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MESA logoMesa Air Group, Inc.(MESA)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

MESA•NASDAQ
$21.00
$879M mkt cap·Price updated Apr 24, 2026
SectorIndustrialsIndustryAirlines & AirportsSub-IndustryCommercial passenger airlines
AboutMesa Air Group, Inc. operates as the holding company for Mesa Airlines, Inc. that provides regional air carrier services under capacity purchase agreements with the American Airlines and the United Airlines. It also engages in leasing aircrafts to third parties. As of September 30, 2021, the company operated a fleet of 167 aircraft, which include 153 owned aircrafts and 14 leased aircrafts with approximately 507 daily departures to 129 cities in the United States and Mexico. Mesa Air Group, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.Show more
  • Revenue$381M-19.9%
  • EBITDA-$158M-512.1%
  • Net Income-$152M-67.4%
  • EPS (Diluted)-4.03-82.4%
  • Gross Margin99.1%+695.2%
  • EBITDA Margin-41.37%-664.5%
  • Operating Margin-46.5%-236.6%
  • Net Margin-39.94%-109.0%
  • ROE-528.9%-801.5%
  • ROIC-62.87%-614.8%
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MESA Key Insights

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (MESA) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 99 (top 1%)
  • ✓Trading near 52-week high
  • ✓Trading at only 0.0x book value
  • ✓Efficient asset utilization: 2.4x turnover

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Negative free cash flow
  • ✗Low quality earnings: Net income not backed by cash flow
  • ✗Sales declining 6.9% over 5 years

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

MESA Price & Volume

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (MESA) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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MESA Growth Metrics

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (MESA) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years-11.72%
5 Years-6.89%
3 Years-10.44%
TTM-19.93%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM-82.89%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM-79.64%

Return on Capital

10 Years-8.36%
5 Years-24.4%
3 Years-36.58%
Last Year-86.23%

MESA Recent Earnings

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (MESA) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

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●Beat EPS 0/12 qtrs (0%)●Beat Revenue 3/12 qtrs (60%)
Q2 2026Latest
Mar 19, 2026
EPS
$0.12
Revenue
$464M
Q2 2026
Mar 4, 2026
EPS
$11.74
Revenue
$464M
Q4 2025
Nov 21, 2025
EPS
$0.05
Revenue
$91M
Q3 2025
Aug 13, 2025
EPS
$0.01
Revenue
$93M
QuarterDateEPS (Act vs Est)Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q2 2026LatestMar 19, 2026
$0.12
$464M
Q2 2026Mar 4, 2026
$11.74
$464M
Q4 2025Nov 21, 2025
$0.05
$91M
Q3 2025Aug 13, 2025
$0.01
$93M
Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

MESA Peer Comparison

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (MESA) competitors in Commercial passenger airlines — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
SKYW logoSKYWSkyWest, Inc.Direct Competitor3.53B87.828.4915.03%10.42%16%0.87
ULCC logoULCCFrontier Group Holdings, Inc.Direct Competitor1.1B4.78-7.97-1.35%-9.62%-88.57%11.13
SNCY logoSNCYSun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc.Direct Competitor897.49M16.5617.254.74%3.55%6.44%0.95
ALK logoALKAlaska Air Group, Inc.Product Competitor4.64B40.5146.5621.34%0.7%2.43%1.67
JBLU logoJBLUJetBlue Airways CorporationProduct Competitor1.87B5.04-3.04-2.34%-7.78%-33.13%4.84
ALGT logoALGTAllegiant Travel CompanyProduct Competitor1.48B80.08-32.293.74%-1.71%-4.22%1.77
UAL logoUALUnited Airlines Holdings, Inc.Supply Chain32.48B100.039.793.52%6.06%24.91%2.03
AAL logoAALAmerican Airlines Group Inc.Supply Chain8.54B12.9476.120.78%0.36%

Compare MESA vs Peers

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (MESA) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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MESA Income Statement

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (MESA) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
Line itemSep'17Sep'18Sep'19Sep'20Sep'21Sep'22Sep'23Sep'24Sep'25
Sales/Revenue643.58M681.6M723.36M545.07M503.59M531M498.06M476.41M381.44M
Revenue Growth %9.48%5.91%6.13%-24.65%-7.61%5.44%-6.2%-4.35%-19.93%
Cost of Goods Sold504.29M540.19M542.15M492.46M501.98M497.46M482.95M417.04M3.43M
COGS % of Revenue78.36%79.25%74.95%90.35%99.68%93.68%96.97%87.54%0.9%
Gross Profit
139.29M▲ 0%
141.4M▲ 1.5%
181.2M▲ 28.1%
52.61M▼ 71.0%
1.62M▼ 96.9%
33.54M▲ 1975.2%
15.11M▼ 54.9%
59.37M▲ 292.9%
378.01M▲ 536.7%
Gross Margin %21.64%20.75%25.05%9.65%0.32%6.32%3.03%12.46%99.1%
Gross Profit Growth %40.78%1.52%28.15%-70.97%-96.93%1975.25%-54.94%292.95%536.65%
Operating Expenses39M68.76M60.07M-27.56M-61.58M218.54M99.46M125.19M555.38M
OpEx % of Revenue6.06%10.09%8.3%-5.06%-12.23%41.16%19.97%26.28%145.6%
Selling, General & Admin39M53.65M50.53M52.25M49.85M43.97M48.77M44.25M43.5M
SG&A % of Revenue6.06%7.87%6.99%9.59%9.9%8.28%9.79%9.29%11.4%
Research & Development000000000
R&D % of Revenue---------
Other Operating Expenses015.11M9.54M-79.81M-111.44M174.57M50.69M80.95M511.88M
Operating Income
100.29M▲ 0%
72.65M▼ 27.6%
121.14M▲ 66.7%
80.17M▼ 33.8%
63.2M▼ 21.2%
-185M▼ 392.7%
-84.35M▲ 54.4%
-65.82M▲ 22.0%
-177.37M▼ 169.5%
Operating Margin %15.58%10.66%16.75%14.71%12.55%-34.84%-16.93%-13.82%-46.5%
Operating Income Growth %76.7%-27.57%66.75%-33.82%-21.17%-392.74%54.41%21.96%-169.48%
EBITDA161.34M137.68M199.13M162.46M146.04M-103.49M-23.99M-25.78M-157.8M
EBITDA Margin %25.07%20.2%27.53%29.81%29%-19.49%-4.82%-5.41%-41.37%
EBITDA Growth %56.98%-14.67%44.63%-18.41%-10.11%-170.87%76.82%-7.47%-512.12%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)61.05M65.03M77.99M82.3M82.85M81.51M60.36M40.04M19.57M
EBIT99.81M72.7M119M81.11M57.15M-199.38M-78.94M-52.04M0
Net Interest Income-46.08M-56.75M-54.22M-44.02M-34.37M-35.15M-49.77M-38.39M0
Interest Income32K114K1.5M105K365K139K146K68K184K
Interest Expense46.11M56.87M55.72M44.12M34.73M35.29M49.92M38.45M-18.48M
Other Income/Expense-46.59M-56.82M-57.85M-43.17M-40.78M-49.67M-44.52M-24.68M21.75M
Pretax Income
53.7M▲ 0%
15.83M▼ 70.5%
63.29M▲ 299.8%
36.99M▼ 41.5%
22.42M▼ 39.4%
-234.67M▼ 1146.9%
-128.86M▲ 45.1%
-90.5M▲ 29.8%
-155.62M▼ 72.0%
Pretax Margin %8.34%2.32%8.75%6.79%4.45%-44.19%-25.87%-19%-40.8%
Income Tax20.87M-17.43M15.71M9.53M5.83M-51.99M-8.74M519K-3.29M
Effective Tax Rate %38.87%-110.09%24.82%25.76%26%22.15%6.79%-0.57%2.11%
Net Income
32.83M▲ 0%
33.26M▲ 1.3%
47.58M▲ 43.1%
27.46M▼ 42.3%
16.59M▼ 39.6%
-182.68M▼ 1201.3%
-120.12M▲ 34.2%
-91.02M▲ 24.2%
-152.33M▼ 67.4%
Net Margin %5.1%4.88%6.58%5.04%3.29%-34.4%-24.12%-19.1%-39.94%
Net Income Growth %120.03%1.3%43.08%-42.28%-39.6%-1201.27%34.25%24.23%-67.37%
Net Income (Continuing)32.83M33.26M47.58M27.46M16.59M-182.68M-120.12M-91.02M-152.33M
Discontinued Operations000000000
Minority Interest000000000
EPS (Diluted)
0.94▲ 0%
1.32▲ 40.4%
1.36▲ 3.0%
0.78▼ 42.6%
0.43▼ 44.9%
-5.06▼ 1276.7%
-3.04▲ 39.9%
-2.21▲ 27.3%
-4.03▼ 82.4%
EPS Growth %118.6%40.43%3.03%-42.65%-44.87%-1276.74%39.92%27.3%-82.35%
EPS (Basic)0.942.461.370.780.46-5.06-3.04-2.21-4.03
Diluted Shares Outstanding34.91M25.17M35.06M35.31M38.84M36.13M39.47M41.14M41.87M
Basic Shares Outstanding34.91M13.52M34.76M35.24M35.71M36.13M39.47M41.14M41.87M
Dividend Payout Ratio---------

MESA Balance Sheet

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (MESA) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line itemSep'17Sep'18Sep'19Sep'20Sep'21Sep'22Sep'23Sep'24Sep'25
Total Current Assets145.84M197.92M157.84M155.59M158.39M98.33M138.59M61.28M114.63M
Cash & Short-Term Investments56.79M123.23M68.86M99.39M120.52M57.68M32.94M15.62M41.78M
Cash Only56.79M103.31M68.86M99.39M120.52M57.68M32.94M15.62M41.78M
Short-Term Investments019.92M0000000
Accounts Receivable8.85M14.29M23.08M13.71M3.17M3.98M8.25M5.26M20.35M
Days Sales Outstanding5.027.6511.659.182.32.736.054.0319.48
Inventory15.11M15.66M21.34M22.97M24.47M26.71M29.25M28.27M16.63M
Days Inventory Outstanding10.9410.5814.3717.0317.7919.622.124.741.77K
Other Current Assets11.44M14.47M8.78M17.12M4.4M4.76M63.62M9.35M35.86M
Total Non-Current Assets1.21B1.27B1.29B1.35B1.3B1.02B759.88M535.58M44.31M
Property, Plant & Equipment1.19B1.25B1.28B1.34B1.25B914.43M709.36M434.87M38.3M
Fixed Asset Turnover0.54x0.54x0.57x0.41x0.40x0.58x0.70x1.10x9.96x
Goodwill000000000
Intangible Assets11.72M11.34M9.53M8.03M6.79M3.84M000
Long-Term Investments000025.15M15.18M20.32M300K4.24M
Other Non-Current Assets5.69M9.7M8.79M742K14.47M83.82M30.2M100.41M1.45M
Total Assets
1.36B▲ 0%
1.47B▲ 8.5%
1.45B▼ 1.4%
1.5B▲ 3.4%
1.46B▼ 3.0%
1.12B▼ 23.4%
898.47M▼ 19.5%
596.86M▼ 33.6%
158.93M▼ 73.4%
Asset Turnover0.47x0.46x0.50x0.36x0.35x0.48x0.55x0.80x2.40x
Asset Growth %5.8%8.45%-1.39%3.44%-3.02%-23.41%-19.46%-33.57%-73.37%
Total Current Liabilities218.21M251.38M256.71M353.33M258.19M214.48M267.91M174.46M169.96M
Accounts Payable44.74M54.31M49.93M53.23M61.48M59.39M58.96M72.1M57.48M
Days Payables Outstanding32.3836.6933.6239.4544.743.5744.5663.16.11K
Short-Term Debt140.47M155.17M165.9M189.27M111.71M97.22M163.55M50.45M68.01M
Deferred Revenue (Current)001.51M9.39M6.3M385K4.88M5.12M5.64M
Other Current Liabilities11.74M17.68M18.12M29.32M19.32M17.68M18.22M21.29M19.43M
Current Ratio0.67x0.79x0.61x0.44x0.61x0.46x0.52x0.35x0.67x
Quick Ratio0.60x0.73x0.53x0.38x0.52x0.33x0.41x0.19x0.58x
Cash Conversion Cycle-16.42-18.46-7.6-13.24-24.61-21.24-16.41-34.32-4.32K
Total Non-Current Liabilities917.21M846.54M769.34M690.75M710.36M592.95M430.52M312.16M41.62M
Long-Term Debt803.87M760.18M677.42M542.46M539.7M502.52M364.73M259.82M27.01M
Capital Lease Obligations00062.53M40.35M17.78M9.13M7.91M6.43M
Deferred Tax Liabilities56.44M39.8M55.3M64.28M69.94M17.72M8.41M8.17M0
Other Non-Current Liabilities56.9M46.57M36.62M7.11M32.17M31.25M32.09M30.55M1.86M
Total Liabilities1.14B1.1B1.03B1.04B968.55M807.43M698.43M486.62M211.57M
Total Debt944.34M915.35M843.32M838.19M727.73M634.85M540.91M319.87M103.1M
Net Debt887.55M812.04M774.47M738.79M607.21M577.16M507.98M304.24M61.32M
Debt / Equity4.25x2.44x1.98x1.83x1.49x2.06x2.70x2.90x-
Debt / EBITDA5.85x6.65x4.24x5.16x4.98x----
Net Debt / EBITDA5.50x5.90x3.89x4.55x4.16x----
Interest Coverage2.18x1.28x2.17x1.82x1.82x-5.24x-1.69x-1.71x-
Total Equity
222.22M▲ 0%
374.47M▲ 68.5%
425.87M▲ 13.7%
457.86M▲ 7.5%
488.05M▲ 6.6%
308.17M▼ 36.9%
200.04M▼ 35.1%
110.24M▼ 44.9%
-52.64M▼ 147.7%
Equity Growth %17.48%68.51%13.73%7.51%6.59%-36.86%-35.09%-44.89%-147.75%
Book Value per Share6.3714.8812.1512.9712.568.535.072.68-1.26
Total Shareholders' Equity222.22M374.47M425.87M457.86M488.05M308.17M200.04M110.24M-52.64M
Common Stock114.46M234.68M238.5M242.77M256.37M259.18M271.15M272.38M273.34M
Retained Earnings107.77M139.78M187.36M215.09M231.68M49M-71.12M-162.13M-325.98M
Treasury Stock000000000
Accumulated OCI000000000
Minority Interest000000000

MESA Cash Flow Statement

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (MESA) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line itemSep'17Sep'18Sep'19Sep'20Sep'21Sep'22Sep'23Sep'24Sep'25
Cash from Operations74.73M118.94M151.68M174.66M132.87M13.36M-24.09M34.24M-46.17M
Operating CF Margin %11.61%17.45%20.97%32.04%26.38%2.52%-4.84%7.19%-12.1%
Operating CF Growth %-28.49%59.16%27.52%15.15%-23.93%-89.94%-280.29%242.14%-234.84%
Net Income32.83M33.26M47.58M27.46M16.59M-182.68M-120.12M-91.02M-166.46M
Depreciation & Amortization61.05M65.03M77.99M82.3M82.85M81.51M60.36M40.04M19.57M
Stock-Based Compensation1.29M12.93M5.51M4.41M3.13M2.76M2.27M1.33M978K
Deferred Taxes20.52M-17.87M15.5M9.23M5.67M-52.22M-9.3M-242K-6.21M
Other Non-Cash Items-7.07M9.19M7.16M15.23M19.85M190.91M53.37M70.59M148.19M
Working Capital Changes-33.88M16.41M-2.07M36.02M4.79M-26.92M-10.68M13.54M-42.24M
Change in Receivables530K-5.44M-9.28M38.19M-8.09M-811K-4.28M2.99M-12.07M
Change in Inventory-3.38M-744K-6.31M-1.53M-1.86M-2.88M-2.53M-1.33M-7.16M
Change in Payables-17.34M2.43M12.12M3.42M7.86M-2.77M496K13.74M-9.29M
Cash from Investing-84.12M-138.83M-104.84M-26.67M-33.47M1.36M142.28M148.79M211.29M
Capital Expenditures-84.5M-117.99M-125.35M-26.67M-17.15M-48.44M-36.64M-20.31M-7.09M
CapEx % of Revenue13.13%17.31%17.33%4.89%3.41%9.12%7.36%4.26%1.86%
Acquisitions18K0125.35M0050M178.64M00
Investments---------
Other Investing360K-917K-124.92M0-6.32M50M282K159.48M218.38M
Cash from Financing28.5M66.41M-81.47M-117.66M-78.37M-77.57M-143.15M-200.47M-141.96M
Debt Issued (Net)32.92M-40.3M-79.78M-117.07M-77.36M-77.51M-143.07M-199.44M-79.97M
Equity Issued (Net)-1000K1000K-1000K-586K-1000K-56K284K30K0
Dividends Paid000000000
Share Repurchases-1.04M-4.99M-1.87M-586K-1.49M-455K000
Other Financing-3.38M-12.54M185K000-363K-1.06M-62M
Net Change in Cash
19.1M▲ 0%
46.52M▲ 143.6%
-34.63M▼ 174.4%
30.34M▲ 187.6%
21.03M▼ 30.7%
-62.84M▼ 398.9%
-24.95M▲ 60.3%
-17.44M▲ 30.1%
23.15M▲ 232.7%
Free Cash Flow
-9.77M▲ 0%
950K▲ 109.7%
26.33M▲ 2671.2%
148M▲ 462.2%
109.4M▼ 26.1%
-35.07M▼ 132.1%
-60.73M▼ 73.2%
13.93M▲ 122.9%
-53.26M▼ 482.3%
FCF Margin %-1.52%0.14%3.64%27.15%21.72%-6.61%-12.19%2.92%-13.96%
FCF Growth %97.47%109.72%2671.16%462.16%-26.08%-132.06%-73.16%122.94%-482.32%
FCF per Share-0.280.040.754.192.82-0.97-1.540.34-1.27
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)2.28x3.58x3.19x6.36x8.01x-0.07x0.20x-0.38x0.30x
Interest Paid43.8M50.67M53.5M41.5M32.77M24.89M38.41M011.15M
Taxes Paid332K385K419K398K404K487K419K00

MESA Key Ratios

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (MESA) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)9.99%15.96%11.15%11.89%6.22%3.51%-45.89%-47.27%-58.67%-528.9%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)5.04%6.92%4.75%7.61%5.02%4.14%-14.01%-7.94%-8.8%-62.87%
Gross Margin16.83%21.64%20.75%25.05%9.65%0.32%6.32%3.03%12.46%99.1%
Net Margin2.54%5.1%4.88%6.58%5.04%3.29%-34.4%-24.12%-19.1%-39.94%
Debt / Equity4.83x4.25x2.44x1.98x1.83x1.49x2.06x2.70x2.90x-
Interest Coverage1.74x2.18x1.28x2.17x1.82x1.82x-5.24x-1.69x-1.71x-
FCF Conversion7.00x2.28x3.58x3.19x6.36x8.01x-0.07x0.20x-0.38x0.30x
Revenue Growth-55.67%9.48%5.91%6.13%-24.65%-7.61%5.44%-6.2%-4.35%-19.93%

MESA SEC Filings & Documents

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (MESA) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)

8-K Announcements

6
Material company update

Mar 4, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Feb 10, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Dec 15, 2025·SEC

10-K Annual Reports

3
FY 2026

Mar 19, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

May 14, 2025·SEC

FY 2024

Jan 26, 2024·SEC

10-Q Quarterly Reports

6
FY 2025

Nov 21, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Aug 13, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

May 20, 2025·SEC

MESA Frequently Asked Questions

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (MESA) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (MESA) reported $381.4M in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 390% increase from $77.8M in 1991.

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (MESA) saw revenue decline by 19.9% over the past year.

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (MESA) reported a net loss of $166.5M for fiscal year 2025.

Dividend & Returns

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (MESA) has a return on equity (ROE) of -528.9%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (MESA) had negative free cash flow of $53.3M in fiscal year 2025, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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