# Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion S.A.B. de C.V. American (VLRS) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Airlines. Price $6.85, market value $787 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion S.A.B. de C.V. American reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 0.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.2×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 11.6×**. The shares trade at 11.6× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 47.6×**. Enterprise value is 47.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 84.3%** (5-yr avg 11.2%). Free cash flow equals 84.3% of the market value, above its five-year average of 11.2%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 3.8%**. Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion S.A.B. de C.V. American keeps 3.8% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 0.4%**. 0.4% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: -3.4%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -39.4%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 0.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 0.3%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -3.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces -3.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -942.6%**. Earnings per share fell 942.6%.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 17.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 17.7% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 14.62**. Debt is 14.62 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 37.9×**. It would take 37.9 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Interest coverage: 0.0×**. Operating profit covers interest only 0.0×: fragile.
- **Current ratio: 0.73** (quick 0.72). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Altman Z-score: 0.64**. A Z-score of 0.64 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion S.A.B. de C.V. American does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (13 analysts). 13 analysts cover Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion S.A.B. de C.V. American; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $9.46 (+38% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 12.1%** (YTD -22.9%, 3-mo -6.8%). The shares are up 12.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -36.6%** (18.3% above the low). Trading 37% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 41**. An RSI of 41 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.88** (volatility 52%). Beta of 1.88 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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