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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |