ULCC · Frontier Group Holdings, Inc.
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Technicals
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Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Adjusted (non-GAAP) CASM non-GAAP | 7.42 | second quarter of 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted CASM (excluding fuel) (¢) non-GAAP | 7.84 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted CASM (¢) non-GAAP | 11.77 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted CASM + net interest (¢) non-GAAP | 11.74 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted CASM + net interest, stage-length adjusted to 1,000 miles (¢) non-GAAP | 11.12 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted fare revenue per passenger ($) non-GAAP | $63.04 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted income (loss) before income taxes non-GAAP | -$24M | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Income (loss) before income taxes, as reported -$94M
+$70M Pre-tax impact
= Adjusted income (loss) before income taxes -$24M
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| Adjusted net income (loss) non-GAAP | -$22M | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Net income (loss), as reported -$90M
+$70M Early Return Agreement (pre-tax)
-$2M Tax benefit (expense), related to non-GAAP adjustments
= Adjusted net income (loss) -$22M
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| Adjusted non-fare passenger revenue per passenger ($) non-GAAP | $63.87 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted other revenue per passenger ($) non-GAAP | $4.55 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted RASM (¢) non-GAAP | 11.52 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted RASM, stage-length adjusted to 1,000 miles (¢) non-GAAP | 10.91 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted total ancillary revenue per passenger ($) non-GAAP | $68.42 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted total revenue per passenger ($) non-GAAP | $131.46 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Aircraft – end of period | 165 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| ASMs | 11.1B | second quarter of 2026 | — |
| ASMs per gallon | 106 | second quarter of 2026 | — |
| Available seat miles (“ASMs”) (millions) | 11.1B | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Average aircraft in service | 172 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Average daily aircraft utilization (hours) | 9.7 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Average fuel cost | $4.17 | second quarter of 2026 | — |
| Average seats per departure | 212 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Average stage length | 897 | second quarter of 2026 | — |
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| Block hours | 151,888 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| CASM | 12.39 | second quarter of 2026 | — |
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| CASM (excluding fuel) (¢) non-GAAP | 8.46 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| CASM + net interest (¢) non-GAAP | 12.37 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Departures | 58,271 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Fare revenue per passenger ($) | $63.04 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Flown load factor | 80.3% | second quarter of 2026 | — |
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| Fuel cost per gallon ($) | $4.17 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Fuel gallons consumed (thousands) | 104.79M | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Full-time equivalent employees | 8,352 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Non-fare passenger revenue per passenger ($) | $63.87 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Other revenue per passenger ($) | $4.55 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Passengers (thousands) | 9.73M | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| RASM | 11.52 | second quarter of 2026 | — |
| RASM, stage-length adjusted to 1,000 miles (¢) | 10.91 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Revenue passenger miles (“RPMs”) (millions) | 8.92B | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Total ancillary revenue per passenger ($) | $68.42 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Total fleet | 165 | as of June 30, 2026 | — |
| Total liquidity | $1.16B | as of June 30, 2026 | — |
| Total revenue per available seat mile (“RASM”) (¢) | 11.52 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Total revenue per passenger ($) | $131.46 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted (Non-GAAP) RASM non-GAAP | 10.86 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted (Non-GAAP) RASM, stage-length adjusted to 1,000 miles non-GAAP | 10.29 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | -$46M | Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
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GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP EBITDA -$221M
+$73M TSA Reserve
+$102M Early Return Agreement
= Adjusted EBITDA -$46M
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| Adjusted EBITDAR non-GAAP | $190M | Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
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GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Adjusted EBITDA -$46M
+$265M Aircraft rent
-$29M Early Return Agreement
= Adjusted EBITDAR $190M
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| Available seat miles (ASMs) | 9.8B | first quarter of 2026 | — |
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| Average fuel cost per gallon non-GAAP | $2.88 | first quarter of 2026 | — |
| EBITDA | -$221M | Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Fuel gallons consumed | 92.96M | Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
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| Passengers | 8.32M | Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
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| Revenue passenger miles (“RPMs”) | 7.69B | Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
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| Total adjusted operating expenses excluding fuel non-GAAP | $868M | first quarter of 2026 | — |
| Total adjusted operating expenses excluding fuel per ASM non-GAAP | 8.85 | first quarter of 2026 | — |
| Total adjusted operating expenses per ASM non-GAAP | 11.58 | first quarter of 2026 | — |
| Total operating expenses (excluding fuel) | $1.01B | Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted CASM (excluding fuel), stage-length adjusted to 1,000 non-GAAP | 7.1 | Year Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Adjusted CASM + net interest, stage-length adjusted to 1,000 non-GAAP | 9.3 | Year Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Adjusted earnings per share, diluted non-GAAP | -$0.6 | Year Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Average daily aircraft utilization | 8.6 | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| RASM on a stage adjusted basis to 1,000 miles | 9.61 | fourth quarter of 2025 | — |
| Revenue per available seat mile (RASM) | 10.17 | fourth quarter of 2025 | — |
| Stage adjusted to 1,000 miles, full-year 2025 adjusted CASM + net interest non-GAAP | 9.3 | full-year 2025 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Airlines — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
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ULCC
this stock
Frontier Group Holdings, Inc.
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$1.34B | +24.0% | -1.4% | — | 10.1% |
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DAL
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
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$54.64B | +15.4% | +4.0% | 13.8 | 3.4% |
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UAL
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
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$35.90B | -1.1% | +3.2% | 10.4 | 6.4% |
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RYAAY
Ryanair Holdings PLC
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$29.08B | -22.2% | — | — | 0.5% |
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LUV
Southwest Airlines Co
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$19.45B | -4.1% | +3.7% | 25.2 | 5.1% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionPerformance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
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| ULCC | -2.0% | -13.5% | +54.5% | -13.5% | +24.0% |
| SPY | +0.5% | +3.0% | +13.4% | +3.0% | +12.8% |
| vs SPY | -2.5% | -16.5% | +41.1% | -16.5% | +11.2% |