Ryanair Holdings plc
In the published model solve dated 2026-Q2, anchored at $61.20, Ryanair Holdings plc (RYAAY) is priced for +11.4% growth. boothcheck publishes no house fair value, target price, or buy/sell rating; individual model outputs and user-controlled scenarios are analytical inputs, not Boothcheck targets. The narrative was composed June 28, 2026 from SEC EDGAR filings.
• Ryanair is Europe's lowest-cost airline by a wide margin, and that cost advantage is the whole business: it carried 208.4 million passengers in the year to March 2026, the first European airline past 200 million in a year [Source: Ryanair FY2026 results, May 2026]. • The cost lead translates into returns most airlines never see, with a return on equity above 20% and a net cash balance sheet, rare in an industry built on debt and operating leases. • The watch item is fleet growth against Boeing
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425 institutional managers reported holding RYAAY in 13F filings for the quarter ended 2026-03-31. Together they hold about 19% of the company; the top 10 hold 13%. 59 opened new positions that quarter. Held by Capital Group (American Funds), MFS Investment Management, FMR (Fidelity), among others. On the short side, 2.4M shares were sold short as of the 2026-06-15 count, about 0.2% of shares outstanding (2.5 days of typical volume to cover).
Quarterly 13F filings arrive up to 45 days after quarter end, so the picture is never current (filed through 2026-05-29). Nothing here is investment advice.
RYAAY has cut its share count 60.3% over the past five years. It pays a dividend, and has for 2 years running. Cash returned over the past three years: $692.61M in dividends.
Share counts are split-adjusted; repurchase totals are gross of share issuance. Nothing here is investment advice.
Model solve date: 2026-Q2
Narrative composed: June 28, 2026
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