Industrials
Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V.(VLRS)
Live Price
Offline$8.04
+5.10% today
1Y Change
+87.41%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 12, 2026
- Market Cap
- $840.00M
- Revenue Growth
- -3.3%
- EPS Growth
- -918.2%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 245 bars · Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 12, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (VLRS) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $840.00M and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $8.04 and up 87.4% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 12, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -3.3%, EPS growth of -918.2%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue -3.3%, EPS -918.2%, free cash flow +48.0% with operating margin 2.8% and ROIC 1.9%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 0.3. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines VLRS price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Industrials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-3.3% vs +3.6% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+2.8% vs +16.9% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 27, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -3.3% and EPS is at -918.2%, with operating margin around 2.8%.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -9.1% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 0 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Δ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 27, 2026 | — | -1.5% | -1.1% | -0.5% |
2026 Feb 24, 2026 | -84.0% | -6.7% | -19.7% | -23.9% |
2025 Oct 27, 2025 | +266.7% | -2.1% | -6.5% | -9.5% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
Compare this ticker against a broad index, growth benchmark, or sector ETF using a shared 1Y normalization window.
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Relative to SPY
VLRS Max Drawdown
-42.14%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for VLRS and SPY.
Company Overview
Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V.
New York Stock Exchange
Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V., through its subsidiaries, Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.P.I. de C.V., provides air transportation services for passengers, cargo, and mail in Mexico and internationally. The company operates approximately 410 daily flights on routes connecting 43 cities in Mexico, 22 cities in the United States, and 3 cities in Central America. As of December 31, 2020, it operated through a fleet of 86 aircraft. The company also offers merchandising, recruitment and payroll, travel agency, and loyalty program services. Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.
- Leadership
- Enrique Javier Beltranena Mejicano
- IPO Date
- Sep 18, 2013
- Employees
- 6.9k
- Street Address
- Tower B
- Mailing
- Mexico City, DF, 01210
- Region
- Mexico City, DF, MX
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 52 55 5261 6400
- Last Updated
- May 5, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- —
- EV/EBITDA
- 22.3
- Price/Sales
- 0.3
- Price/Book
- 4.0
Growth
- Revenue
- -3.3%
- EPS
- -918.2%
- Free Cash Flow
- +48.0%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 5.6%
- Operating Margin
- 2.8%
- Net Margin
- -4.0%
- ROE
- -50.2%
- ROIC
- 1.9%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 18.46
- Current Ratio
- 0.67
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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