Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V (VLRS) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V (VLRS) reported Return on Capital Employed of 3.51% for Q1 2026, down 419.0% year-over-year from 1.1% in Q1 2025, and down 3.01% on a QoQ basis from 3.62% in Q4 2025.
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V (VLRS) has 14 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 3.51% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 419.0% year-over-year to 3.51% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.51% (down 419.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.6%, down 771.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 3.51% in Q1 2026 per VLRS's latest filing, from 3.62% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 15.01% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 3.51% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 5.81% (2023), against an average of 7.16%.
- Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed reached 2350 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 1023 bps in 2022.
- Tracing VLRS's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 5.1% in 2022, then grew by 26 bps to 6.45% in 2023, then surged by 67 bps to 10.79% in 2024, then tumbled by 66 bps to 3.62% in 2025, then decreased by 3 bps to 3.51% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest VLRS Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 3.51% (Q1 2026), 3.62% (Q4 2025), and 4.2% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 53.78 Bn | 48.72 Bn | 15.19 Bn | 11.47% |
| 2 | Southwest Airlines | 21.39 Bn | 18.06 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 5.87% |
| 3 | Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V | 18.50 Bn | 17.47 Bn | -239.00 Mn | 7,568,381.22% |
| 4 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 8.98 Bn | 8.98 Bn | - | 3.51% |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 5.26 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 3.20 Bn | 1.66% |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.43 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 924.11 Mn | 10.50% |
| 7 | Copa Holdings | 3.33 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 713.71 Mn | 16.15% |
| 8 | Jetblue Airways | 2.03 Bn | -140.72 Mn | 1.87 Bn | -3.55% |
| 9 | Allegiant Travel | 1.67 Bn | 765.78 Mn | 651.87 Mn | 1.70% |
| 10 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.39 Bn | 618.26 Mn | 724.00 Mn | -7.91% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.51% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.20% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.68% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.71% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.50% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.44% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.17% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.45% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.69% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.72% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.81% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.30% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.34% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.00% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.95% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -8.49% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -12.99% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 12,537.78% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 5,503.56% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 4,917.34% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 4,406.25% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 1,701.26% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 1,800.39% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 1,892.27% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 339.42% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 7.57% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 118.58% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 66.75% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 72.09% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 3,625.99% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 3,968.90% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 3,871.79% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 3,739.09% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 21.10% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 24.54% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 27.30% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 24.81% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 33.05% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 31.83% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 20.69% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 3.72% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -8.65% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -9.12% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -4.60% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 7.21% |