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Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V.

$6.90+0.73%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Sep 30, 2026

Basics

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Airlines
Country: Mexico
Market cap: 793.2M USD
Enterprise value: 3.8B USD
Full-time employees: 7,289

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers
Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.03 vs a peer median of 0.64), less short-term liquidity (current ratio 0.64 vs a peer median of 1.62) and more debt relative to equity (57.17× vs a peer median of 0.40×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.03 vs peers 0.64), less liquidity (current ratio 0.64 vs peers 1.62) and more debt vs equity (57.17× vs peers 0.40×)

Ranks #2,020 of 2,308 industrials companies (bottom 13%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Stock pay outran buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $17M vs $14M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to 2025.
Over three fiscal years Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. recorded $17M of stock-based pay expense and spent $14M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes). Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.Over three fiscal years Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. recorded $17M of stock-based pay expense and spent $14M repurchasing shares. Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.
Much more borrowing than peers. Debt is 57.2× equity vs a peer median of 0.4×.Debt is 57.2× equity vs peers 0.4×.
Debt is 57.2× shareholders' equity, against a peer median of 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.Debt is 57.2× shareholders' equity, vs peers 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.
Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 95% of peers on free cash flow, but only 0% on earnings.
Relative to its free cash flow, Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. looks cheaper than 95% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.
Not profitable yet. Reported a loss over the last 12 months.
Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. reported a net loss over the last twelve months, so earnings-based measures can't show it as cheap.

StockQuotient Score

27/ 100

Oct 5 27 → Nov 4 27

Fundamentals: Yahoo Finance, not primary filings

Valuation

Is the price right?

66/100

Moderate▼ 1 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last year: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 67 → 66

Share price +13.1%-2
Company's reported figures updated+1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ FCF yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield-23.2%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsNegative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price30% base weight · Z-score -1.28Sector median: 0.0377 · MAD: 0.0294

EBITDA yield5.4%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.37Sector median: 0.0695 · MAD: 0.0425

Free cash flow yield83.7%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 months · operating cash flow − capital spendingOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile20% base weight · Z-score 6.35Sector median: 0.0370 · MAD: 0.0370

Other data (not scored)

Book yield8.6%

Yahoo FinanceReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5027 · MAD: 0.2823

Growth

Is it growing?

29/100

Weak

2/3 inputs reported · Partial data

Since last year: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Revenue growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growthUnavailable

Missing · left out of the score · no sector data, so not countedNot counted · remaining weights rescaledSector median: 0.0709 · MAD: 0.2481

3-year revenue growth2.2%

Yahoo Finance · 3 fiscal years to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.32Sector median: 0.0421 · MAD: 0.0625

Revenue growth-3.3%

Yahoo Finance · fiscal year to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.01Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0766

Profitability

Does it earn well?

11/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last year: ▼ Weaker

Turned to a loss over the last 12 months

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ ROIC
▼ ROA
▼ Operating margin

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin3.3%

Yahoo Finance · fiscal year to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.88Sector median: 0.0773 · MAD: 0.0507

Return on assets-1.8%

SEC filings (IFRS mapped) · 12 months to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.06Sector median: 0.0311 · MAD: 0.0241

Return on invested capital-9.7%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value33% base weight · Z-score -3.01Sector median: 0.0715 · MAD: 0.0558

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin28.3%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.2573 · MAD: 0.1038

Return on equity-116.8%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentileInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0802 · MAD: 0.0639

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last year: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Current ratio
▼ Debt / equity
▼ Beta

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta1.03

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.41Sector median: 0.6440 · MAD: 0.2745

Current ratio0.64×

Yahoo FinanceOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -1.77Sector median: 1.6180 · MAD: 0.5360

Debt / equity57.17×

Yahoo FinanceOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -6.37Sector median: 0.4019 · MAD: 0.3378

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V.

Is Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Apr 28, 2026) got weaker in some ways: turned to a loss over the last 12 months. Its overall score is unchanged at 27/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. valued vs its peers?: Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 66/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Free cash flow yield 83.7% vs a peer median of 3.7% (stronger than 95% of peers).Free cash flow yield 83.7% vs peers 3.7% (stronger than 95% of peers). Earnings yield -23.2% vs a peer median of 3.8% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -23.2% vs peers 3.8% (weaker than 100% of peers).
Is Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. growing?: More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 29/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Revenue growth -3.3% vs a peer median of 4.4% (weaker than 76% of peers).Revenue growth -3.3% vs peers 4.4% (weaker than 76% of peers).
How profitable is Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V.?: Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 11/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Return on invested capital -9.7% vs a peer median of 7.1% (weaker than 93% of peers).Return on invested capital -9.7% vs peers 7.1% (weaker than 93% of peers).
How risky is Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V.?: Higher risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 0.64× vs a peer median of 1.62× (weaker than 100% of peers).Current ratio 0.64× vs peers 1.62× (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Year ended Dec 31, 2025 · filed Apr 28, 2026 · compared with the year ended Dec 31, 2024

Got weaker

Turned to a loss over the last 12 months

Worth watching: Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. is in the bottom fifth of its sector on profitability. From 2021 to 2025, 63% of companies in that position posted a loss over the following year, against 4% for the top fifth.

	Previous year	Latest year	Change
Net income (12 months)	126.4M USD	−103.9M USD	turned negative
Free cash flow (12 months)	506.7M USD	458.2M USD	−9.6%
Cash	908.0M USD	753.9M USD	−17.0%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one year at a time.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Return on assets (ROA)	2.7%	-1.8%	0.2%	2.2%	-1.8%	▼ 4.1 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	34.0%	-34.2%	3.2%	34.6%	-39.4%	▼ 74 pts
Current ratio	0.78×	0.75×	0.77×	0.78×	0.73×	▼ 6.9%
Quick ratio	0.77×	0.74×	0.76×	0.77×	0.72×	▼ 6.9%
Interest coverage	2.85×	0.23×	1.02×	1.41×	0.43×	▼ 69%

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers

Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.03 vs a peer median of 0.64), less short-term liquidity (current ratio 0.64 vs a peer median of 1.62) and more debt relative to equity (57.17× vs a peer median of 0.40×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.03 vs peers 0.64), less liquidity (current ratio 0.64 vs peers 1.62) and more debt vs equity (57.17× vs peers 0.40×)

Ranks #2,020 of 2,308 industrials companies (bottom 13%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Stock pay outran buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $17M vs $14M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to 2025.

Over three fiscal years Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. recorded $17M of stock-based pay expense and spent $14M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes). Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.Over three fiscal years Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. recorded $17M of stock-based pay expense and spent $14M repurchasing shares. Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.

Much more borrowing than peers. Debt is 57.2× equity vs a peer median of 0.4×.Debt is 57.2× equity vs peers 0.4×.

Debt is 57.2× shareholders' equity, against a peer median of 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.Debt is 57.2× shareholders' equity, vs peers 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.

Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 95% of peers on free cash flow, but only 0% on earnings.

Relative to its free cash flow, Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. looks cheaper than 95% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.

Not profitable yet. Reported a loss over the last 12 months.

Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. reported a net loss over the last twelve months, so earnings-based measures can't show it as cheap.

Questions investors ask about Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V.

Is Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Apr 28, 2026) got weaker in some ways: turned to a loss over the last 12 months. Its overall score is unchanged at 27/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. valued vs its peers?

Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 66/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Free cash flow yield 83.7% vs a peer median of 3.7% (stronger than 95% of peers).Free cash flow yield 83.7% vs peers 3.7% (stronger than 95% of peers). Earnings yield -23.2% vs a peer median of 3.8% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -23.2% vs peers 3.8% (weaker than 100% of peers).

Is Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. growing?

More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 29/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Revenue growth -3.3% vs a peer median of 4.4% (weaker than 76% of peers).Revenue growth -3.3% vs peers 4.4% (weaker than 76% of peers).

How profitable is Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V.?

Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 11/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Return on invested capital -9.7% vs a peer median of 7.1% (weaker than 93% of peers).Return on invested capital -9.7% vs peers 7.1% (weaker than 93% of peers).

How risky is Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V.?

Higher risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 0.64× vs a peer median of 1.62× (weaker than 100% of peers).Current ratio 0.64× vs peers 1.62× (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous year

Latest year

Change

Net income (12 months)

126.4M USD

−103.9M USD

turned negative

Free cash flow (12 months)

506.7M USD

458.2M USD

−9.6%

Cash

908.0M USD

753.9M USD

−17.0%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Return on assets (ROA)

2.7%

-1.8%

0.2%

2.2%

-1.8%

▼ 4.1 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

34.0%

-34.2%

3.2%

34.6%

-39.4%

▼ 74 pts

Current ratio

0.78×

0.75×

0.77×

0.78×

0.73×

▼ 6.9%

Quick ratio

0.77×

0.74×

0.76×

0.77×

0.72×

▼ 6.9%

Interest coverage

2.85×

0.23×

1.02×

1.41×

0.43×

▼ 69%