Chorus Aviation (TSX:CHR) Altman Z-Score: 0.93 (As of Jul. 15, 2026) — 63% Above Median

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TSX:CHR Chorus Aviation Inc TSX:CHR
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What is Chorus Aviation Altman Z-Score?

Chorus Aviation TSX:CHR +1.01% 78 Altman Z-Score is 0.93 as of Jul. 15, 2026, which is 63% above its 10-year median of 0.57. GuruFocus rates TSX:CHR with a GF Score™ of 78/100 and a GF Value™ of C$20.45 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review. Among 995 Transportation companies, Chorus Aviation ranks worse than 82.91% on this metric.

The Altman Z-Score is a model designed to predict the likelihood of a company going bankrupt within the next two years. Created by American finance professor Edward Altman in 1968, the model is specifically designed for publicly traded manufacturing companies with assets greater than $1 million.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.93 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

Chorus Aviation has a Altman Z-Score of 0.93, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Altman Z-Score <= 1.8, it is in Distress Zones.
When Altman Z-Score >= 3, it is in Safe Zones.
When Altman Z-Score is between 1.8 and 3, it is in Grey Zones.

The historical rank and industry rank for Chorus Aviation's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:CHR' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.17   Med: 0.57   Max: 0.97
Current: 0.93

During the past 13 years, Chorus Aviation's highest Altman Z-Score was 0.97. The lowest was 0.17. And the median was 0.57.


Chorus Aviation  (TSX:CHR) Altman Z-Score Explanation

X1: The Working Capital/Total Assets (WC/TA) ratio is a measure of the net liquid assets of the firm relative to the total capitalization. Working capital is defined as the difference between current assets and current liabilities. Ordinarily, a firm experiencing consistent operating losses will have shrinking current assets in relation to total assets. Altman found this one proved to be the most valuable liquidity ratio comparing with the current ratio and the quick ratio. This is however the least significant of the five factors.

X2: Retained Earnings/Total Assets: the RE/TA ratio measures the leverage of a firm. Retained earnings is the account which reports the total amount of reinvested earnings and/or losses of a firm over its entire life. Those firms with high RE, relative to TA, have financed their assets through retention of profits and have not utilized as much debt.

X3, Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets (EBIT/TA): This ratio is a measure of the true productivity of the firm's assets, independent of any tax or leverage factors. Since a firm's ultimate existence is based on the earning power of its assets, this ratio appears to be particularly appropriate for studies dealing with corporate failure. This ratio continually outperforms other profitability measures, including cash flow.

X4, Market Value of Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities (MVE/TL): The measure shows how much the firm's assets can decline in value (measured by market value of equity plus debt) before the liabilities exceed the assets and the firm becomes insolvent.

X5, Revenue/Total Assets (S/TA): The capital-turnover ratio is a standard financial ratio illustrating the sales generating ability of the firm's assets.

Read more about Altman Z-Score and the original research.


Be Aware

Altman Z-Score does not apply to financial companies.


Chorus Aviation Altman Z-Score Related Terms


Chorus Aviation Altman Z-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Chorus Aviation's Altman Z-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Chorus Aviation Altman Z-Score Chart

Chorus Aviation Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.21 0.37 0.39 0.55 0.93

Chorus Aviation Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Altman Z-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.71 0.85 0.86 0.93 0.90

TSX:CHR vs JOBY: Altman Z-Score Comparison

For the Airports & Air Services subindustry, Chorus Aviation's Altman Z-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Altman Z-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Chorus Aviation Altman Z-Score vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Chorus Aviation's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chorus Aviation's Altman Z-Score falls into.


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Chorus Aviation Altman Z-Score Calculation

Altman Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

Chorus Aviation's Altman Z-Score for today is calculated with this formula:

Z=1.2*X1+1.4*X2+3.3*X3+0.6*X4+1.0*X5
=1.2*0.0781+1.4*-0.5753+3.3*0.0756+0.6*0.6756+1.0*0.9834
=0.93

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency. GuruFocus does not calculate Altman Z-Score when X4 or X5 value is 0.

Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026:
Total Assets was C$1,316 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$374 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$271 Mil.
Retained Earnings was C$-757 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 10.969 + 23.205 + 16.483 + 32.833 = C$83 Mil.
Interest Expense was -3.756 + -3.868 + -3.962 + -4.347 = C$-16 Mil.
Revenue was 325.424 + 320.19 + 323.567 + 324.612 = C$1,294 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was C$552 Mil.
Total Liabilities was C$816 Mil.

* Note that for stock reported semi-annually or annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data.

X1=Working Capital/Total Assets
=(Total Current Assets - Total Current Liabilities)/Total Assets
=(373.707 - 270.978)/1315.608
=0.0781

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-756.912/1315.608
=-0.5753

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(83.49 - -15.933)/1315.608
=0.0756

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=551.572/816.416
=0.6756

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=1293.793/1315.608
=0.9834

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Distress Zones - 1.81 < Grey Zones < 2.99 - Safe Zones

Chorus Aviation has a Altman Z-Score of 0.93 indicating it is in Distress Zones.

Study by Altman found that companies that are in Distress Zone have more than 80% of chances of bankruptcy in two years.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Altman Z-Score →
What does a Altman Z-Score of 0.93 mean?
Chorus Aviation (TSX:CHR) has a Altman Z-Score of 0.93 as of Jul. 15, 2026. The Altman Z-score measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on Chorus Aviation and its competitors. This is 63% above median its historical median of 0.57. Over the past decade, Chorus Aviation's Altman Z-Score has ranged from 0.17 to 0.97. According to the industry distribution chart, Chorus Aviation ranks #825 out of 995 companies in the Transportation industry, placing it in the top 82.9%.
Is Chorus Aviation's Altman Z-Score too high?
Chorus Aviation's current Altman Z-Score of 0.93 is 63% above median its 10-year median of 0.57. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.17 to a high of 0.97. The Transportation industry median Altman Z-Score is 2.27. Chorus Aviation's value of 0.93 is 59% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Chorus Aviation ranks #825 out of 995 companies in the Transportation industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Chorus Aviation has a GF Score™ of 78/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Chorus Aviation's Altman Z-Score compare to JOBY?
According to the Transportation industry distribution chart, Chorus Aviation ranks #825 out of 995 companies for Altman Z-Score. This places Chorus Aviation in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Altman Z-Score is 2.27. Chorus Aviation's value of 0.93 is 59% below this benchmark. Historically, Chorus Aviation's own Altman Z-Score has ranged from 0.17 to 0.97 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.57 vs. the industry median of 2.27, Chorus Aviation has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Altman Z-Score for a Transportation company?
The median Altman Z-Score among Transportation companies is 2.27, based on 995 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Altman Z-Score significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Altman Z-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Chorus Aviation's current Altman Z-Score of 0.93 is 59% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Altman Z-Score mean?
A high Altman Z-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Altman Z-score measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on Chorus Aviation and its competitors. For the Transportation industry, the median Altman Z-Score is 2.27 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Chorus Aviation's current Altman Z-Score is 0.93, which is 63% above median its own 10-year median of 0.57. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Chorus Aviation stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Chorus Aviation (TSX:CHR) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is C$20.45, compared to a current price of C$24.00 — trading 17.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Altman Z-Score is 0.93, which is 63% above median its 10-year median of 0.57 and 59% below the Transportation industry median of 2.27. Chorus Aviation's overall GF Score™ is 78/100 with 9 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Altman Z-Score calculated?
Altman Z-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Chorus Aviation (TSX:CHR), the current Altman Z-Score is 0.93 as of Jul. 15, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Chorus Aviation (TSX:CHR) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Chorus Aviation stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of C$24.00 is trading 17.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of C$20.45. GuruFocus considers Chorus Aviation to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for TSX:CHR:

  • Altman Z-Score: 0.93 (63% above median its 10-year median of 0.57)
  • GF Value™: C$20.45 vs. price of C$24.00 (17.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 78/100 with 9 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 59% below the Transportation median (#825 of 995)

No single metric tells the full story. See the TSX:CHR stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Chorus Aviation Business Description

Other Exchanges CHRRF:USA1H00:Germany
Address 3 Spectacle Lake Drive, Suite 380, Dartmouth, NS, CAN, B3B 1W8
Chorus Aviation Inc is a Canadian holding company. The company focuses on delivering regional aviation to the world through its businesses. The company specializes in contract flying, maintenance, pilot training, repair and overhaul, and aircraft leasing solutions.
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