Controladora Vuela (VLRS) reported $784 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 3.6%. EPS of $0.05 for the same period compares to $0.32 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $785.01 million, representing a surprise of -0.13%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +266.67%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.03.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Controladora Vuela performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Available Seat Miles (ASMs) - Total: $9.07 billion versus $9.12 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
- CASM ex fuel (cents): 5.48 Cents versus the two-analyst average estimate of 5.51 Cents.
- Fuel gallons accrued: 83.88 Mgal versus 86.79 Mgal estimated by two analysts on average.
- Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) - Total: $7.65 billion versus $7.79 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
- Operating expenses per ASM (CASM) (cents): 7.90 Cents compared to the 8.08 Cents average estimate based on two analysts.
- Load factor - Total: 84.4% versus 85.5% estimated by two analysts on average.
- Operating revenues- Passenger revenues- Fare: $342 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $347.8 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -15.1%.
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Shares of Controladora Vuela have returned +1.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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