Update shared on 05 Nov 2025
Fair value Increased 2.04%Analysts have recently raised their price target for Cathay Pacific Airways from $10.59 to $10.80. They cite incremental improvements in profitability and a slightly lower discount rate as supporting rationale for the adjustment.
What's in the News
- Cathay Pacific Airways carried 24% more passengers in July 2025 compared with July 2024, with Available Seat Kilometres increasing by 30%. (Announcement of Operating Results)
- Cathay Cargo saw an 11% year-on-year increase in cargo carried for July 2025, with Available Freight Tonne Kilometres also up by 11%. (Announcement of Operating Results)
- HK Express transported more than 680,000 passengers in July 2025, a 22% increase year on year. Its Available Seat Kilometres rose by 38%. (Announcement of Operating Results)
- For the year to date, Cathay Pacific’s passengers carried grew by 27%. The passenger load factor increased by 2.1 percentage points, and Available Seat Kilometres rose by 26.8%. (Announcement of Operating Results)
- Revenue Passenger Kilometres and overall passenger load factors remain strong. The group-wide passenger load factor is at 85.0% year to date. (Announcement of Operating Results)
Valuation Changes
- Consensus Analyst Price Target (Fair Value) has risen slightly from HK$10.59 to HK$10.80.
- Discount Rate has declined moderately from 10.66% to 10.05%.
- Revenue Growth forecast has decreased slightly from 4.49% to 4.45%.
- Net Profit Margin estimate has edged up from 8.57% to 8.58%.
- Future P/E ratio projection has increased marginally from 8.67x to 8.69x.
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