Frontier Group Holdings, Inc.
ULCCAnalytical Summary
Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. faces fundamental challenges with weakness in Return on Common Equity (%) and Profit Margin (%). The fundamentals warrant careful consideration of downside risks.
8-Year Financial Trajectory
AnnualBullish Indicators
- No bullish signals detected.
Bearish Risks
- Debt to EquityDebt to Equity is concerning (bottom quartile)
- Operating Margin (%)Operating Margin (%) is in the bottom quartile
- Profit Margin (%)Profit Margin (%) is in the bottom quartile
- Return on Common Equity (%)Return on Common Equity (%) is in the bottom quartile
Health Breakdown
Dividend History
Dividend / share · sourced from SEC filingsNo quarterly dividend data reported to the SEC.
Statement lens
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| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth YoY (%) |
-1.4%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-127%)
|
5.2%
Fair
↓
Fair
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
At sector avg
|
7.9%
Fair
↓
Fair
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+58%)
|
61.5%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+1129%)
|
64.8%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+1196%)
|
-50.2%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-1103%)
|
— | — |
| EPS Growth YoY (%) | N/M | N/M |
70.6%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
64.6%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
57.5%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
N/M | — | — |
| Net Income Growth YoY (%) | N/M | N/M |
70.3%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in net income |
63.7%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in net income |
54.7%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in net income |
N/M | — | — |
| FCF Growth YoY (%) |
-530.6%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
69.2%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
-230.8%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
N/M | N/M | N/M | — | — |
| Revenue CAGR 3Y (%) |
3.8%
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
22.4%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
42.1%
Excellent
Excellent
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
9.9%
Fair
Fair
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
— | — | — | — |
| Revenue CAGR 5Y (%) |
24.4%
Excellent
Excellent
Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years |
8.5%
Good
Good
Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Margin (%) (%) |
-4.0%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-133%)
|
1.5%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-87%)
|
-0.1%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-101%)
|
-1.4%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-111%)
|
-5.7%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-147%)
|
-29.2%
Weak
Weak
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-343%)
|
12.3%
Fair
Fair
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
At sector avg
|
— |
| Effective Tax Rate (%) (%) |
-2.2%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
1.2%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
134.4%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
17.8%
Good
↓
Good
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
29.2%
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
39.5%
Weak
Weak
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
22.8%
Fair
Fair
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
— |
| Profit Margin (%) (%) |
-3.7%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-146%)
|
2.3%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-72%)
|
-0.3%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-104%)
|
-1.1%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-114%)
|
-5.0%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-162%)
|
-18.0%
Weak
Weak
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-325%)
|
10.0%
Fair
Fair
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+25%)
|
— |
| FCF Margin (%) (%) |
-14.1%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-2.2%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-7.3%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-2.3%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
10.5%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-44.6%
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
6.8%
Caution
Caution
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| FCF / Net Income (x) |
3.83x
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
-0.96x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
23.73x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
2.11x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
-2.12x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
2.48x
Excellent
Excellent
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.68x
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Invested Capital (%) |
-13.7%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
5.2%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
0.1%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-3.9%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-8.7%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-39.6%
Weak
Weak
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
44.0%
Excellent
Excellent
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| Return on Capital (%) (%) |
-2.1%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
0.9%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-0.1%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-1.0%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-2.8%
Weak
Weak
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-10.3%
Weak
Weak
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— | — |
| Return on Common Equity (%) (%) |
-27.9%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-286%)
|
14.1%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-6%)
|
-2.2%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-114%)
|
-7.3%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-148%)
|
-19.2%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-228%)
|
-72.6%
Weak
Weak
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-584%)
|
46.3%
Excellent
Excellent
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+209%)
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt to Equity (x) |
1.26x
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Above avg (+80%)
|
0.84x
Fair
→
Fair
Stable
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Above avg (+20%)
|
0.93x
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Above avg (+34%)
|
0.85x
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Above avg (+21%)
|
0.80x
Fair
Fair
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Above avg (+14%)
|
0.80x
Fair
Fair
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Above avg (+14%)
|
— | — |
| Net Debt (USD) | $-51.00M | $-233.00M | $-135.00M | $-330.00M | $-495.00M | $-131.00M | — | — |
| Debt / EBITDA (x) |
-4.16x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
8.74x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
-158.00x
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
-9.58x
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
-3.62x
Excellent
Excellent
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
-0.68x
Excellent
Excellent
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
— | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working Capital (USD) | $-1.15B | $-862.00M | $-787.00M | $-535.00M | $-289.00M | $-353.00M | — | — |
| LT Debt (USD) | $620.00M | $507.00M | $474.00M | $431.00M | $423.00M | $247.00M | — | — |
| Total Equity (USD) | $491.00M | $604.00M | $507.00M | $509.00M | $530.00M | $310.00M | $542.00M | $280.00M |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales/Revenue/Turnover (USD) | $3.72B | $3.77B | $3.59B | $3.33B | $2.06B | $1.25B | $2.51B | — |
| Net Income, GAAP (USD) | $-137.00M | $85.00M | $-11.00M | $-37.00M | $-102.00M | $-225.00M | $251.00M | — |
| Operating Cash Flow (USD) | $-525.00M | $-82.00M | $-261.00M | $-78.00M | $216.00M | $-557.00M | $171.00M | — |
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Signals
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No bullish signals detected
Debt to Equity is concerning (bottom quartile)
Operating Margin (%) is in the bottom quartile
Profit Margin (%) is in the bottom quartile
Return on Common Equity (%) is in the bottom quartile
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