Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V (VLRS) Operating Expenses (2012 - 2026)

Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V (VLRS) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $958.0 million for Q2 2026, up 33.99% year-on-year from $715.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 21.11% on a QoQ basis from $791.0 million in Q1 2026.

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

Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V (VLRS) has reported Operating Expenses for 15 consecutive years, with $958.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 33.99% year-over-year to $958.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $3.2 billion (up 15.63% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.9 billion, up 6.38% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses grew to $958.0 million in Q2 2026 per VLRS's latest filing, from $791.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for VLRS reached as high as $958.0 million in Q2 2026 and fell as low as $598.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $734.3 million and a median of $724.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses surged 70.37% — and 2024, when it declined 15.08%.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $760.0 million in 2022, then slipped by 3.29% to $735.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 2.31% to $718.0 million in 2024, then increased by 8.91% to $782.0 million in 2025, then rose by 22.51% to $958.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $958.0 million, $791.0 million, and $782.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Latam Airlines 29,341.35 Bn 29,338.67 Bn 1.28 Mn -3.34 Bn
2 Ryanair Holdings 183.33 Bn 180.79 Bn - 4.33 Bn
3 Delta Air Lines 53.61 Bn 48.95 Bn 19.07 Bn 17.89 Bn
4 Southwest Airlines 21.85 Bn 18.53 Bn 7.33 Bn 8.15 Bn
5 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 8.69 Bn 7.93 Bn - 958.00 Mn
6 Copa Holdings 5.59 Bn 4.26 Bn 713.71 Mn 753.30 Mn
7 Alaska Air 5.12 Bn 3.35 Bn 3.20 Bn 3.58 Bn
8 Skywest 3.85 Bn 3.22 Bn 1.01 Bn 946.92 Mn
9 Jetblue Airways 1.85 Bn 1.44 Bn 1.87 Bn 2.46 Bn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.72 Bn 818.03 Mn 651.87 Mn 651.33 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 958.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 791.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 782.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 716.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 715.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 688.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 718.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 687.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 660.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 664.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 735.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 809.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 731.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 762.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 760.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 734.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 710.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 598.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 526.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 484.00 Mn