Financial Analysis
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Filing evidence summary
Caution evidenceCoverage 5/5 core metricsOperating margin changed -5.5 percentage points from the prior annual period.
Backward-looking filed evidence under visible rules - not a rating, forecast or investment advice. Missing data is never scored.
Evidence signals
- Operating margin compressed
Operating margin changed -5.5 percentage points from the prior annual period.
Why this surfaced
Direction threshold: more than +1 percentage point constructive; below -1 point caution. Period end 2025-12-31.
- Free cash flow was negative
Latest reported free cash flow was -$600M.
Why this surfaced
Free cash flow = operating cash flow minus capital expenditures; positive is supporting evidence, not a valuation conclusion. Period end 2025-12-31.
- 5 filing risk checks flagged
Flagged areas: Earnings quality, Solvency & liquidity.
Why this surfaced
The full financial analysis shows each value, threshold, and sector limitation.
- Revenue was broadly stable
Latest reported annual revenue changed -1.4% from the prior reported annual observation.
Why this surfaced
Direction threshold: above +2% constructive; below -2% caution; otherwise monitor. This is not labeled one-year growth when filing periods have a gap. Period end 2025-12-31.
Core trend metrics
Hover a tile for its exact definition; the Statements tab carries per-cell filing citations.
Where to look next
Risk checks
- Earnings quality
- Solvency & liquidity
Financial movement
- Cash→ flat
- Long-term debt→ flat
- Inventory→ flat
- Receivables→ flat
- Current assets→ flat
Source & freshness
- Source
- SEC EDGAR XBRL
- Fetched
- 2026-09-06
- Latest period end
- 2025-12-31
- Filings
- EDGAR ↗
Reported segment mix
figures as filed · share of the filed sum · change vs the prior period in the same filing- Passenger$3.6Bshare n/a-2.3% yoy
- Non Fare Passenger Revenue$2.12Bshare n/a-5.8% yoy
- Aircraft Fare$1.48Bshare n/a+3.2% yoy
- Passenger Service Fees$947Mshare n/a-5.8% yoy
- Passenger Baggage$746Mshare n/a-13.5% yoy
- Passenger Seat Selection$297Mshare n/a+12.5% yoy
- Other Passenger Revenue$127Mshare n/a+8.5% yoy
- Product And Service Other$126Mshare n/a+37.0% yoy
member sum exceeds the consolidated figure: this axis carries more than one breakdown, so shares are not computed.
- Passenger$1.24Bshare n/ano prior
- Non Fare Passenger Revenue$622Mshare n/ano prior
- Aircraft Fare$613Mshare n/ano prior
- Passenger Service Fees$266Mshare n/ano prior
- Passenger Baggage$234Mshare n/ano prior
- Passenger Seat Selection$88Mshare n/ano prior
- +2 more members in the filing
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier, as reported in the same 10-Q.
Source: SEC DERA Financial Statement and Notes data sets. Dimensional XBRL facts on the business-segment, product/service and geographic axes; the engine keeps the accession of every figure. Descriptive and educational, not advice.
Peer percentiles
latest fiscal year ending 2025-12-31 · among 4,122 US-listed filers · 322 in Industrials| Metric | Value | vs all filers | vs sector |
|---|---|---|---|
Revenue latest fiscal-year revenue as filed | $3.7B | 76thof 3,301 top third | 66thof 305 middle third |
Revenue growth latest fiscal-year revenue vs the prior fiscal year | -1.4% | 26thof 3,135 bottom third | 30thof 294 bottom third |
Operating margin operating income ÷ revenue | -4.0% | 37thof 2,819 middle third | 25thof 280 bottom third |
Net margin net income ÷ revenue | -3.7% | 36thof 3,263 middle third | 27thof 299 bottom third |
Free-cash-flow margin (operating cash flow − |capex|) ÷ revenue | -16.1% | 21stof 2,679 bottom third | 17thof 276 bottom third |
Return on equity net income ÷ stockholders' equity (positive equity only) | -27.9% | 25thof 3,577 bottom third | 18thof 281 bottom third |
Stock comp ÷ revenue stock-based compensation ÷ revenue · lower is ranked higher | 0.6% | 83rdof 2,895 top third | 68thof 266 top third |
Days sales outstanding receivables ÷ revenue × 365 · lower is ranked higher | 8 days | 91stof 2,398 top third | 95thof 238 top third |
Cash-flow accrual ratio (net income − operating cash flow) ÷ average total assets · lower is ranked higher | 5.8% | 6thof 3,577 bottom third | 6thof 282 bottom third |
Balance-sheet accrual ratio change in net operating assets ÷ average net operating assets · lower is ranked higher | 17.0% | 31stof 3,059 bottom third | 25thof 223 bottom third |
Each filer's latest fiscal year as stored by the nightly crawl; fiscal year ends differ across the universe. A metric ranks only filers for which it is computable from filed facts. Ties split; a rank reads "better than N% of filers" in the metric's own direction. Descriptive and educational, not a rating.
Earnings quality
latest fiscal year ending 2025-12-31 · accruals and cash conversion as filedPer fiscal year from filed facts: cash conversion = operating cash flow / net income (net income > 0); cash-flow accrual ratio = (net income - operating cash flow) / average total assets; balance-sheet accrual ratio = change in net operating assets / average net operating assets, NOA = (assets - cash) - (liabilities - debt). Descriptive; a missing input yields a missing ratio. High accrual ratios and cash conversion well below one are the measures the accruals literature associates with less persistent earnings; they are screens to read the cash-flow statement with, not conclusions. The per-year series is part of Pro risk analysis.
Point-in-time ledger
first-reported vs latest filing · periods since 2020-01-01 · 0 changed periodsNo period on file has changed between its first report and the latest filing carrying it.
First filing reporting each period vs the latest filing carrying it (10-K and 10-Q only, periods since 2020, the extractor's winning tag per concept); a change under 0.5% is treated as rounding. A change can be a restatement, a reclassification or a re-tagging in a later comparative column; the two filings are linked so the reader can see which. Descriptive, not a verdict.
Notes by disclosure type
debt, leases, revenue, segments, contingencies, taxes and more · the filer's own wordsCommitments and contingencies · 10,080 characters as filed
Commitments and Contingencies Flight Equipment Commitments As of June 30, 2026, the Companys firm aircraft and engine purchase orders consisted of the following: A320neo A321neo Total Aircraft (a) Engines Year Ending Remainder of 2026 1 8 9 1 2027 8 8 3 2028 9 11 20 2 2029 15 15 5 2030 22 22 7 Thereafter 3 78 81 2 Total 13 142 155 20 __________________ (a) While the schedule presented above reflects the contractual delivery dates as of June 30, 2026, the Company continues to experience delays in the deliveries of Airbus aircraft which may persist in future periods. The Company is party to certain aircraft and engine purchase agreements that provide for, among other things, varying purchase incentives. These purchase incentives are allocated proportionally by aircraft or engine type over the remaining aircraft or engines to be delivered so that each aircrafts or engines capitalized cost upon induction would be equal. Therefore, as cash paid for deliveries is greater than the capitalized cost due to the allocation of these purchase incentives, a deferred purchase incentive is recognized, which will ultimately be offset by future deliveries of aircraft or engines with lower cash payments than their associated capitalized cost. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had $61 million and $81 million, respectively, of deferred purchase incentives recognized within other assets on the Companys condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, …
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Debt · 8,852 characters as filed
Debt The Companys debt obligations are as follows (in millions): June 30, 2026 December 31, 2025 Secured debt: Pre-delivery Credit Facilities (a) $ 226 $ 348 Revolving Loan Facility (b) 2025-1 EETCs (c) 100 105 Unsecured debt: Affinity card advance purchase of miles (d) 119 101 PSP Promissory Notes (e) 66 66 Total debt 511 620 Less: current maturities of long-term debt, net (206) (301) Less: total debt acquisition costs and other discounts, net (5) (6) Long-term debt, net $ 300 $ 313 __________________ (a) The Company has multiple pre-delivery credit facilities which consist of the PDP Financing Facility, the Second PDP Financing Facility and the Third PDP Financing Facility, all as defined below (together, the Pre-delivery Credit Facilities). The Pre-delivery Credit Facilities are for the financing of pre-delivery deposit payments (PDPs) for the Companys A320neo family aircraft purchase agreement. Each facility is collateralized by the Companys purchase agreement for the associated A320neo family aircraft deliveries through the term of the respective facilities. Total commitments (drawn or undrawn) under the Pre-delivery Credit Facilities are $299 million. See Note 8 for the Companys commitment schedule regarding its A320neo family orderbook. The Company, through an affiliate, entered into a PDP facility in December 2014 (as amended from time to time, the PDP Financing Facility) for the financing of certain aircraft PDPs. The facility consists of separate loans for each PDP …
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Revenue disaggregation · 498 characters as filed
Disaggregated operating revenues are as follows (in millions): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 Passenger revenues: Fare $ 613 $ 348 $ 1,062 $ 698 Non-fare passenger revenues: Service fees 266 252 436 486 Baggage 234 186 449 391 Seat selection 88 81 171 150 Other 34 31 69 57 Total non-fare passenger revenue 622 550 1,125 1,084 Total passenger revenues 1,235 898 2,187 1,782 Other revenues 44 31 84 59 Total operating revenues $ 1,279 $ 929 $ 2,271 $ 1,841
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Share-based compensation · 2,060 characters as filed
Stock-Based Compensation During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company recognized $4 million, $9 million, $6 million, and $11 million, respectively, in stock-based compensation expense, which is included as a component of salaries, wages and benefits within the Companys condensed consolidated statements of operations. Stock Options There were no stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2026. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, no vested stock options were exercised. As of June 30, 2026, the weighted-average exercise price of outstanding stock options was $9.49 per share. Restricted Stock Units During the six months ended June 30, 2026, 2,881,427 restricted stock units were issued with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $5.40 per share. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, 1,605,089 restricted stock units vested, of which 447,779 restricted stock units were withheld to cover employees tax withholding obligations, with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $7.15 and $8.45 per share, respectively. Performance Stock Units During the six months ended June 30, 2026, 1,063,239 performance stock units (PSUs) were issued, of which 550,886 PSUs were issued with a non-market-based performance condition and a weighted-average grant date fair value of $5.65 per share, and the remaining 512,353 PSUs were issued with a market-based condition and a weighted-average grant date fair value of $9.49 per share. During the s …
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Fair value · 3,351 characters as filed
Fair Value Measurements Under ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures , disclosures relating to how fair value is determined for assets and liabilities are required, and a hierarchy for which these assets and liabilities must be grouped is established, based on significant levels of inputs, as follows: Level 1 Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Company utilizes several valuation techniques in order to assess the fair value of its financial assets and liabilities. Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash are comprised of liquid money market funds, time deposits, and cash, and are categorized as Level 1 instruments. The Company maintains cash with various high-quality …
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Income taxes · 2,957 characters as filed
Income Taxes When a reliable estimate cannot be made, the Company computes the interim income tax provision based on the actual effective tax rate for the year-to-date period by applying the discrete method. T he Company has calculated its effective tax rate using the discrete method for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025. The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax and financial statement reporting basis of assets and liabilities. Quarterly, the Company assesses whether it is more likely than not that sufficient taxable income will be generated to realize deferred income tax assets, and a valuation allowance is recorded when it is more likely than not that some portion, or all, of the Companys deferred tax assets, will not be realized. The Company considers sources of taxable income from prior period carryback periods, future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, tax planning strategies and future projected taxable income when assessing the future realization of deferred tax assets, as applicable. The Companys effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 was a benefit of 4.3% and 3.5%, respectively, on pre-tax losses, compared to an expense of 0% and 2.7%, respectively, on pre-tax losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. The effective tax rate for the three and six month …
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Leases · 7,531 characters as filed
Operating Leases Early Return Agreement In March 2026, the Company entered into an agreement (the Early Return Agreement) to early terminate the leases associated with 24 A320neo aircraft, which represented a lease modification. The costs associated with the Early Return Agreement include non-recurring non-cash charges during the six months ended June 30, 2026 comprised of: $73 million related to the write-off of non-recoverable capitalized prepaid maintenance balances recorded in maintenance, materials and repairs within the Companys condensed consolidated statement of operations, $63 million of accelerated depreciation expense related to the remeasurement of useful lives of capitalized maintenance recorded in depreciation and amortization within the Companys condensed consolidated statement of operations and $(6) million of benefit related to the reversal of previously accrued fixed lease return costs. Additionally, during the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company recorded $79 million of charges in connection with the return condition of aircraft and engines in aircraft rent within the Companys condensed consolidated statement of operations which will largely be settled in fiscal years 2028 and 2029. During the three months ended June 30, 2026, the Company recorded $44 million of charges in connection with the return condition of aircraft and engines in aircraft rent and $26 million of accelerated depreciation expense related to the remeasurement of useful lives of ca …
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Revenue recognition · 2,464 characters as filed
Revenue Recognition As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Companys air traffic liability balance was $512 million and $361 million, respectively, which includes amounts classified as other long-term liabilities on the Companys condensed consolidated balance sheets. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, 88% of the air traffic liability as of December 31, 2025 was recognized as passenger revenue within the Companys condensed consolidated statements of operations. Of the air traffic liability balances as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, $83 million and $75 million, respectively, was related to unearned membership fees. During the three months ended June 30, 2026, the Company received $175 million of prepaid loyalty program consideration. The upfront payment is included within frequent flyer liabilities, other current and long-term liabilities on the Companys condensed consolidated balance sheets and will be recognized over the duration of the program in passenger and other revenues based on the nature of the separate performance obligations. Operating revenues are comprised of passenger revenues, which includes fare and non-fare passenger revenues, and other revenues. Disaggregated operating revenues are as follows (in millions): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 Passenger revenues: Fare $ 613 $ 348 $ 1,062 $ 698 Non-fare passenger revenues: Service fees 266 252 436 486 Baggage 234 186 449 391 Seat selection 88 81 171 …
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Significant accounting policies · 3,084 characters as filed
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) and include the accounts of Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (FGHI or the Company) and its wholly-owned direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. (FAH) and Frontier Airlines, Inc. (Frontier). All wholly-owned subsidiaries are consolidated, with all intercompany transactions and balances being eliminated. The Company is an ultra low-cost, low-fare airline headquartered in Denver, Colorado that offers flights throughout the United States and to select international destinations in the Americas, serving approximately 90 airports. The Company is managed as a single business unit that provides air transportation for passengers and management has concluded there is only one reportable segment. The Company has identified net income (loss) as the primary measurement of the segments profit or loss. Please see the Companys Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for net income (loss), as well as other significant revenue and expense components of profit or loss, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025. The Company has identified total assets as the primary measurement of the segments assets. Please see the Companys Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for total assets as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 202 …
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