REAL-TIME GLOBAL RESEARCH
Mexico Airports: Downgrading ASUR to UW and Upgrading OMA to Neutral on Traffic Momentum; GAP Remains Top Pick
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Mexico Airports: Downgrading ASUR to UW and Upgrading OMA to Neutral on Traffic Momentum; GAP Remains Top Pick
J P M O R G A N Latin America Equity Research
22 July 2026
Mexico Airports
Downgrading ASUR to UW and Upgrading OMA to
Neutral on Traffic Momentum; GAP Remains Top Pick
We are revising our estimates for Mexican airports following 2Q26 traffic results Latin American Transportation
ACand an updated 3Q26 seat availability outlook based on OAG data. We are Guilherme Mendes
tactically downgrading ASUR to Underweight (from Neutral), driven by persistent (55-11) 4950-4105
weakness in traffic performance that is likely to continue weighing on results in the guilherme.g.mendes@jpmorgan.com
near term, limiting re-rating potential despite a relatively attractive valuation — Julia Orsi
ASUR is currently trading at 7.2x EV/EBITDA 12M Fwd, compared to GAP at (55-11) 4950 3351
9.4x and OMA at 8.4x. Concurrently, we are upgrading OMA to Neutral (from julia.orsi@jpmorgan.com
Banco J.P. Morgan S.A.
Underweight), also reflecting its traffic performance, which has been the strongest
across the region and is expected to remain resilient into the second half of the year.
Nonetheless, we continue to prefer GAP (OW) on a relative basis and believe it
warrants a valuation premium — further details are provided below. At the broader
sector level, despite near-term uncertainty, we continue to view the space as a long-
term compounder: regulated revenues provide visibility and defensiveness, while
commercial revenues offer additional upside that has been expanding in recent
years and is well-positioned to continue growing. We are establishing December
2027 Price Targets, increasing them for OMA (+8% to MXN 275) and GAP (+2%
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