Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (ULCC)Industrials | Airlines | Denver, United States | NasdaqGS
5.84 USD
-0.07
(-1.184%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 5.91 +0.07 (1.199%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:55 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:31 a.m. EDT
Frontier Group Holdings presents a classic value trap scenario where the balance sheet is crumbling under the weight of debt while the business fails to generate cash. The company is drowning in liabilities, with a debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 3,800% and negative free cash flow, meaning it is burning through capital reserves rather than generating them. Despite a recent price rebound, the underlying fundamentals remain dire, with negative operating margins and a return on equity that is deeply distressed. The market has correctly priced this as a speculative gamble; the heavy options positioning on the downside confirms that smart money is betting on further deterioration or a liquidity event, not a sustainable turnaround. There is no dividend to provide income, and the path to profitability remains obscured by structural inefficiencies. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.127237 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.132827 |
| AutoETS | 0.132835 |
| AutoTheta | 0.135163 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 39% |
| H-stat | 0.62 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.524 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.81 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 3854.412 |
| Revenue per Share | 18.142 |
| Market Cap | 1,344,460,160 |
| Forward P/E | 15.00 |
| Beta | 2.60 |
| Profit Margins | -9.29% |
| Website | https://www.flyfrontier.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:31 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts expiring in late 2026 and early 2027. This 'naked put' positioning suggests a belief that the stock could trade significantly lower, potentially below $3. Conversely, call activity is concentrated near the money or slightly out-of-the-money, indicating a hedge against a modest bounce rather than a conviction bet on a major rally. Implied volatility is elevated, reflecting uncertainty about whether the recent recovery can sustain itself.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.04099822 |
| Address1 | 4,545 Airport Way |
| All Time High | 22.7 |
| All Time Low | 2.79 |
| Ask | 5.87 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.3 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,449,130 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 3,844,536 |
| Average Volume | 3,844,536 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,449,130 |
| Beta | 2.6 |
| Bid | 4.23 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 0.966 |
| City | Denver |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 6 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 5.84 |
| Current Ratio | 0.583 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 6.03 |
| Day Low | 5.84 |
| Debt To Equity | 3,854.412 |
| Display Name | Frontier |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,337,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,337,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,328,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,881,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,881,800 |
| Ebitda | -473,000,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.11387 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -11.906 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.356 |
| Enterprise Value | 5,631,460,352 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.31623 |
| Eps Forward | 0.38939 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.66 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 6.7857 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.9456997 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.13936657 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 4.099822 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 8.405 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.5649996 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.30517545 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.02 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.8200002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.9337749 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.02 - 8.405 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,617,283,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 70,298,688 |
| Forward Eps | 0.38939 |
| Forward P E | 14.997818 |
| Free Cashflow | -78,250,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 8,352 |
| Fullday Change | -0.0699997 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.18443 |
| Fullday Price | 5.91 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0055400003 |
| Gross Profits | 23,000,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.43344003 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.59617 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 230,215,771 |
| Industry | Airlines |
| Industry Disp | Airlines |
| Industry Key | airlines |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-04-01 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Frontier Group Holdings, Inc., provides low-fare passenger airline services to leisure travelers in the United States and Latin America. The company sells its products through direct distribution channels, such as websites, mobile apps, and contact centers. As of December 31, 2025, it had a fleet of 176 Airbus single-aisle aircraft. Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. |
| Long Name | Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,344,460,160 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_335578 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -386,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,361,726,285 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 9 |
| Open | 5.93 |
| Operating Cashflow | -115,000,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.092259996 |
| Overall Risk | 7 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 720 374 4550 |
| Post Market Change | 0.069999695 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.1986248 |
| Post Market Price | 5.91 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,320 |
| Previous Close | 5.91 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -18.467571 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 6.045549 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.32365435 |
| Profit Margins | -0.09292 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.517 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.25 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0699997 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.18443 |
| Regular Market Day High | 6.03 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 5.84 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 5.84 - 6.03 |
| Regular Market Open | 5.93 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 5.91 |
| Regular Market Price | 5.84 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,801,065 |
| Return On Assets | -0.05248 |
| Return On Equity | -1.20249 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.377 |
| Revenue Per Share | 18.142 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 230,215,771 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1008 |
| Shares Short | 23,208,255 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 23,746,229 |
| Short Name | Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.39540002 |
| Short Ratio | 5.95 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CO |
| Symbol | ULCC |
| Target High Price | 9.0 |
| Target Low Price | 4.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 6.77778 |
| Target Median Price | 7.0 |
| Total Cash | 955,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 4.148 |
| Total Debt | 5,241,999,872 |
| Total Revenue | 4,153,999,872 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.66 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 5.207175 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.6328254 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.121529505 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,801,065 |
| Website | https://www.flyfrontier.com |
| Zip | 80,239 |