Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) on Monday reported fiscal year 2026 profit after tax before exceptional items of 2.26 billion euros, up 40% year over year, as revenue increased 11% to 15.54 billion euros, driven by stronger fares and passenger growth.

The company’s fourth-quarter EPS loss of 86 cents beat analyst estimates of 95 cents, while quarterly revenue of $2.942 billion exceeded estimates of $2.890 billion, according to Benzinga Pro.

Traffic And Revenue Growth

Passenger traffic rose 4% to 208.4 million despite delays in deliveries of 29 Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) B-8200 aircraft. Scheduled revenue climbed 14% to 10.56 billion euros as fares increased 10%.

Ancillary revenue rose 6% to 4.99 billion euros, or 24 euros per passenger.

Profit And Cost Performance

GAAP profit attributable to shareholders increased 35% to 2.17 billion euros from 1.61 billion euros a year earlier. Basic IFRS EPS rose 41% to 2.0594 euros, ...