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-over-year from $715.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 21.11% quarter-over-quarter 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.
- In Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 33.99% year-over-year to $958.0 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $3.2 billion (up 15.63% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.9 billion, up 6.38% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses climbed to $958.0 million in Q2 2026 per VLRS's latest filing, from $791.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $958.0 million in Q2 2026 and bottomed at $598.0 million in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $734.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $724.5 million in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses soared 70.37% — and 2024, when it slipped 15.08%.
- Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V's Operating Expenses stood at $760.0 million in 2022, then fell by 3.29% to $735.0 million in 2023, then retreated by 2.31% to $718.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 8.91% to $782.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 22.51% to $958.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows VLRS's Operating Expenses at $958.0 million in Q2 2026, $791.0 million in Q1 2026, and $782.0 million in Q4 2025.
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| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 53.89 Bn | 49.22 Bn | 19.07 Bn | 17.89 Bn |
| 2 | Ryanair Holdings | 29.45 Bn | 26.24 Bn | - | 4.43 Bn |
| 3 | Southwest Airlines | 19.73 Bn | 15.94 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 8.15 Bn |
| 4 | Copa Holdings | 5.35 Bn | 4.09 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 967.68 Mn |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 4.49 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 3.76 Bn | 4.23 Bn |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.99 Bn | 3.38 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 946.92 Mn |
| 7 | Allegiant Travel | 1.86 Bn | 807.93 Mn | 902.77 Mn | 922.38 Mn |
| 8 | Jetblue Airways | 1.83 Bn | -189.37 Mn | 2.32 Bn | 2.84 Bn |
| 9 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.36 Bn | 408.77 Mn | - | 1.38 Bn |
| 10 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 794.66 Mn | -29.34 Mn | - | 958.00 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 |