Ryanair (RYAAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ryanair Holdings plc is an Irish airline group that operates low-cost, scheduled passenger services primarily across Europe. Through its operating airlines, including Ryanair, Ryanair UK, Malta Air, Buzz and Lauda, the group connects a broad network of destinations with a focus on affordable fares, high aircraft utilization and short-haul travel.

The company serves markets throughout the United Kingdom and continental Europe, as well as selected destinations in North Africa and the Middle East. In addition to passenger transportation, Ryanair generates revenue from ancillary services such as priority boarding, reserved seating, checked baggage, onboard sales and other travel-related services.

Ryanair was established in Ireland in 1984 and initially operated a route between Ireland and the United Kingdom before expanding into a major European low-cost carrier. The group is led by Group Chief Executive Michael O’Leary, who has been associated with the company’s growth and low-cost operating strategy for several decades. Its American depositary shares trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol RYAAY.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $54.97 to $56.14
• 50-Day Range: $51.95 to $66.63
• 52-Week Range: $51.68 to $74.24
• Volume: 2.32 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.46 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $28.95 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.43
• Dividend Yield: 2.09%
• Price Target: $73.98
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ryanair Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ryanair scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 13th out of 656 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Ryanair has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.70, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 6 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Ryanair has a consensus price target of $73.98, representing about 34.2% upside from its current price of $55.11.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ryanair has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 22.14%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ryanair are expected to grow by 22.14% in the coming year, from $3.84 to $4.69 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ryanair is 13.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ryanair is 13.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.67.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ryanair has a PEG Ratio of 4.57. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ryanair has a P/B Ratio of 2.46. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.39% of the float of Ryanair has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ryanair has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.64, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ryanair has recently decreased by 21.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Ryanair pays a meaningful dividend of 1.40%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Ryanair does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ryanair is 28.12%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Ryanair will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.95% next year. This indicates that Ryanair will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.11

News Sentiment

Ryanair has a news sentiment score of 0.11. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Ryanair this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Ryanair to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ryanair insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $468,600.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

43.65% of the stock of Ryanair is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/17/2026
• Record date for 9/28 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Today: 9/22/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/28/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Passenger Airlines
• Sub-Industry: Passenger Airlines
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:RYAAY
• CIK: 1038683
• Web: www.ryanair.com
• Phone: (531) 844-4440
• Fax: 353-1812-1213
• Employees: 25,711
• Year Founded: 1985

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ryanair: $73.98
• High Price Target: $80.00
• Low Price Target: $62.90
• Potential Upside/Downside: +32.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.70
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.16
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.48
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.59
• P/E Growth: 4.57
• Net Income: $2.52 billion
• Net Margins: 12.14%
• Pretax Margin: 13.44%
• Return on Equity: 21.23%
• Return on Assets: 11.27%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.79
• Quick Ratio: 0.79

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $15.59 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.86
• Cash Flow: $8.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.63
• Book Value: $22.44 per share
• Price / Book: 2.50

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 518,368,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $29.04 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.16