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

Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V (VLRS) reported Operating Income of -$21.0 million for Q1 2026, down 110.0% year-over-year from $210.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 121.0% quarter-over-quarter from $100.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V (VLRS) has 15 years of Operating Income data on file, last reported at -$21.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Income for Q1 2026 came in at -$21.0 million, down 110.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $125.0 million (down 58.19% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $135.0 million, down 67.33% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income retreated to -$21.0 million in Q1 2026 per VLRS's latest filing, from $100.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Income peaked at $164.0 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at -$31.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $46.8 million and a median of $51.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Income.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Income jumped 435.48% in 2024, then slumped 133.33% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Income shows it stood at $60.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 173.33% to $164.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 28.66% to $117.0 million in 2024, then retreated by 14.53% to $100.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 121.0% to -$21.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows VLRS's Operating Income at -$21.0 million in Q1 2026, $100.0 million in Q4 2025, and $68.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Ryanair Holdings 453.97 Bn 448.50 Bn 1.55 Bn -590.64 Mn
2 Delta Air Lines 54.89 Bn 49.84 Bn 15.19 Bn 501.00 Mn
3 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 47.52 Bn 46.49 Bn -239.00 Mn 142.00 Mn
4 Southwest Airlines 23.88 Bn 20.55 Bn 6.21 Bn 330.00 Mn
5 Copa Holdings 6.22 Bn 4.88 Bn 713.71 Mn 209.59 Mn
6 Alaska Air 5.64 Bn 3.87 Bn 3.20 Bn -279.00 Mn
7 Skywest 3.71 Bn 3.08 Bn 924.11 Mn 123.69 Mn
8 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 2.23 Bn 2.23 Bn - -21.00 Mn
9 Jetblue Airways 2.11 Bn -62.86 Mn 1.87 Bn -224.00 Mn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.82 Bn 921.81 Mn 651.87 Mn 81.10 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -21.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 100.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 68.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -22.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -10.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 117.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 126.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 66.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 104.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 164.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 39.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 51.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -31.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 60.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 35.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -20.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -31.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 145.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 156.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 132.00 Mn