Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V (VLRS) EBITDA (2012 - 2026)
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V (VLRS) reported EBITDA of $102.0 million for Q1 2026, up 5.15% year-over-year from $97.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 53.0% on a QoQ basis from $217.0 million in Q4 2025.
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V (VLRS) has 15 years of EBITDA data on file, last reported at $102.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly EBITDA rose 5.15% year-over-year to $102.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $590.0 million (down 17.83% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $584.0 million, down 29.06% from the prior year.
- EBITDA retreated to $102.0 million in Q1 2026 per VLRS's latest filing, from $217.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBITDA topped out at $258.0 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at $44.0 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for EBITDA is $141.0 million (2023), against an average of $144.8 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when EBITDA sank 69.71%; it then soared 256.14% in 2024.
- Tracing VLRS's EBITDA over 5 years: stood at $144.0 million in 2022, then soared by 79.17% to $258.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 12.02% to $227.0 million in 2024, then fell by 4.41% to $217.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 53.0% to $102.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest VLRS EBITDA figures stand at $102.0 million (Q1 2026), $217.0 million (Q4 2025), and $184.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 53.78 Bn | 48.72 Bn | 15.19 Bn | -260.00 Mn |
| 2 | Southwest Airlines | 21.39 Bn | 18.06 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 250.00 Mn |
| 3 | Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V | 18.50 Bn | 17.47 Bn | -239.00 Mn | 142.00 Mn |
| 4 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 8.98 Bn | 8.98 Bn | - | 102.00 Mn |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 5.26 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 3.20 Bn | -279.00 Mn |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.43 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 924.11 Mn | 101.05 Mn |
| 7 | Copa Holdings | 3.33 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 713.71 Mn | 209.59 Mn |
| 8 | Jetblue Airways | 2.03 Bn | -140.72 Mn | 1.87 Bn | -224.00 Mn |
| 9 | Allegiant Travel | 1.67 Bn | 765.78 Mn | 651.87 Mn | 81.10 Mn |
| 10 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.39 Bn | 618.26 Mn | 724.00 Mn | -283.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 102.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 217.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 184.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 87.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 97.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 227.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 228.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 166.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 203.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 258.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 130.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 141.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 57.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 144.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 117.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 60.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 44.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 214.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 226.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 198.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 27.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 109.74 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -42.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -45.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 65.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 102.24 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 61.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 61.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 60.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 39.21 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 16.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 18.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 16.99 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 876.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -617,336.95 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 2.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -41.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 23.90 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 53.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 21.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 48.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 43,890.15 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 63.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 22.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 23.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 29.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 27.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -7.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -37.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -15.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 29.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 8.19 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 3.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 13.06 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 25.47 Mn |