Virgin Australia's fiscal 2026 underlying EBIT rose 13% to AUD 753 million on 8% underlying revenue growth. Demand was strong, and prices were high amid elevated fuel costs. But Virgin was well hedged, driving a 60-basis-point increase in EBIT margin to about 12%.
Virgin's new market position is a clear improvement from its prepandemic, full-service strategy, materially reducing complexity, lowering capital intensity, and improving margins.
Virgin is exposed to cyclical factors outside management's control, including passenger demand, fuel prices, and exchange rates.
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Metric
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VGN
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DAL
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AIR
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 5.03 | 15.41 | 34.22 |
Price/Book Value | — | 2.54 | 0.75 |
Price/Sales | 0.34 | 0.81 | 0.18 |
Price/Cash Flow | 1.77 | 6.79 | 1.55 |
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Metric
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VGN
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DAL
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AIR
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Quick Ratio | 0.71 | 0.27 | 0.35 |
Current Ratio | 0.76 | 0.42 | 0.47 |
Interest Coverage | 3.32 | 9.13 | −1.78 |
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Metric
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VGN
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DAL
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AIR
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | 7.43% | 4.53% | −2.69% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | — | 18.71% | −13.31% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 26.78% | 10.39% | −3.77% |
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