Companies / VLRS Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. (VLRS)
Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V., through its subsidiary, Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.P.I. de C.V., provides air transportation services for passengers, cargo, and mail in Mexico and internationally. The company operates approximately 550 daily flights on routes connecting 44 cities in Mexico, 22 cities in the United States, 4 cities in Central America, and 2 cities in South America. It also offers travel agency, share administration trust, pre-delivery payments financing, aircraft administration trust, and loyalty program, as well as specialized and aeronautical technical services. The company leases 151 aircraft and 14 spare engines. Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.
Ticker VLRS Exchange NYSE Sector Industrials Industry Airlines Market cap $911.57M 52-week range $5.46 - $10.80 Valuation Share price $7.93 (close of Nov 6, 2026) P/E (TTM) -1.06x Price to book 21.70x Price to free cash flow 1.99x Enterprise value $3.91B Book value per share $0.37 Price performance Period Change 1 day +8.33% 5 days +23.71% 1 month +22.00% 3 months -1.49% 6 months +1.02% Year to date -10.70% 1 year +17.83% 3 years +27.29% 5 years -55.94% 10 years -56.14% All time -43.40%
Short interest As of Oct 15, 2026 Short % of float 0.98% Shares short 887.18K Days to cover 2.14 Change since prior report -5.10% Source FINRA consolidated short interest Profitability and growth Return on equity -39.38% Return on invested capital 3.28% Return on assets -1.84% Return on capital employed 3.63% Net margin -3.42% EBITDA margin 11.30% Revenue growth -3.32% Net income growth -182.19% Free cash flow growth -9.56% Cash flow and balance sheet Free cash flow yield (TTM) 50.31% Current ratio 0.67x Net debt to EBITDA 75.85x Latest reported year Period end Dec 31, 2025 Fiscal year 2025 Revenue $3.04B EBITDA $343.17M Net income -$103.87M Earnings per share $-0.90 Interest expense $314.14M Shares outstanding 114.92M Income statement by year Period end Revenue Net income EPS 2025-12-31 $3.04B -$103.87M -$0.90 2024-12-31 $3.14B $126.38M $1.10 2023-12-31 $3.26B $7.82M $0.07 2022-12-31 $2.85B -$80.22M -$0.69 2021-12-31 $2.20B $106.45M $0.92 2020-12-31 $1.07B -$191.72M -$1.91 2019-12-31 $1.84B $140.04M $1.38 2018-12-31 $1.39B -$34.67M -$0.34 2017-12-31 $1.26B -$30.13M -$0.30 2016-12-31 $1.26B $186.41M $1.84
Margins and returns by year Period end Net margin Return on equity Return on capital 2025-12-31 -3.42% -39.38% 3.28% 2024-12-31 4.02% 34.64% 8.42% 2023-12-31 0.24% 3.22% 5.88% 2022-12-31 -2.82% -34.18% 1.36% 2021-12-31 4.84% 34.00% 13.45% 2020-12-31 -17.83% -136.78% -3.05% 2019-12-31 7.59% 47.73% 7.08% 2018-12-31 -2.50% -7.44% -1.32% 2017-12-31 -2.39% -5.85% 0.04% 2016-12-31 14.82% 107.79% 41.81%
Cash and debt by year Period end Cash 2025-12-31 $753.88M 2024-12-31 $907.98M 2023-12-31 $774.15M 2022-12-31 $711.85M 2021-12-31 $741.12M 2020-12-31 $506.47M 2019-12-31 $400.02M 2018-12-31 $423.45M 2017-12-31 $353.14M 2016-12-31 $358.30M
Free cash flow by year Period end Free cash flow Stock-based compensation 2025-12-31 $458.24M $6.27M 2024-12-31 $506.65M $5.18M 2023-12-31 $249.07M $5.77M 2022-12-31 $266.45M $709.00K 2021-12-31 $599.24M -$1.27M 2020-12-31 $56.62M $2.29M 2019-12-31 $319.78M $1.71M 2018-12-31 -$110.62M $656.00K 2017-12-31 -$77.82M $445.00K 2016-12-31 -$65.38M $258.62K
Investor relations Past earnings dates Reported Fiscal period EPS estimate 2026-10-26 Sep 2026 -$0.64 2026-07-21 Jun 2026 -$1.08 2026-04-27 Mar 2026 -$0.91 2026-02-24 Dec 2025 $0.25 2025-10-27 Sep 2025 -$0.03 2025-07-21 Jun 2025 -$0.75 2025-04-28 Mar 2025 -$0.54 2025-02-24 Dec 2024 $0.55
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