Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:ASR) Projects Modest Momentum As Operational Strength Offsets Mixed Traffic Signals

ASR shows operational leverage and a strong cash position supporting a valuation gap, while near-term technical indicators point to a contested short-term price environment.

Recent News

On January 26, 2026 the company held its General Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting, approving authorities including share and asset-related actions.

January 2026 passenger traffic rose 3.6% year-over-year to roughly 6.7 million passengers, according to the company release.

February 2026 traffic expanded modestly—company filings show total traffic up about 1.6% versus February 2025, with Colombia and international routes contributing.

March 2026 passenger traffic edged up 0.6% year-over-year to about 6.6 million passengers, per the company’s March release.

On March 25, 2026 an analyst house lowered its price target for the stock on sector-level pressures affecting Mexican airports.

Technical Analysis

ADX at 14.3 indicates no clear trend; directional movement shows mixed signals as DI+ sits at 21.64 with a peak-and-reversal (bearish implication) while DI- at 20.88 also shows a peak-and-reversal (bullish implication). The weak ADX amplifies the probability of sideways price action until one directional indicator decisively extends.

MACD registers 0.66 with a peak-and-reversal trend, which signals waning momentum; however MACD currently exceeds its signal line (0.01), creating a recent bullish crossover that conflicts with the peak-and-reversal momentum message. That contradiction suggests short-lived strength may follow a broader loss of momentum.

MRO stands at 8.16 and remains positive, indicating the market price sits above the model target and faces downward pressure; the MRO trend shows increasing momentum in that direction, implying limited upside from current levels until valuation alignment occurs.

RSI reads 51.05 with a peak-and-reversal pattern, consistent with a near-neutral oscillator that has recently rolled off a short-term peak; this supports a range-bound outlook with periodic pullbacks.

Price sits at $337.61, below the 20-day ($341.93) and 50-day ($346.25) averages but above the 200-day average ($325.40). Ichimoku components place the cloud above current price (Senkou A $351.02; Senkou B $344.76), and Tenkan at $343.83 exceeds price, all suggesting short-term resistance until price clears the cloud and short-term EMAs. Bollinger bands center near $341 with a 1x lower band at $332.84, framing a tight volatility environment; recent volume aligns with 10–50 day averages, indicating muted conviction.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Operational profitability stands out: operating (EBIT) margin equals 90.7%, and EBIT totals $8,180,280,000 with EBITDA $6,132,338,000. The operating margin exceeds the industry peer high of 79.88% and improved QoQ by 65.63% and YoY by 55.73%, highlighting strong margin conversion versus peer benchmarks.

Liquidity and balance-sheet metrics remain robust. Cash and short-term investments total $20,083,457,000 and the current ratio equals 4.36x with a quick ratio of 4.35x. Cash conversion metrics show a cash conversion ratio of 0.4563 and a cash ratio of 3.41x, supporting near-term operating flexibility.

Capital structure shows total debt of $13,381,952,000 with debt to EBITDA at 1.52x and interest coverage near 77.1x, indicating low leverage stress relative to earnings capacity. Debt-to-assets sits at 16.0% and debt-to-equity at 0.247x.

Top-line and earnings dynamics provide contrasts: reported total revenue $9,020,577,000 with revenue growth YoY reported as -85.77% while trailing revenue growth reads 1.21%; earnings growth shows -3.53% year-over-year and a severe QoQ contraction of -82.58%. Free cash flow equals $1,932,030,000 with a free cash flow yield of 2.34% and free cash flow-to-net-income of 56.6%.

Earnings per share beat consensus: reported EPS $5.03 versus estimate $4.84, a surprise of $0.19 or +3.93%. Forward EPS consensus sits near $6.64 producing a forward P/E of 59.59x while the trailing P/E equals 47.93x; price-to-book sits at 1.52x. WMDST values the stock as under-valued, supported by high margins, low leverage, and a $20.08B cash balance that cushions operational variability. When comparing margin and liquidity to the industry peer mean and median, ASR’s margins and cash ratios track materially above the industry peer mean and above the industry peer median, reinforcing the valuation gap.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2024-12-31
REPORT DATE: 2026-02-23
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-05-25
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 18.5 B
 Operating Cash Flow 4.5 B
 Capital Expenditures -2.53 B
 Change In Working Capital -36.21 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta -36.21 M
 End Period Cash Flow 20.1 B
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 9.0 B
 Forward Revenue 1.3 B
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 6.6 B
 Depreciation 610.8 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 610.8 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 4.5 B
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 2.4 B
 EBITDA 6.1 B
 EBIT 8.2 B
 Operating Income 4.5 B
 Interest Income 350.1 M
 Interest Expense 234.8 M
 Net Interest Income -1.28 B
 Income Before Tax 5.3 B
 Tax Provision 1.7 B
 Tax Rate 32.099 %
 Net Income 3.4 B
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 5.3 B
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 4.84
 EPS Actual 5.03
 EPS Difference 0.19
 EPS Surprise 3.926 %
 Forward EPS 6.64
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 83.6 B
 Intangible Assets 55.9 B
 Net Tangible Assets -1.67 B
 Total Current Assets 25.7 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 20.1 B
 Cash 20.1 B
 Net Receivables 2.8 B
 Inventory 58.2 M
 Long-Term Investments
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 465.2 M
 Short-Term Debt 1.1 B
 Total Current Liabilities 5.9 B
 Net Debt
 Total Debt 13.4 B
 Total Liabilities 22.0 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 54.2 B
 Retained Earnings 20.3 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 180.71
 Shares Outstanding 300.000 M
 Revenue Per-Share 30.07
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 82.5 B
 Enterprise Value 75.8 B
 Enterprise Multiple 8.625
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -37.137 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -42.908 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 118.576
mean: 44.502
median: 34.431
ASR: 8.625
low: -42.459
 EV/R 8.406
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.543
 Asset To Liability 3.798
 Debt To Capital 0.198
 Debt To Assets 0.16
Debt To Assets QoQ 1194.498 %
Debt To Assets YoY 812.201 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.852
ASR: 0.16
mean: 0.091
median: 0.022
low: 0.0
 Debt To Equity 0.247
Debt To Equity QoQ 1180.29 %
Debt To Equity YoY 799.235 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 2.149
ASR: 0.247
mean: 0.196
median: 0.055
low: -1.418
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 1.522
Price To Book QoQ -6.616 %
Price To Book YoY -15.593 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 10.646
median: 5.843
mean: 4.962
ASR: 1.522
low: -5.559
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 47.925
Price To Earnings QoQ -0.565 %
Price To Earnings YoY -14.507 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 246.572
median: 78.556
mean: 78.037
ASR: 47.925
low: -51.3
 PE/G Ratio -13.58
 Price To Sales (P/S) 9.149
Price To Sales QoQ -16.492 %
Price To Sales YoY -22.383 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 29.949
median: 11.932
mean: 11.823
ASR: 9.149
low: 0.125
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 59.586
Forward PE/G -16.885
Forward P/S 92.151
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 4.851
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.111
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 12.388 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 14.633 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.595
mean: 0.163
median: 0.12
ASR: 0.111
low: 0.001
 Receivables Turnover 3.59
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 13.402 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 6.391 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 14.026
ASR: 3.59
mean: 3.309
median: 3.115
low: 0.029
 Inventory Turnover 53.254
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ 155.743 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY -1.304 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA ASR: 53.254
high: 40.405
mean: 8.265
median: 5.356
low: 0.266
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 25.415
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 16.657
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -123.892 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY 14.945 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 163.069
ASR: 16.657
mean: 7.344
median: -2.544
low: -98.935
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.456
 CapEx To Revenue -0.281
 CapEx To Depreciation -4.147
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 66.4 B
 Net Invested Capital 67.6 B
 Invested Capital 67.6 B
 Net Tangible Assets -1.67 B
 Net Working Capital 19.8 B
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 3.411
 Current Ratio 4.358
Current Ratio QoQ -6.235 %
Current Ratio YoY 12.3 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 5.625
ASR: 4.358
mean: 1.055
median: 0.899
low: 0.004
 Quick Ratio 4.348
Quick Ratio QoQ -5.689 %
Quick Ratio YoY 12.407 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA ASR: 4.348
high: 4.002
mean: 0.911
median: 0.771
low: 0.221
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 1.522
 Cost Of Debt 6.456 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 77.102
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 99.657 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 400.093 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA ASR: 77.102
high: 28.884
median: 8.311
mean: 7.562
low: -18.599
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.638
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 13.152
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 6.638 %
 Revenue Growth 1.208 %
Revenue Growth QoQ 0.0 %
Revenue Growth YoY -85.77 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 29.956 %
median: 5.803 %
mean: 3.036 %
ASR: 1.208 %
low: -41.586 %
 Earnings Growth -3.529 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -82.575 %
Earnings Growth YoY -60.281 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 133.333 %
median: -2.102 %
ASR: -3.529 %
mean: -7.358 %
low: -163.83 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 26.373 %
Gross Margin QoQ -59.67 %
Gross Margin YoY -12.661 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 100.0 %
median: 39.51 %
mean: 37.286 %
ASR: 26.373 %
low: -30.882 %
 EBIT Margin 90.685 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 65.632 %
EBIT Margin YoY 55.728 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA ASR: 90.685 %
high: 79.88 %
median: 32.297 %
mean: 27.522 %
low: -111.468 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 90.685 %
Return On Sales QoQ 65.632 %
Return On Sales YoY 55.728 %
Return On Sales IPRWA ASR: 90.685 %
high: 79.88 %
median: 32.297 %
mean: 27.604 %
low: -56.011 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 1.9 B
 Free Cash Flow Yield 2.341 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -30.286 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -13.264 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 15.601 %
ASR: 2.341 %
median: 1.238 %
mean: 0.708 %
low: -28.881 %
 Free Cash Growth -29.818 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ 4.23 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -10.623 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 523.864 %
mean: 32.627 %
median: -4.396 %
ASR: -29.818 %
low: -645.846 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 0.566
 Cash Flow Margin 41.664 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.101
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 4.214 %
Return On Assets QoQ -5.832 %
Return On Assets YoY 17.611 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 5.012 %
ASR: 4.214 %
mean: 1.755 %
median: 1.613 %
low: -8.34 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 10.521 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.063
Return On Equity QoQ -6.322 %
Return On Equity YoY 11.568 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.145
ASR: 0.063
mean: 0.05
median: 0.048
low: -0.198
 DuPont ROE 6.535 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 8.22 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -150.591 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -137.122 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 112.87 %
ASR: 8.22 %
median: -1.499 %
mean: -9.721 %
low: -114.699 %

Six-Week Outlook

Expect range-bound to mixed price action over the next six weeks. Technical indicators present a short-term resistance band at the 20–50 day averages and the ichimoku cloud near $345–$351, while MRO-positive readings and RSI reversal signal limited upside from current levels. Fundamental strength—very high operating margins, sizeable cash reserves, low net leverage, and an EPS beat—supports a constructive medium-term valuation backdrop, yet recent sector commentary and soft sequential passenger growth create near-term headwinds. Overall, anticipate consolidation with episodic tests of the short-term moving averages; a decisive move above the ichimoku cloud and sustained MACD strength would shift bias toward renewed upside, while failure to reclaim the 20-day average would keep the price range-bound.

About Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V.

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV (NYSE:ASR) manages and develops airport infrastructure in Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Colombia. Established in 1996 and based in Mexico City, the company oversees key airports in Mexico’s southeast, including Cancún, Cozumel, and Mérida. Beyond Mexico, ASUR operates the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and several airports in Colombia. ASUR’s operations encompass a range of services. The company efficiently manages passenger services, aircraft landing and parking, and security operations. Additionally, ASUR maximizes commercial opportunities by leasing airport spaces to retailers, restaurants, and airlines. It also provides catering, ground handling, and transportation services. ASUR emphasizes growth and innovation, investing in infrastructure and technology to enhance the travel experience. Its operations play a crucial role in connecting travelers across the Americas, positioning ASUR as a key player in the region’s aviation sector. As a publicly traded company, ASUR continues to expand its influence while delivering value to stakeholders and contributing to the communities it serves.



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