LTM

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LATAM Airlines Group

As of 2026-10-02/Confidence medium/Horizon 6‑12m

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AI Memo

As of 2026-10-02 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex

Decision Panel

Action, confidence, horizon, and decision blockers at a glance.

Report quality notice

peer set is too generic or lacks enough direct operating comparators

Action

—

Confidence

medium

Horizon

6‑12m

Key catalyst

2026 EBITDA guidance versus fuel costs • 2026-12-31

Base target: $49 / p=45% prob

Biggest risk

Q2 adjusted operating margin fell 7.5 percentage points year over year, while August traffic growth lagged capacity growth. Persistent fuel costs or weaker load factors could undermine guidance. [#6K-2026-08-04] LATAM Q2 results [#6K-2026-09-08] LATAM August operating statistics

Invalidation

Break below $37 or thesis failure.

What would change my mind?

Q2 revenue rose 27.6% year over year, passenger unit revenue rose 17.5%, and management raised 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance despite fuel pressure. Sustained yields and profitable Brazil route expansion could support upside. [#6K-2026-08-04] LATAM Q2 results

Research note

Recommendation

—

Confidence

medium

As of

2026-10-02

Base target

$49

p=45%

Bull target

$59

p=25%

Bear target

$37

p=30%

Key bullets

Fast scan of bull, bear, and watch items

BullKey bullets

Passenger load-factor trend
Brazil E195-E2 route deployment
Q2 revenue rose 27.6% year over year, passenger unit revenue rose 17.5%, and management raised 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance despite fuel pressure.

BearKey bullets

August capacity growth exceeded traffic growth, lowering passenger load factor by 1.8 percentage points year over year.
[#6K-2026-09-08]
E195-E2 route economics and timing remain execution risks.

WatchKey bullets

2026 EBITDA guidance versus fuel costs

Summary

High-level snapshot

Recommendation

Model confidence

medium

Timeframe

6‑12m

Asset

Equity

Trigger

Base case: $49 (p=45%)

Target spread vs base: +20% / -24%

Scenario probabilities

Bull Target: $59 (p=25%)Base Target: $49 (p=45%)Bear Target: $37 (p=30%)

Commentary

Primary filings provide a mixed picture: higher 2026 EBITDA guidance and revenue growth, but substantial margin compression and a weaker August load-factor trend. Verified post-release price reaction, analyst revisions, options, short-interest, employee-review and social measures are unavailable; zero sentiment fields indicate missing data, not neutral readings. The deterministic prior is neutral with high uncertainty, supporting monitoring rather than a strong directional call.

As of 2026-10-02 • Updated bi-weekly / post-earningsSource: Internal modelMethodology

Analyst Summary

Thesis highlights from the latest analysis

Bull Case

Bear Case

Drivers

Scannable catalysts and supporting factors

Passenger load-factor trend
Brazil E195-E2 route deployment

Scenarios

Bull Target (Scenario probability)

$59 / p=25% prob

Base Target (Scenario probability)

$49 / p=45% prob

Bear Target (Scenario probability)

$37 / p=30% prob

Analysis 2026-10-02 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex

Analysis reference price unavailable. Targets are shown without scenario returns.

Sentiment & Exposure

News Sentiment (30d)

0.00

Social Sentiment (7d)

0.00

Events

Other notable items detected

EVENT2026-12-31
2026 EBITDA guidance versus fuel costs
LATAM raised its full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance from $3.8–4.2 billion to $4.1–4.4 billion, but Q2 adjusted operating margin fell to 5.4% from 12.9% a year earlier. Execution against the guidance amid fuel volatility is the key results test; no Q3 reporting date was confirmed. [#6K-2026-08-04] LATAM Q2 results
Prob 55.00% • Move 7.00% • Priced-in 60.00%
EVENT2027-02-28
Share-repurchase execution
On September 1, the board authorized market purchases on the Santiago exchange for 180 days, capped at 1% of share capital. Authorization is not evidence that purchases have occurred; any price support depends on execution. [#6K-2026-09-01] LATAM material fact
Prob 50.00% • Move 2.00% • Priced-in 70.00%

Short-term Catalysts

Next few weeks

Passenger load-factor trend
2026-10-31
August capacity rose 7.0% year over year while traffic rose 4.7%, reducing load factor by 1.8 percentage points to 83.5%. Subsequent operating statistics will test whether capacity continues to outpace demand; the date is a monitoring window, not a company-announced release date. [#6K-2026-09-08] LATAM August operating statistics
Prob 60% • Move -5% • Priced-in 55%

Long-term Catalysts

Months to a year

Brazil E195-E2 route deployment
2027-03-31
LATAM expects its E195-E2 fleet to serve 42 Brazilian domestic routes, including eight new routes, in an initial phase through March 2027. Route ramp-up could broaden its network, but profitability and timing remain unproven. [#6K-2026-08-04] LATAM Q2 results
Prob 60% • Move 6% • Priced-in 35%

Risks

August capacity growth exceeded traffic growth, lowering passenger load factor by 1.8 percentage points year over year. [#6K-2026-09-08]
E195-E2 route economics and timing remain execution risks. [#6K-2026-08-04]
Fuel-price volatility and the Q2 adjusted operating-margin decline from 12.9% to 5.4%. [#6K-2026-08-04]
The repurchase authorization does not establish actual purchases. [#6K-2026-09-01]

Peers

Symbol	Summary
CPA	Latin American airline peer with overlapping regional demand exposure; business mix and route networks differ, and no current peer valuation metrics were verified. Copa investor relations
DAL	Direct airline operating peer for capacity, load-factor, yield and fuel-cost comparisons; no current peer metrics were verified for a relative valuation conclusion.

Sources

Internal and external references used in this analysis

Model source: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Analysis date: 2026-10-02

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Symbol

Summary

CPA

Latin American airline peer with overlapping regional demand exposure; business mix and route networks differ, and no current peer valuation metrics were verified. Copa investor relations

DAL

Direct airline operating peer for capacity, load-factor, yield and fuel-cost comparisons; no current peer metrics were verified for a relative valuation conclusion.