Frontier profit margin ULCC
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2020.
- Net margin, 12 months
- −9.3%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- −9.8%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −8.4 pts
- Peer median
- 6.7%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Frontier kept −9.3% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of −9.8%.
Five years earlier its net margin was −18.8%.
The median for 3 airline and airport stocks of a similar size is 6.7%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −3.7% | −4.0% |
| FY2024 | 2.3% | 1.5% |
| FY2023 | −0.3% | −0.1% |
| FY2022 | −1.1% | −1.4% |
| FY2021 | −5.0% | −5.7% |
| FY2020 | −18.0% | −29.2% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | −9.3% | −8.4 pts | −9.8% | |
| Q1 FY26 | −9.6% | −11.4 pts | −10.1% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −3.7% | −5.9 pts | −4.0% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −3.6% | −3.5 pts | −4.1% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −0.9% | +0.9 pts | −1.5% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 1.8% | +2.4 pts | 1.1% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 2.3% | +2.6 pts | 1.5% | |
| Q3 FY24 | −0.2% | −2.0 pts | 0.3% | |
| Q2 FY24 | −1.8% | −5.3 pts | −1.7% | |
| Q1 FY24 | −0.7% | −2.7 pts | −0.2% | |
| Q4 FY23 | −0.3% | +0.8 pts | −0.1% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 1.8% | +6.1 pts | 1.2% |
Against its peers
Companies in Airlines, Airports & Air Services nearest Frontier's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| ULCCFrontier | −9.3% |
| VTOLBristow | 6.7% |
| ALGTAllegiant Travel CO | 0.9% |
| SKYWSkywest | 9.8% |
| Peer median | 6.7% |
Where Frontier ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.