Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V (VLRS) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2026)

Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V (VLRS) reported Free Cash Flow of $251.0 million for Q1 2026, up 59.87% year-over-year from $157.0 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $252.0 million in Q4 2025.

Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V (VLRS) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V (VLRS) has 14 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $251.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $251.0 million, up 59.87% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $844.0 million (down 15.77% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $458.2 million, down 9.56% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was little changed at $251.0 million in Q1 2026 per VLRS's latest filing, from $252.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $308.0 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at $136.0 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 4-year average of $217.0 million and a median of $218.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Free Cash Flow surged 91.19% in 2024, then sank 55.26% in 2025.
  • A 4-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $218.0 million in 2023, then soared by 41.28% to $308.0 million in 2024, then slipped by 18.18% to $252.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 0.4% to $251.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows VLRS's Free Cash Flow at $251.0 million in Q1 2026, $252.0 million in Q4 2025, and $205.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Ryanair Holdings 453.97 Bn 448.50 Bn 1.55 Bn -
2 Delta Air Lines 54.89 Bn 49.84 Bn 15.19 Bn 1.43 Bn
3 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 47.52 Bn 46.49 Bn -239.00 Mn 201.00 Mn
4 Southwest Airlines 23.88 Bn 20.55 Bn 6.21 Bn 788.00 Mn
5 Copa Holdings 6.22 Bn 4.88 Bn 713.71 Mn -949.97 Mn
6 Alaska Air 5.64 Bn 3.87 Bn 3.20 Bn 391.00 Mn
7 Skywest 3.71 Bn 3.08 Bn 924.11 Mn 130.43 Mn
8 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 2.23 Bn 2.23 Bn - 251.00 Mn
9 Jetblue Airways 2.11 Bn -62.86 Mn 1.87 Bn -6.00 Mn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.82 Bn 921.81 Mn 651.87 Mn 222.64 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 251.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 251.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 252.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 252.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 205.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 205.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 136.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 136.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 157.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 157.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 308.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 308.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 233.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 233.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 304.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 304.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 245.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 245.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 218.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 218.00 Mn