Private company

CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORP LTD

CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORP LTD is an air transportation company.¹ It is headquartered in Shanghai, China.¹

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

67.1BRevenue, fiscal 2021²

-13.3BNet income, fiscal 2021²

IndustryAir Transportation, Scheduled¹
HeadquartersShanghai, China¹
Business addressBoard Secretariat'S Office, Kong Gang San Lu, Number 88,, Shanghai,, F4 200335³
Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer³

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Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from. Figures are in CNY, the currency the company reports in.

Key numbers, fiscal 2021

-20.1%Operating margin²

-19.8%Net margin²

14.3%Revenue growth, 2021²

-23.2%Return on equity²

0.89×Debt to equity²

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2021

Other costs

Other costs85¢57.1B CNY
Interest9¢5.8B CNY
Income tax6¢4.2B CNY

Out of 67.1B CNY in revenue.² The company lost money this year.

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2021

Kept or used elsewhere

Kept or used elsewhere100¢5.7B CNY

Out of 5.7B CNY of cash from operations.²

Financial statements

Revenue⁴⁵⁶⁷²67.1B CNY in 2021−29% since 2015

Operating income⁴⁵⁶⁷²-13.5B CNY in 2021

Net income⁴⁵⁶⁷²-13.3B CNY in 2021

Fiscal year	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Revenue	94.0B CNY⁴	98.9B CNY⁵	102.5B CNY⁶	115.3B CNY⁷	121.0B CNY²	58.7B CNY²	67.1B CNY²
Operating income	12.6B CNY⁴	12.5B CNY⁵	9.4B CNY⁶	9.3B CNY⁷	10.1B CNY²	-13.8B CNY²	-13.5B CNY²
Interest							5.8B CNY²
Income before tax							-17.5B CNY²
Income tax							-4.2B CNY²
Net income	5.0B CNY⁴	5.0B CNY⁵	6.8B CNY⁶	2.9B CNY⁷	3.5B CNY²	-12.6B CNY²	-13.3B CNY²
Earnings per share					0 CNY/shares²	-1 CNY/shares²	-1 CNY/shares²
Shares (weighted, basic)							16.8B shares²

Total assets⁴⁵⁶⁷²288.8B CNY in 2021+36% since 2016

Total liabilities⁴⁵⁶212.5B CNY in 2019+33% since 2016

Shareholders’ equity⁴⁵⁶⁷²57.2B CNY in 2021+80% since 2014

Cash⁴⁵⁶⁷²12.9B CNY in 2021+664% since 2016

Fiscal year	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Cash			1.7B CNY⁴	4.6B CNY⁵	646.0M CNY⁶	1.4B CNY⁷	7.7B CNY²	12.9B CNY²
Current assets								27.9B CNY²
Property, plant and equipment								93.2B CNY²
Total assets			212.3B CNY⁴	229.7B CNY⁵	239.0B CNY⁶	285.2B CNY⁷	284.6B CNY²	288.8B CNY²
Current liabilities								85.9B CNY²
Long-term debt								50.8B CNY²
Long-term liabilities								145.7B CNY²
Total liabilities			160.0B CNY⁴	170.9B CNY⁵	177.4B CNY⁶	212.5B CNY⁶
Shareholders’ equity	31.8B CNY⁴	39.9B CNY⁵	52.4B CNY⁶	58.8B CNY⁷	59.8B CNY²	72.6B CNY²	59.2B CNY²	57.2B CNY²

Cash from operations⁴⁵⁶⁷²5.7B CNY in 2021−77% since 2015

Capital spending⁴⁵10.7B CNY in 2018+24% since 2015

Free cash flow⁴⁵⁶⁷11.7B CNY in 2018−26% since 2015

Fiscal year	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Cash from operations	24.3B CNY⁴	24.9B CNY⁵	19.6B CNY⁶	22.3B CNY⁷	29.0B CNY²	1.2B CNY²	5.7B CNY²
Depreciation and amortization							22.7B CNY²
Capital spending	8.6B CNY⁴	21.5B CNY⁵	7.8B CNY⁵	10.7B CNY⁵
Free cash flow	15.7B CNY	3.4B CNY	11.8B CNY	11.7B CNY
Cash from investing							2.2B CNY²
Dividends paid							0 CNY²
Cash from financing							-2.5B CNY²

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What it owns

What CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORP LTD reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Property and equipment, net	93.2B CNY² Dec 31, 2021	101.0B CNY² Dec 31, 2020	−7.7%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)	126.9B CNY² Dec 31, 2021	118.2B CNY² Dec 31, 2020	+7.3%

Real estate and locations

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Real estate investments, net	118.0M CNY² Dec 31, 2021	166.0M CNY² Dec 31, 2020	−28.9%

Investments

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Cash and cash equivalents	12.9B CNY² Dec 31, 2021	7.7B CNY² Dec 31, 2020	+69.3%

Filings

123 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 2 annual reports, 121 other. The latest 20:

Feb 6, 202315F-12B EDGAR
Feb 2, 20236-K EDGAR
Jan 31, 20236-K EDGAR
Jan 23, 202325 EDGAR
Jan 17, 20236-K EDGAR
Jan 17, 20236-K EDGAR
Jan 17, 20236-K EDGAR
Jan 17, 20236-K EDGAR
Jan 17, 20236-K EDGAR
Jan 17, 20236-K EDGAR
Jan 13, 20236-K EDGAR
Jan 4, 20236-K EDGAR
Jan 3, 20236-K EDGAR
Dec 29, 20226-K EDGAR
Dec 29, 20226-K EDGAR
Dec 16, 20226-K EDGAR
Dec 15, 20226-K EDGAR
Dec 15, 20226-K EDGAR
Dec 6, 20226-K EDGAR
Dec 6, 20226-K EDGAR

The 123 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

SEC filer profile

How CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORP LTD is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

Name on EDGARCHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORP LTD¹
CIK0001030475
Filer statusLarge accelerated filer¹
Fiscal year endsDecember 31¹
Industry code (SIC)4512 Air Transportation, Scheduled¹
Business addressBoard Secretariat'S Office, Kong Gang San Lu, Number 88,, Shanghai,, F4 200335¹
Phone(8621) 6268-6268¹
On EDGAR sinceJan 22, 2002¹
Filings1,580 in all: 6-K (1,499), 20-F (21), CORRESP (18), UPLOAD (16), CT ORDER (11), 20-F/A (4), ARS (3), SC 13G (2)¹
All 13 form types
SC 13G/A (2), 15F-12B (1), 25 (1), F-6 POS (1), NT 20-F (1)
Latest filingsAnnual report (20-F) Apr 28, 2022

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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SEC EDGARCHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORP LTD filings on SEC EDGAR
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SEC EDGARCHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORP LTD 10-K for fiscal 2021
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SEC EDGARCHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORP LTD filings on SEC EDGAR
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SEC EDGARCHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORP LTD 10-K for fiscal 2015
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SEC EDGARCHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORP LTD 10-K for fiscal 2016
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SEC EDGARCHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORP LTD 10-K for fiscal 2017
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SEC EDGARCHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORP LTD 10-K for fiscal 2018