Copa Holdings Reports Second-Quarter Financial Results

PANAMA CITY, Aug. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Copa Holdings¹, S.A. (NYSE: CPA), today announced financial results for the second quarter of 2025 (2Q25), delivering another quarter of solid profitability and operational excellence. Key highlights include:

• Net profit of US$148.9 million or US$3.61 per share, which represents an earnings per share (EPS) increase of 25.2% compared to 2Q24.
• Net margin of 17.7% and an operating margin of 21.0%, an increase of 3.0 percentage points and 1.5 percentage points, respectively, compared to 2Q24.
• Revenue per available seat mile (RASM) of 10.7 cents, down 2.8% compared to 2Q24.
• Operating cost per available seat mile (CASM) decreased by 4.6% compared to 2Q24 to 8.5 cents, and CASM excluding fuel (Ex-fuel CASM) increased 3.2% year over year to 5.8 cents.
• The Company ended the quarter with approximately US$1.4 billion in cash, short-term and long-term investments, which represent 39% of the last twelve months’ revenues.
• The Company closed 2Q25 with an Adjusted Net Debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.6 times.
• The Company took delivery of three Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, ending the quarter with a consolidated fleet of 115 aircraft – 67 Boeing 737-800, 32 Boeing 737 MAX-9, 9 Boeing 737-700, 6 Boeing 737 MAX-8, and 1 Boeing 737-800 freighter.
• In June, Copa Airlines was recognized by Skytrax – for the tenth consecutive year – as the “Best Airline in Central America and the Caribbean” and as the “Best Airline Staff in Central America and the Caribbean.”
• Copa Airlines had an on-time performance for the quarter of 91.5% and a flight completion factor of 99.8%, once again positioning itself among the very best in the industry.
  

Subsequent events

• On August 6, 2025, the Board of Directors of Copa Holdings ratified its second dividend payment for the year of US$1.61 per share. Dividends will be paid on September 15, 2025, to shareholders of record as of August 29, 2025.
  

Full 2Q25 Earnings Release available for download at:

https://copa.gcs-web.com/financial-information/quarterly-results

Conference Call and Webcast

The Company will hold its financial results conference call tomorrow at 11 am ET (10 am local). Details follow:

About Copa Holdings

Copa Holdings is a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo services. The Company, through its operating subsidiaries, provides air service to countries in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean. For more information, visit: copaair.com

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Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements

This release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on current plans, estimates, and expectations, and are not guarantees of future performance. They are based on management’s expectations that involve several business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement. The risks and uncertainties relating to the forward-looking statements in this release are among those disclosed in Copa Holdings’ filed disclosure documents and are, therefore, subject to change without prior notice.

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Non-IFRS Financial Measures Reconciliation

This press release includes the following non-IFRS financial measures: Operating CASM Excluding Fuel. This supplemental information is presented because we believe it is a useful indicator of our operating performance and is useful in comparing our performance with other companies in the airline industry. These measures should not be considered in isolation and should be considered together with comparable IFRS measures, in particular operating profit and net profit. The following is a reconciliation of these non-IFRS financial measures to the comparable IFRS measures:

¹ The terms “Copa Holdings” and the “Company” refer to the consolidated entity. The financial information presented in this release, unless otherwise indicated, is presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). See the accompanying reconciliation of non-IFRS financial information to IFRS financial information included in the financial tables section of this earnings release. Unless otherwise stated, all comparisons with prior periods refer to the second quarter of 2024 (2Q24).