that same year:
$243.8M
Sales don’t cover the costs; the gap drains from the cash pile every year.

The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.

THE SALES TREND
Sales are growing overall, with a pause along the way.

Average growth of 20% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.

$10B
2021
2022
2023
2024
$21B
2025
In the vault right now:
$1.1B
DEBT: $20.6B
At this pace, that money lasts about 4.5 years.

At this burn rate the cash pile isn’t the pressing question — for now, time is on the company’s side.

Every quarter, analysts set a profit bar.
How many of the last 4 did the company clear?
1 / 4
EXPECTATIONS MET OR BEATEN
1
Mar 2024
Aug 2026
1 TIME IN THE LAST 4 QUARTERS
It misses the bar more often than not.
THE COUNCIL REVIEW
9

angles, checked one by one.

The 3 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.

The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.

WEAK SPOTS
Little set aside for the future2/10
Thin trading in the shares2/10
Thin profit on each sale3/10
WORTH WATCHING

R&D Investment: Spending on future research is low.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
Below the peak, but no collapse.

The stock trades 54% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.

1
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/2
Sales keep climbing

Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 20% a year on average.

2
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 2/2
Sales are holding up

The company sells $20.9B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.

1
THE RISKS · 1/2
The losses continue

A loss of $243.8M against $20.9B in annual sales.

2
THE RISKS · 2/2
Trading under $1

The stock sits at $0.37. Under exchange rules, stocks that stay below $1 for too long risk being removed from the market.

FINALE · THE GRADE
grade pending

No score published: this stock trades under $10,000 on a typical day, so the price beside it is not one you could reliably act on.

One-line summary: few numbers, an untested story. Keep watching.

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Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.

This was a film — not investment advice.
Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 11, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film