CONTROLADORA VUELA CIA-ADR (VLRS) Stock Fundamental Analysis
NYSE:VLRS • US21240E1055
8.86 USD
-0.64 (-6.74%)
At close: Feb 25, 2026
8.65 USD
-0.21 (-2.37%)
Pre-Market: 2/26/2026, 8:25:55 AM
Taking everything into account, VLRS scores 3 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. VLRS was compared to 22 industry peers in the Passenger Airlines industry. While VLRS is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. VLRS is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
- VLRS had negative earnings in the past year.
- VLRS had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- In multiple years VLRS reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
- Each year in the past 5 years VLRS had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
- VLRS's Return On Assets of -1.10% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. VLRS outperforms 54.55% of its industry peers.
- VLRS's Return On Equity of -23.95% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. VLRS outperforms 54.55% of its industry peers.
- VLRS has a Return On Invested Capital (2.85%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- VLRS had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 3.79%. This is significantly below the industry average of 20.69%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -1.1% | ||
| ROE | -23.95% | ||
| ROIC | 2.85% |
ROA(3y)0.19%
ROA(5y)-0.55%
ROE(3y)1.23%
ROE(5y)-21.78%
ROIC(3y)3.79%
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
- VLRS's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 5.09%, VLRS is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 63.64% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of VLRS has remained more or less at the same level.
- The Gross Margin of VLRS (50.82%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- VLRS's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 5.09% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 50.82% |
OM growth 3Y-11.8%
OM growth 5Y0.58%
PM growth 3Y-5.97%
PM growth 5Y-11.94%
GM growth 3Y-1.52%
GM growth 5Y1.55%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
- The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so VLRS is destroying value.
- VLRS has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
- The number of shares outstanding for VLRS has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
- The debt/assets ratio for VLRS has been reduced compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
- VLRS has an Altman-Z score of 0.56. This is a bad value and indicates that VLRS is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
- With a Altman-Z score value of 0.56, VLRS perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 50.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- VLRS has a debt to FCF ratio of 9.16. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as VLRS would need 9.16 years to pay back of all of its debts.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of VLRS (9.16) is better than 81.82% of its industry peers.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 11.87 is on the high side and indicates that VLRS has dependencies on debt financing.
- VLRS has a Debt to Equity ratio (11.87) which is in line with its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 11.87 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 9.16 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.56 |
ROIC/WACC0.53
WACC5.34%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 0.67 indicates that VLRS may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.67, VLRS is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 72.73% of the companies in the same industry.
- VLRS has a Quick Ratio of 0.67. This is a bad value and indicates that VLRS is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- VLRS's Quick ratio of 0.66 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. VLRS outperforms 68.18% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.66 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
- VLRS shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -125.88%.
- The Earnings Per Share has been decreasing by -4.00% on average over the past years.
- The Revenue has decreased by -6.70% in the past year.
- VLRS shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 10.14% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-125.88%
EPS 3Y6.25%
EPS 5Y-4%
EPS Q2Q%-66.67%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.7%
Revenue growth 3Y12.61%
Revenue growth 5Y10.14%
Sales Q2Q%-3.57%
3.2 Future
- Based on estimates for the next years, VLRS will show a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will decrease by -55.39% on average per year.
- Based on estimates for the next years, VLRS will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 7.57% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-173.3%
EPS Next 2Y-45.68%
EPS Next 3Y-55.39%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-2.89%
Revenue Next 2Y3.85%
Revenue Next 3Y6.33%
Revenue Next 5Y7.57%
3.3 Evolution
- When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
- When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- VLRS reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
- Also next year VLRS is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of VLRS indicates a rather cheap valuation: VLRS is cheaper than 95.45% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- 100.00% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than VLRS, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 2.41 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 5.09 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- A cheap valuation may be justified as VLRS's earnings are expected to decrease with -55.39% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-45.68%
EPS Next 3Y-55.39%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
- VLRS does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
8.86
-0.64 (-6.74%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupTransportation
GICS IndustryPassenger Airlines
Earnings (Last)11-14 2025-11-14/bmo
Earnings (Next)04-27 2026-04-27
Inst Owners14%
Inst Owner Change1.22%
Ins Owners1.31%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap1.02B
Revenue(TTM)2.99B
Net Income(TTM)-62.87M
Analysts78.18
Price Target10.71 (20.88%)
Short Float %2.6%
Short Ratio3.93
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)200.27%
Min EPS beat(2)30.03%
Max EPS beat(2)370.52%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)102.99%
Min EPS beat(4)-10.88%
Max EPS beat(4)370.52%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)129.94%
EPS beat(12)8
Avg EPS beat(12)66.26%
EPS beat(16)9
Avg EPS beat(16)78.84%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)0.76%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.06%
Max Revenue beat(2)3.58%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)0.15%
Min Revenue beat(4)-2.06%
Max Revenue beat(4)3.58%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)1.73%
Revenue beat(12)5
Avg Revenue beat(12)0.11%
Revenue beat(16)7
Avg Revenue beat(16)9.82%
PT rev (1m)7.07%
PT rev (3m)53.66%
EPS NQ rev (1m)31.57%
EPS NQ rev (3m)31.23%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)8.61%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.68%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)1.43%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.03%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.63%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A | ||
| P/S | 0.34 | ||
| P/FCF | 2.41 | ||
| P/OCF | 1.26 | ||
| P/B | 3.88 | ||
| P/tB | 4.4 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 5.09 |
EPS(TTM)-0.44
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.13
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)3.67
FCFY41.47%
OCF(TTM)7.02
OCFY79.2%
SpS26.03
BVpS2.28
TBVpS2.01
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -1.1% | ||
| ROE | -23.95% | ||
| ROCE | 4.13% | ||
| ROIC | 2.85% | ||
| ROICexc | 3.64% | ||
| ROICexgc | 3.68% | ||
| OM | 5.09% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 50.82% | ||
| FCFM | 14.12% |
ROA(3y)0.19%
ROA(5y)-0.55%
ROE(3y)1.23%
ROE(5y)-21.78%
ROIC(3y)3.79%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)4.94%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)4.97%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)5.48%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3Y-13.17%
ROICexgc growth 5Y2.15%
ROICexc growth 3Y-13.24%
ROICexc growth 5Y2.06%
OM growth 3Y-11.8%
OM growth 5Y0.58%
PM growth 3Y-5.97%
PM growth 5Y-11.94%
GM growth 3Y-1.52%
GM growth 5Y1.55%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.52
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 11.87 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 9.16 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 3.89 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 59.28% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 12.84% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 2.31 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 100.74% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.66 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.56 |
F-Score4
WACC5.34%
ROIC/WACC0.53
Cap/Depr(3y)94.98%
Cap/Depr(5y)80.78%
Cap/Sales(3y)15.54%
Cap/Sales(5y)14.27%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-125.88%
EPS 3Y6.25%
EPS 5Y-4%
EPS Q2Q%-66.67%
EPS Next Y-173.3%
EPS Next 2Y-45.68%
EPS Next 3Y-55.39%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.7%
Revenue growth 3Y12.61%
Revenue growth 5Y10.14%
Sales Q2Q%-3.57%
Revenue Next Year-2.89%
Revenue Next 2Y3.85%
Revenue Next 3Y6.33%
Revenue Next 5Y7.57%
EBIT growth 1Y-66.89%
EBIT growth 3Y-0.68%
EBIT growth 5Y10.78%
EBIT Next Year90.7%
EBIT Next 3Y33.33%
EBIT Next 5Y26.59%
FCF growth 1Y113.99%
FCF growth 3Y-6.02%
FCF growth 5Y9.48%
OCF growth 1Y18.63%
OCF growth 3Y11.54%
OCF growth 5Y17%
CONTROLADORA VUELA CIA-ADR / VLRS FAQ
Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for CONTROLADORA VUELA CIA-ADR?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to VLRS.
What is the valuation status for VLRS stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to CONTROLADORA VUELA CIA-ADR (VLRS). This can be considered as Overvalued.
What is the profitability of VLRS stock?
CONTROLADORA VUELA CIA-ADR (VLRS) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.
Can you provide the expected EPS growth for VLRS stock?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of CONTROLADORA VUELA CIA-ADR (VLRS) is expected to decline by -173.3% in the next year.