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Frontier Posts Q4 Profit, Resets 2026 Playbook

DENVER — Frontier Group Holdings said Frontier Airlines (F9) returned to quarterly profit in Q4 2025 and moved to right-size its fleet ahead of 2026.

Frontier Group said Frontier Airlines (F9) produced US$997 million in Q4 revenue and US$53 million in net income, with 5.2% pre-tax margin, as revenue management gains and a “more constructive” supply-demand setup offset disruption tied to the U.S. government shutdown and FAA flow constraints.

Frontier Airlines (F9) said it ended 2025 with US$874 million in liquidity, then outlined two major fleet levers: an AerCap deal framework that targets the early return of 24 A320neo in Q2 2026, plus an Airbus delivery-profile framework that defers 69 A320neo-family jets originally scheduled for 2027–2030.

For the full year 2025, Frontier Group said Frontier Airlines (F9) posted US$3.724 billion in revenue and a US$137 million net loss, after scaling capacity growth and absorbing cost pressure outside fuel.

Looking ahead, Frontier Group guided Frontier Airlines (F9) to Q1 2026 adjusted EPS of US$(0.26) to US$(0.44) and full-year 2026 adjusted EPS of US$(0.40) to US$0.50, as it targets a more measured long-term growth rate around ~10% while it chases reliability and cost discipline.

Frontier (F9) Q4 snapshot

Revenue/expense ($M) and pre-tax margin (%)

$997MQ4 2025 revenue
5.2%Q4 2025 pre-tax margin
$53MQ4 2025 net income
$874MLiquidity (year-end)
Source: Frontier Group Holdings Q4/FY2025 release (PRNewswire), Feb. 11, 2026.

Unit economics (Q4)

RASM vs CASM (¢)

RASM 10.17¢; CASM 9.67¢; CASM ex-fuel 7.36¢ (Q4 2025).

Fleet mix (end of 2025)

Airbus single-aisle counts

Total fleet: 176 aircraft (A320ceo/neo, A321ceo/neo).

2026 EPS guidance (adjusted)

Ranges as reported

Q1 2026: $(0.26)–$(0.44); FY 2026: $(0.40)–$0.50.