Frontier Group Holdings (ULCC) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)
Frontier Group Holdings' (ULCC) quarterly Research & Development came in at $64.0 million in Q2 2026, up 36.17% YoY from $47.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 54.93% on a QoQ basis from $142.0 million in Q1 2026.
Frontier Group Holdings (ULCC) Research & Development (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Frontier Group Holdings (ULCC) has 7 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $64.0 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Research & Development rose 36.17% year-over-year to $64.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $267.0 million (up 44.32% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $159.0 million, down 10.67% from the prior year.
- Research & Development retreated to $64.0 million in Q2 2026, from $142.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $142.0 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $9.0 million in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of $48.4 million and a median of $46.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Research & Development plunged 73.53% — and 2026, when it surged 178.43%.
- Tracing ULCC's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $44.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 56.82% to $19.0 million in 2023, then surged by 78.95% to $34.0 million in 2024, then sank by 73.53% to $9.0 million in 2025, then soared by 611.11% to $64.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at $64.0 million (Q2 2026), $142.0 million (Q1 2026), and $9.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 53.01 Bn | 48.34 Bn | 19.07 Bn | 726.00 Mn |
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| 4 | Copa Holdings | 5.30 Bn | 4.04 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 57.39 Mn |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 4.46 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 3.76 Bn | - |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.98 Bn | 3.38 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 7 | Jetblue Airways | 1.79 Bn | -232.60 Mn | 2.32 Bn | 88.00 Mn |
| 8 | Allegiant Travel | 1.75 Bn | 695.62 Mn | 902.77 Mn | 35.19 Mn |
| 9 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.33 Bn | 373.12 Mn | - | 64.00 Mn |
| 10 | Republic Airways Holdings | 843.32 Mn | 565.72 Mn | 487.40 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 64.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 142.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 52.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 47.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 51.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 34.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 53.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 42.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 49.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 48.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 52.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 45.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 44.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 42.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 46.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 32.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 33.00 Mn |