Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V.
VLRS · Price history
Price at last available close
$6.10
−$0.61 (-9.09%) 1M
2026-10-28
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Company & revenue
About Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V.
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C. V.
How they make money
Volaris operates as an ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) using a point-to-point business model. It generates revenue primarily through the sale of air transportation services for passengers, cargo, and mail, supplemented by ancillary services such as baggage fees, seat selection, and onboard sales.
Products & services
Air transportation services for passengers, cargo, and mail, including ancillary travel-related products and services.
Brands & revenue mix
The primary brand under which the company operates its low-cost airline services.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Revenue share is not unit sales or a best-seller ranking. Parent brands and included sub-brands can overlap; do not add overlapping rows.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer types
Customer concentration
The company does not rely on any single customer for a significant portion of its total revenue, as its business model is based on individual passenger ticket sales.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
Business relationships & partnerships
- Grupo Viva Aerobus, S.A. de C.V. — Agreement to form a new Mexican airline group to accelerate the growth of airline travel and connectivity in Mexico.Source
Competitors
Strengths
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
32
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
41
Weak
Financial Strength
37
Business Quality / Moat
67
Management
27
Growth Quality
41
Risk / Durability
20
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
49
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
59/100
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Model Score 59/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from the overall Wall Street Score and the separate Company Quality score.
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently moderate.
No strong positive signal is being highlighted from the currently available summary data.
- •Debt service risk
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Debt / balance-sheet profile needs attention
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for VLRS
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can VLRS maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is VLRS's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Is VLRS's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What specifically needs to improve for VLRS to reach sustainable profitability?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify VLRS's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
32
Opportunity Score
49
Market Cap
$701.2M
P/E Ratio
-3.4
EPS
$-1.63
52-Week High
$10.80
52-Week Low
$5.46
Beta
1.06
Analyst Target
$8.35
Shares Outstanding
115.6M
Total Revenue
$3.29B
Total Debt
$3.86B
Dividend
No current dividend
Liquidation Value / Share
$0.59
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Weakening momentum
Low movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
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Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for VLRS
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Debt service risk
Interest coverage is low (~0.3x). Earnings may be strained to cover interest expense.
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on VLRS.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Ultra-low-cost operating structure.
- +Extensive point-to-point network in Mexico and the U.S.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Airlines, Airports & Air Services industry.
- −Fluctuations in fuel prices.
- −Exchange rate volatility.
- −Dependence on aircraft manufacturers and maintenance providers.
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Scores
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Score Changes
4 historical score records availablePrevious Score
32
Oct 1, 2026
Change
+0.1
points
Current Score
32
Oct 26, 2026
Category Changes
VLRS increased 0.1 points because overall fundamentals improved.
Projected Score
Projected Score
38
Projected Change
+6.0 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 6.0 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
Valuation unavailableCurrent Price
$6.10
Model Intrinsic Value
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Difference
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Margin of Safety
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Intrinsic value is not currently available for this stock, so valuation can't be calculated.
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.29B | $3.04B | $3.14B | $3.26B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $3.17B | $2.86B | $2.63B | $2.75B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $125.8M | $173.8M | $515.5M | $505.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $244.6M | $234.6M | $282.5M | $313.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $114.0M | $75.0M | $135.9M | $294.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $767.6M | $850.3M | $1.07B | $721.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $11.9M | $98.9M | $379.6M | $210.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $310.8M | $311.8M | $294.0M | $218.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | -$229.2M | -$118.2M | $182.7M | $7.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | -$41.4M | -$14.4M | $56.3M | -$377K | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | -$187.9M | -$103.9M | $126.4M | $7.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $-1.63 | $-0.90 | $1.10 | $0.07 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 115M | 115M | 115M | 115M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 115M | 116M | 115M | 117M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$859.0M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
-$1.10
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
+1.6%
Cash Change
+3.1%
Margin Change
-5.7 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Cash position grew
What Weakened
- Margins contracted
- Debt increased
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, EPS growth, cash levels. Pressure indicators included debt levels, net income margin. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 24.0%. EPS increased 103.7%. Cash increased 3.1%. Total debt increased 1.6%. Net income margin declined by 5.7 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
These results may influence future scores when the next evaluation is completed.
Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
Smart Money
Number of Gurus
Total Guru Value
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Largest Holder
Largest Holder %
New Positions
Increased Positions
Reduced Positions
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Short Interest
Dividend History
Dividend data is not available yet. Missing data does not mean this company pays no dividend.
Conservative Projected Values
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