Singapore Airlines - Maybank Research 2025-07-28: 1QFY26 Earnings Below Expectation; Downgrade To Sell

Maybank Research Downgrades SIA To SELL As Share Price Has Run Ahead Of Fundamental

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  • SIA’s 1QFY26 net profit fell by a sharp 58.8% y-o-y to S$186m and accounts for only 12% of MIBG’s/street’s full year forecasts. The poor performance was mainly dragged by lower interest income and share of losses of associates (notably from Air India).

Passenger yields under pressure from competition.

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  • Group passenger load factor inched up 0.7ppt to 87.6% as traffic growth of 4.1% exceeded capacity growth of 3.3%. However, we note that passenger yields narrowed further by 2.9% to 10 cents per revenue passenger-kilometre amid heightened competition as more airlines continue to add capacity industry-wide.

Cargo business faces an uncertain outlook.

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  • We believe the uncertainty over how the Trump Administration’s trade policies will evolve could hold back critical business decisions that drive economic activity, and with it the demand for air cargo going forward.

Pockets of opportunity after Jetstar closure.

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Above is an excerpt from a report by Maybank Research.
Clients of Maybank Securities may be the first to access the full PDF report @ https://www.maybanktrade.com.sg/.



Eric Ong Maybank Research | https://www.maybanktrade.com.sg/ 2025-07-28



Read also Maybank's most recent report:
2026-05-15 Singapore Airlines - Navigating A Volatile Operating Environment.

Previous report by Maybank:
2026-02-25 Singapore Airlines 3QFY26 - Surprised Take Off; Upgrade To HOLD.

Price targets by 4 other brokers at SIA Target Prices.

Listing of research reports at SIA Analyst Reports.

Relevant links:
SIA Share Price History,
SIA Announcements,
SIA Dividend Payout Dates & Corporate Actions,
SIA News






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