VLRS
Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V.
VLRS lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now.
VLRS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong | |
| Weak |
VLRS's revenue and cash flow are currently strong, but its profitability and balance sheet are under pressure.
VLRS PE Valuation
VLRS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VLRS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses steady | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect VLRS's revenue to grow, with its earnings and profitability holding steady.
VLRS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.91 | -$1.37 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.63 | -$1.36 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.07 | -397% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.89 | -182% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.54 | -133% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.27 | -127% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.36 | -63% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.09 | +1457% |
VLRS lost $1.91 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last eight quarters.
VLRS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1B | +32% |
| Q2 2026 | $859M | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $770M | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $881.5M | +5.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $784M | -3.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $693M | -4.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $678M | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $834.9M | -7.1% |
VLRS's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $1B last quarter, up 32% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3% | -5.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | -12% | -8.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -2.7% | -1.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.3% | -2.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8.7% | -6.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | -3.2% | -12 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1.5% | -15 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | -8.3 points |
VLRS's operating margin was 3.3% last quarter, down 5.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VLRS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $234M | +178% |
| Q2 2026 | $137.2M | +79% |
| Q1 2026 | $176.3M | +183% |
| Q4 2025 | $165.3M | -46% |
| Q3 2025 | $84.2M | -64% |
| Q2 2025 | $76.6M | -75% |
| Q1 2025 | $62.2M | -75% |
| Q4 2024 | $308M | +41% |
VLRS still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2021 peak: $713M over the past year.
VLRS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +33.1K shares |
| 1 year | -1.1% | -1.3M shares |
| 3 years | -1.4% | -1.6M shares |
| 5 years | -1.4% | -1.6M shares |
VLRS has 115M diluted shares, down 1.1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
VLRS hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
VLRS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.1x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 4.5x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.5x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.5x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.1x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 3.9x | Elevated |
VLRS's net debt is about 4.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.5 years a year ago.
VLRS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 61.6 | Neutral |
VLRS's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 62 (neutral).
VLRS PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VLRS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
VLRS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VLRS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.70 | 21% above |
| 20 week MA | $7.19 | 13% above |
| 50 week MA | $7.84 | 3.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $6.95 | 17% above |
| 200 week MA | $7.92 | 2.5% above |
VLRS has climbed back above all five of its weekly moving averages, and it's now 2.5% above its 200-week average.
VLRS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.5 | $11.0 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | $11.0 | $17.7 | +60% |
| 2022 | $17.7 | $8.53 | -52% |
| 2023 | $8.53 | $9.38 | +10% |
| 2024 | $9.38 | $7.63 | -19% |
| 2025 | $7.63 | $9.22 | +21% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.22 | $8.12 | -12% |
VLRS has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 12% so far in 2026.