Ryanair quarterly profit falls 34% as the Iran-war jet-fuel spike bites; net profit €538 million

Ryanair, the low-cost airline, said on Monday, July 20, 2026 that net profit for the first quarter of its financial year (April to June) fell 34% from a year earlier to €538 million, down from €820 million. The main causes were a surge in jet-fuel prices amid the Iran war and the Strait of Hormuz crisis, along with a 6% drop in average fares to €48.

Ryanair had left unhedged the roughly 20% of its fuel that trades at market rates, and the cost of that portion more than doubled over the quarter to about $150 a barrel. Operating costs rose 11% to €3.42 billion while revenue edged up just 1% to €4.38 billion. Passenger traffic grew 6% to 61.3 million, and Ryanair shares fell more than 5% on Monday.