Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V (VLRS) EBITDA Margin (2012 - 2026)
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V (VLRS) reported EBITDA Margin of 13.25% for Q1 2026, down 106.0% year-over-year from 220.78% in Q1 2025, and down 46.16% on a QoQ basis from 24.6% in Q4 2025.
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V (VLRS) has 14 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 13.25% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly EBITDA Margin fell 106.0% year-over-year to 13.25% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 18.86% (down 467.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 19.23%, down 698.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin declined to 13.25% in Q1 2026 per VLRS's latest filing, from 24.6% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 28.7% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 7.76% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 17.56% (2022), against an average of 18.34%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when EBITDA Margin sank 2583 bps; it then jumped 1863 bps in 2024.
- Tracing VLRS's EBITDA Margin over 5 years: stood at 17.56% in 2022, then jumped by 63 bps to 28.7% in 2023, then declined by 5 bps to 27.19% in 2024, then decreased by 9 bps to 24.6% in 2025, then plunged by 46 bps to 13.25% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest VLRS EBITDA Margin figures stand at 13.25% (Q1 2026), 24.6% (Q4 2025), and 23.47% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 53.78 Bn | 48.72 Bn | 15.19 Bn | -1.64% |
| 2 | Southwest Airlines | 21.39 Bn | 18.06 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 3.45% |
| 3 | Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V | 18.50 Bn | 17.47 Bn | -239.00 Mn | 186.84% |
| 4 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 8.98 Bn | 8.98 Bn | - | 13.25% |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 5.26 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 3.20 Bn | -8.45% |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.43 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 924.11 Mn | 9.97% |
| 7 | Copa Holdings | 3.33 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 713.71 Mn | 21.77% |
| 8 | Jetblue Airways | 2.03 Bn | -140.72 Mn | 1.87 Bn | -10.00% |
| 9 | Allegiant Travel | 1.67 Bn | 765.78 Mn | 651.87 Mn | 12.07% |
| 10 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.39 Bn | 618.26 Mn | 724.00 Mn | -28.53% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.25% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 24.60% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.47% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.55% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.31% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 27.19% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 28.04% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.87% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.43% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 28.70% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.33% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.03% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.80% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.56% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.21% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.68% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.76% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 31.89% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 35.40% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 34.51% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 8.80% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 27.91% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -20.00% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -69.07% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 19.52% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -1.19% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 14.17% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 16.07% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 16,311.76% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -100.00% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.84% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -19.16% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -3,709.65% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 19.85% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 10.40% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 21.43% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 25.82% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 10.95% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 11.92% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 13.62% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 11.10% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -3.45% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -21.39% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -7.18% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 11.74% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 3.96% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 1.47% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 6.12% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 11.37% |