Frontier Group Holdings (ULCC) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
Frontier Group Holdings (ULCC) posted Operating Margin of -7.58% for Q2 2026, up 0.49 percentage points from -8.07% a year earlier and up 20.94 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Frontier Group Holdings (ULCC) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Margin at Frontier Group Holdings was -9.82%, down 8.31 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -4.00%, down 5.54 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +25.20 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Frontier Group Holdings' Operating Margin was 1.54% in FY2024 (+1.62 pp), -0.08% in FY2023 (+1.27 pp), -1.35% in FY2022 (+4.33 pp) and -5.68% in FY2021 (+23.52 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has run from a low of -28.53% in Q1 2026 to a high of 8.17% in Q2 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.05 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was Q4 2021, with a gain of 54.79 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a drop of 23.48 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior quarters was -28.53% (Q1 2026), 4.91% (Q4 2025) and -8.69% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 170.82 Bn | 165.35 Bn | - | 40.25% |
| 2 | Csx | 89.35 Bn | 85.55 Bn | - | 38.27% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.96 Bn | 60.85 Bn | - | 4.07% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 77.33 Bn | 76.34 Bn | - | 35.35% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.29 Bn | 67.93 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 6 | Fedex | 71.06 Bn | 37.00 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 50.31 Bn | 32.50 Bn | - | 7.20% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.13 Bn | 38.39 Bn | - | 29.94% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.79 Bn | -24.58 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 10 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.12 Bn | -1.84 Bn | - | -7.58% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -7.58% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -28.53% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.91% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -8.69% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -8.07% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -5.04% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.49% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.57% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.58% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.34% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -6.12% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.95% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.97% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.18% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.77% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -25.29% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -14.12% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.83% |
API Access
Frontier Group Holdings Operating Margin API
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params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "ULCC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=ULCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();