Volaris/$VLRS
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About Volaris
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion SAB de CV is a low-cost airline flying to Mexico, the United States, Central, and South America. It uses promotional fares to stimulate demand, and the base fares are priced to compete with long-distance bus fares in Mexico. Revenues from the air transportation of passengers are recognized earlier when the service is provided or when the non-refundable ticket expires on the date of the scheduled travel. Non-passenger revenues include revenues generated from other non-passenger services and cargo services. The Company has two geographic areas identified as domestic (Mexico) and international (United States of America, Central America, and South America).
- Ticker
- $VLRS
- Sector
- Mobility
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 7,366
- Headquarters
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Website
- www.volaris.com
Volaris Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$837M
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-$0.19
1.01
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Price and volume
Market cap
$837M
Beta
1.01
52-week high
$10.80
52-week low
$5.46
Average daily volume
735K
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.671
Quick ratio
0.511
Long term debt to equity
75.536
Total debt to equity
90.333
Interest coverage (TTM)
-0.22%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
172.34
Gross margin (TTM)
51.13%
Net profit margin (TTM)
-6.21%
Operating margin (TTM)
-0.63%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
20.91%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$480,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
-0.25%
Return on equity (TTM)
-145.08%
Valuation
Price to revenue (TTM)
2.37
Price to book
373.89
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-15,719.22
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
12.315
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
8.12%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.594
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
18.68%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
250.03%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
3.73%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
11.20%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
21.38%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
1.12%
What the Analysts think about Volaris
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Volaris’ Q3 demand and pricing strengthened: revenue rose 32% year on year, while revenue per available seat mile increased 19% and load factor reached 85.7%. Higher fares and ancillary revenue helped the airline deliver positive operating income despite a difficult cost environment. (GlobeNewswire)
International routes are becoming a stronger growth engine: transborder revenue rose 53% in Q3, and Volaris plans to direct more capacity to international markets. The US has also revoked restrictions that had blocked Mexican carriers from adding some Mexico City–US services, easing a constraint on expansion. (The Motley Fool, El Universal)
Volaris ended Q3 with $823 million in liquidity and cut financial debt by about 15% from year-end 2025. Its plan to reduce the contractual fleet to around 137 aircraft by the end of 2027 could also lower lease liabilities by about $360 million. (GlobeNewswire, The Motley Fool)
Fuel and operating costs are consuming the revenue gains: Q3 economic fuel cost per gallon rose 57% year on year and total cost per seat mile increased 26%. Volaris still posted a $26 million net loss, and it expects Q4 fuel costs to remain high. (GlobeNewswire)
Pratt & Whitney engine inspections continue to keep aircraft out of service, with aircraft on ground expected to remain in the low-to-mid twenties until next summer and recovery not expected to normalise until mid-2028. The disruption limits fleet availability and adds maintenance costs. (The Motley Fool)
Mexico’s aviation regulator remains under FAA scrutiny, and a safety downgrade is still a possible outcome of the audit. That uncertainty could limit Volaris’ ability to expand US services even after the recent route restrictions were lifted. (Aviation Week)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 5 Nov 2026.
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Funds containing Volaris
Fund name | Fund size | $VLRS weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap£EMSM | $647M | 0.04% |
SPDR MSCI All Country World IM€SPYI | $7.7B | 0.00% |
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