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AIR Global PLC Class AAIIRCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

United States · USD·Consumer Staples›Industrial Conglomerates

Dubai-based maker of flavored shisha molasses and vaping/inhalation devices sold in about 90 countries.

Mkt cap
$1.20B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
25%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$163,645
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
24.1×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-2.9 pp
WACC 6.1%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
6 days
12 Nov 2026
Close · USD$7.47
1D+0.9%
1W-0.1%
1M-0.4%
3M+22.7%
6Mn/a
YTDn/a
1Yn/a
ATR %5.6%
52w lowhigh44.1% off high

What AIR Global does

Dubai-based maker of flavored shisha molasses and vaping/inhalation devices sold in about 90 countries.

Sells through distributors rather than direct to lounges, so import rules, taxes and licensing in each country shape sales more than marketing does. Flavoured-tobacco restrictions are the main regulatory pressure on the shisha category, and its vaping devices put it in a second tightly regulated area.

Products and services

  • Shisha molasses (Al Fakher and other brands)
  • Inhalation devices (OOKA, VANT)

Customers

  • Distributors
  • Licensed retailers
  • Hospitality venues

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Consumer products
  • Shisha and inhalation device…
  • Distributor and licensed retail…

What could go right

  • Global shisha lounge/retail growth
  • New device category expansion

What could go wrong

  • Tobacco/nicotine regulatory risk by market
  • Single-category concentration

Moat: narrow (brand, distribution, scale). Al Fakher is a globally recognized shisha brand with an established distributor network across ~90 markets.

Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Founded: 1999 · Employees: 2

Named competitors

AIR Global at a glance

Size AIR Global (AIIR) is a United States Consumer Staples company (Industrial Conglomerates) with a market value of $1.20B, the 2140th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $7.47 on 6 Nov 2026.

Growth The operating margin is 16.1% (peer median 6.2%).

Valuation It trades at 24.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 10.6× (2nd most expensive of 18).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.9 points below its cost of capital (6.1% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 12 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

AIR Global financials

Reported figures in USD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$136M$0$0$0$0
Revenue growth—————
Gross profit$76.8M$0$0$0$0
EBITDAn/a-$2.26M-$61,130-$3,470-$6,290
Net income-$70.9M$3.60M-$61,126-$3,472-$6,289
Free cash flow-$14.4M-$29,730-$70,540$0$0
Capital expenditure$5.28M$0$0$0$0
Total debt$422M$311,783$70,540$0$0

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

AIR Global competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (AIIR vs 6969.HK)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
AIR Global AIIR$1.20Bn/an/a16%24.1×n/a
Smoore International 6969.HK$6.61B-19%+25%7%32.3×28.7%

How AIR Global compares with its peers

Peer set: Sector in the same market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

AIR Global against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureAIIRPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-0.4%+6.5%9th lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-44.1%-25.0%5th lowest of 21
Operating margin16.1%6.2%2nd highest of 20
Forward P/E24.1×10.6×2nd most expensive of 18
ROIC minus cost of capital-2.9 pp-0.6 pp5th lowest of 20

Peer table

Peer set: Sector in the same market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
AIR Global AIIRUnited States$1.20Bn/an/a16%24.1×n/an/a
Grocery Outlet GOUnited States$1.29B+59%+5%4%21.6×4.4%+8.4%
Edgewell Personal Care EPCUnited States$1.29B+32%-7%6%12.4×4.1%+2.7%
Del Monte DMCUnited States$1.29B-27%+1%4%12.1×n/an/a
Adecoagro AGROUnited States$1.30B-31%+7%2%5.3×37.5%+12.1%
Dole DOLEUnited States$1.31B-7%+8%2%10.6×4.1%+16.1%
Turning Point Brands TPBUnited States$1.32B-29%+20%17%71.8×11.0%+2.7%
Simply Good Foods SMPLUnited States$1.05B-2%-7%13%7.9×-12.3%+6.2%
Seneca Foods SENEAUnited States$1.03B+9%+12%9%10.9×-15.1%+2.5%
Mission Produce AVOUnited States$1.02B-11%-6%4%16.4×n/an/a
Flowers Foods FLOUnited States$1.42B-20%+2%6%8.8×-7.6%+3.7%
Universal UVVUnited States$981M-27%-3%6%10.6×-1.7%+8.1%
Ingles Markets IMKTAUnited States$1.53B-5%+1%3%n/a-1.4%+3.0%
Yesway YSWYUnited States$1.56B-4%n/an/a21.2×n/an/a
Herbalife HLFUnited States$1.60B+7%+6%9%5.4×-14.8%-1.9%
Energizer ENRUnited States$1.63B+26%+2%16%7.2×-5.2%+1.5%
Westrock Coffee WESTUnited States$878M+9%+39%0%n/an/an/a
Nomad Foods NOMDUnited States$1.64B+24%+3%13%7.3×-4.1%+3.6%
J & J Snack Foods JJSFUnited States$1.68B+18%-5%6%24.1×6.8%+9.1%
Agencia Comercial Spirits AGCCUnited States$804M-24%+145%13%n/an/an/a
Andersons ANDEUnited States$1.87B-23%-4%1%8.7×n/an/a

Questions

Who are AIR Global's main competitors?
Named competitors: Fumari (private or unlisted), Starbuzz (private or unlisted), Smoore International (6969.HK). The cockpit's measured peer set (sector in the same market, nearest in size) also includes Grocery Outlet (GO), Edgewell Personal Care (EPC), Del Monte (DMC), Adecoagro (AGRO), Dole (DOLE), Turning Point Brands (TPB).
Is AIR Global expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 24.1× against a peer median of 10.6×, 2nd most expensive of 18 in its peer set.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.