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RYAAY's Q1 profit declines 34% as lower fares and higher unhedged fuel costs outweighed 6% traffic growth, with pricing visibility still limited.

A ramp-up in fighting between the U.S. and Iran over the weekend has left Wall Street reconsidering its expectations for the war's economic impact. Stocks continue to brush off the latest flare-up in tensions, but economists are worried that energy prices once again ascending could weigh on consumers and the broader economy.

Ryanair Holdings plc (RYAAY) Q1 2027 Earnings Call Transcript

Ryanair Holdings plc's Q1 profitability remained resilient despite a difficult operating backdrop. RYAAY's strong balance sheet, €2.7 billion net cash, and near-complete €750 million buyback support future buybacks. The CEO contract extension with equity-linked incentives aligns management with shareholders and supports strategic continuity toward 275 million passengers by 2032.

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said on Monday ​that an initial finding ‌from a probe into an incident in which a passenger ​was partly sucked out ​of a Boeing 737's ⁠broken window suggested "foreign object ​damage."

Ryanair's first-quarter profit slumped due to rising prices for its unhedged fuel and declining ticket fares amid the ongoing Iran war. The budget airline saw its profit after tax for the first quarter fall 34% to 538 million euros ($615.3 million).

Ryanair Holdings cdi) (LON: 0RYA reported a sharp decline in first-quarter profit as lower fares and a spike in unhedged fuel costs offset higher passenger traffic, executives said during the company's Q1 results presentation.

Fares decreased 6% due to consumer uncertainty and concerns about jet-fuel shortages amid the Middle East conflict.

Ryanair warned on Monday that its average summer fares looked set to be modestly ​down on last year amid uncertainty around ‌the Iran war, while after-tax profit for the low-cost airline's April-June quarter fell short of analyst forecasts.

Citi has argued that Ryanair Holdings PLC's (LSE:RYA) recent underperformance against Europe's legacy airlines is overdone and looks set to reverse. The bank said shares in the Irish low-cost carrier have lagged those of its full-service European peers by around 15 percentage points so far this year.