VLRS
Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V.
VLRS trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over VLRS overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
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.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
VLRS PE Valuation
VLRS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $210 | — |
| Current | 39x | $210 | — |
| Cheap | 58x | $308 | +47% |
| Fair | 72x | $383 | +83% |
| Expensive | 88x | $472 | +125% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VRT's PE is in its cheap range at 39x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 23x next year's earnings.
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.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over VLRS on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
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.
VRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.14 | +71% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.35 | +102% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.98 | +131% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.41 | +166% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.65 | +75% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.09 | +62% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.72 | +64% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.28 | +7.6% |
VRT has the edge over VLRS on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
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.
VRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +26% |
VRT has the edge over VLRS on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +4.2 points |
VRT has the edge over VLRS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
VRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $654.9M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $926.5M | +233% |
| Q1 2026 | $654.2M | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $885.6M | +143% |
| Q3 2025 | $463.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $277.9M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.8M | +162% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.5M | +18% |
VRT has the edge over VLRS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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.
VRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -64.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +36M shares |
| Available history | +63% | +152M shares |
VRT has 393M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
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.
VRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
VRT has the edge over VLRS on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
VRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.4 | Neutral |
VRT's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (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.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT is trading at 39x earnings, a 63% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
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 the edge over VRT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $221.8 | 5.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $254.4 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $253.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $189.1 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $123.5 | 70% above |
VRT has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 70% 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.
VRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.9 | $18.9 | +73% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $24.9 | +31% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $12.8 | -48% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $48.0 | +275% |
| 2024 | $48.0 | $115.1 | +140% |
| 2025 | $115.1 | $167.6 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $167.6 | $209.6 | +25% |
VRT has the edge over VLRS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.