Republic Airways Holdings (RJET) has wrapped up FY 2025 with Q4 revenue of US$464.1 million and basic EPS of US$0.12, framing a year where trailing twelve month revenue reached US$1.68 billion and EPS came in at US$1.91 alongside earnings growth of 18% over the prior year. Over the past six quarters, the company has seen revenue move from US$377 million in Q3 2024 to US$384.8 million in Q4 2024 and then up to US$464.1 million in Q4 2025, with quarterly EPS ranging from US$0.56 to US$37.4 and trailing net margins ticking from 4.4% to 4.5% as investors weigh that steady profitability against a one off US$47.1 million loss in the period.
See our full analysis for Republic Airways Holdings.With the headline numbers on the table, the next step is to see how this earnings profile lines up with the widely held narratives around Republic Airways, and where the fresh data may start to challenge those views.
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4.5% Net Margin Sets The Earnings Floor
- For the last 12 months, Republic Airways reported a net profit margin of 4.5%, slightly above the prior year’s 4.4%, on US$1.68b of revenue and US$76.2 million of net income.
- What is interesting for a more bullish angle is that this 4.5% margin and 18% year over year earnings growth sit alongside a one off US$47.1 million loss, which means:
- Bulls can point to five years of profitability and the 18% earnings growth as evidence of an underlying profit engine that still produced US$76.2 million of net income even with that one time hit included.
- At the same time, the one off loss is a clear reminder from the bearish side that airline profits can be sensitive to single large items, so some investors may question how repeatable this earnings level is without more detail on that charge.
P/E Of 11.5x Sits Between Peers And US Market
- RJET trades on a trailing P/E of 11.5x, which is higher than the Global Airlines average of 9.1x and the peer average of 10.2x, but lower than the wider US market P/E of 19.2x, against a current share price of US$18.77.
- Bears focus on that premium to airline peers, and the data here gives them some concrete talking points:
- Critics highlight that paying 11.5x earnings for a company with a 4.5% net margin and a high level of debt could be demanding compared with airlines on 9.1x in the same industry, especially when the trailing figures include a US$47.1 million one off loss.
- However, the same numbers can also be read as the market giving some credit for 18% earnings growth and multi year profitability, so the bearish view that the shares are simply expensive relative to peers is only partly backed by these figures.
Earnings Per Share Track Multi Year Profitability
- On a trailing basis RJET reports basic EPS of US$1.91 for FY 2025, with the last six quarters showing positive net income in every period, including US$22 million in Q4 2024 and US$27.1 million in Q1 2025.
- Supporters of the more optimistic narrative point to this steady profitability across periods, and the numbers give them some grounding:
- Backers can reference that trailing EPS of US$1.91, built on US$1.68b of revenue and US$76.2 million of net income, as evidence that the business has produced positive earnings across multiple years rather than just in a single strong quarter.
- At the same time, the very wide quarterly EPS range in 2025, from US$0.12 in Q4 to much higher figures earlier in the year, is a reminder that even a profitable airline can see large swings in per share earnings, which both bullish and bearish investors will likely watch closely in future updates.
Next Steps
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RJET’s relatively thin 4.5% net margin, one time US$47.1 million loss and premium 11.5x P/E against airline peers highlight earnings risk and balance sheet sensitivity.
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