Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V (VLRS) Retained Earnings (2012 - 2026)
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V (VLRS) reported Retained Earnings of -$197.0 million for Q1 2026, down 169.86% year-over-year from $282.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 56.35% on a QoQ basis from -$126.0 million in Q4 2025.
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V (VLRS) has 15 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at -$197.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Retained Earnings fell 169.86% year-over-year to -$197.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$197.0 million (down 169.86% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$126.0 million, up 15.83% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings declined to -$197.0 million in Q1 2026 per VLRS's latest filing, from -$126.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at -$67.0 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at -$260.0 million in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$145.3 million (2022), against an average of -$151.4 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Retained Earnings tumbled 17097.58%; it then soared 74.23% in 2024.
- Tracing VLRS's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at -$145.3 million in 2022, then dropped by 0.1% to -$145.4 million in 2023, then declined by 2.92% to -$149.7 million in 2024, then advanced by 15.83% to -$126.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 56.35% to -$197.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest VLRS Retained Earnings figures stand at -$197.0 million (Q1 2026), -$126.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$130.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 53.78 Bn | 48.72 Bn | 15.19 Bn | 12.93 Bn |
| 2 | Southwest Airlines | 21.39 Bn | 18.06 Bn | 6.21 Bn | -1.00 Mn |
| 3 | Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V | 18.50 Bn | 17.47 Bn | -239.00 Mn | - |
| 4 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 8.98 Bn | 8.98 Bn | - | -197.00 Mn |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 5.26 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 3.20 Bn | -176.00 Mn |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.43 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 924.11 Mn | -366,000.00 |
| 7 | Copa Holdings | 3.33 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 713.71 Mn | -15.94 Mn |
| 8 | Jetblue Airways | 2.03 Bn | -140.72 Mn | 1.87 Bn | 398.00 Mn |
| 9 | Allegiant Travel | 1.67 Bn | 765.78 Mn | 651.87 Mn | 3.40 Mn |
| 10 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.39 Bn | 618.26 Mn | 724.00 Mn | -5.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -197.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -126.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -130.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -136.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -73.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -149.69 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -67.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -148.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -115.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -145.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -260.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -221.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -227.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -145.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -134.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -174.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -125.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 854,880.46 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -99.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -79.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -119.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -75.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -248.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -279.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -332.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 6.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 7.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -30.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -36.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -3.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 3.75 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 3.87 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 209.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 5.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 249.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 212.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 243.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -372.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 254.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 209.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 173.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 143.69 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -14.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -5.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 17.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -11.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -56.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -85.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -79.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -50.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -43.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -71.88 Mn |