Travel & Leisure
easyJet is a major European low-cost airline operating short-haul passenger services from a network of primary airports. It also owns easyJet holidays, which packages flights with hotels and has become an increasingly important profit contributor.
Low-cost scheduled air travel, ancillary services such as baggage and seat selection, holiday packages, aircraft operations and a large Airbus fleet and order book.
European short-haul aviation, with major bases in the UK and Continental Europe and strong positions at airports including Gatwick, Luton, Geneva, Milan and Berlin.
Passenger volumes, fares, load factors, fuel prices, holiday-package growth, airport slots, fleet utilisation, summer demand, ancillary revenue and cost control.
Fuel-price spikes, geopolitical disruption, air-traffic-control delays, labour disputes, recession, aircraft delivery delays, regulation, foreign exchange and exposure to volatile travel demand.
6 August 2026: easyJet agreed a £5.7bn cash takeover by Apollo Global Management at £7.15 per share after rival Castlelake withdrew. The deal is backed by the board and founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou but remains subject to approvals.
The 2025 final dividend was 13.2p per share, ex-dividend on 19 February 2026 and paid on 27 March. Future dividends are affected by the agreed Apollo takeover and will depend on the transaction timetable and permitted distributions.
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