Ryanair Holdings PLC

RYAAY Industrials Airlines

Ryanair Holdings PLC’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended March 2026) was $18.0 billion, up 20.3% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
+2.39%
EPS
−62.3%
Free cash flow
−150.2%
Total debt
−67.9%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

59.02 0.49 +0.84%
Market cap
$30.3B
P/E
14.3×
Fwd P/E
—
Dividend yield
0.00%
F-score
9/9
Altman Z
3.25
Beneish M
−3.05
Dividend safety
70/100

Ryanair Holdings PLC (RYAAY) Return on equity

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Ryanair Holdings PLC's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 17.3%, down 8.9 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (26.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.8% (fiscal 2021) to 37.9% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 67% of that period. That is above the Airlines industry median of 14.1% and above the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2026 26.2% 4.25
FY2025 21.9% (7.48)
FY2024 29.4% 7.18
FY2023 22.2% 26.93
FY2022 −4.72% 17.05
FY2021 −21.8% (34.31)
FY2020 12.5% (5.65)
FY2019 18.2% (15.48)
FY2018 33.7% 0.95
FY2017 32.7% (5.15)

Against its own ten years

Low −21.8% High 37.9%
Ten-year median 22.6%
Current reading's percentile 67

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
LTM LATAM Airlines Group S.A. compare 98.5%
CPA Copa Holdings, S.A. compare 23.1%
UAL United Airlines Holdings Inc compare 22.3%
RYAAY Ryanair Holdings PLC 17.3%
DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc. compare 15.9%
SKYW SkyWest, Inc. compare 15.1%
LUV Southwest Airlines Co. compare 14.0%
AAL American Airlines Group Inc. compare 11.8%
ALK Alaska Air Group, Inc. compare −10.5%
Airlines industry median 14.1%
Industrials sector median 3.71%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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