Added to YB: 2026-04-01
Pitch date: 2026-03-29
AC.TO [neutral]
Air Canada
+1.4%
current return
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Company Info
Air Canada provides domestic, U.S. transborder, and international airline services. It provides scheduled passenger services under the Air Canada Vacations and Air Canada Rouge brand names in the Canadian market, the Canada-U.
Market Cap
CAD 5.2B
Pitch Price
CAD 17.87
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
N/A
EV/EBITDA
4.01
P/E
9.60
EV/Sales
0.51
Sector
Passenger Airlines
Category
turnaround
Air Canada May Not Have a Balance-Sheet Crisis. But It Does Have a Leadership Credibility Problem.
AC.TO (overview): Record 2025: C$22.4B rev, C$918M op income, C$3.1B EBITDA, C$850M buybacks. Financially stable but credibility crisis under CEO Rousseau since 2021. Repeated missteps: English-only condolence after LaGuardia crash, French language controversies, 2022 schedule cuts (154 flights/day), pilot pay gap vs Delta, accessibility failures, 2025 flight attendant strike defying back-to-work order (C$375M hit). Delta contrast: US$1.4B profit sharing vs AC's labor friction. Skytrax Best Airline award shows operational strength, but trust deficit remains core governance issue.
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