
FORM 10-K_____________________________ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2025 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the Transition Period FromtoCommission File Number 001-41104 VOLATO GROUP, INC. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) 1954 Airport Road, Suite 124Chamblee, GA 30341Telephone: 844-399-8998 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.YesNoIndicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.YesNo Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorterperiod that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YesNo Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during thepreceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). YesNo Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company.See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large Accelerated FilerAccelerated FilerNon-accelerated FilerSmaller Reporting CompanyEmerging Growth Company If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards providedpursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of theSarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during therelevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).YesNo As of June 30, 2025, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $4,627,542 based on the closing sale price as reported on the NYSE American LLC.As of March6, 2026, there were 16,242,827 shares of common stock outstanding. Table of Contents DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement to be delivered to shareholders in connection with its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this AnnualReport on Form 10-K (“Annual Report”) where indicated.Such proxy statement will be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year to which thisreport relates. VOLATO GROUP, INC.FORM 10-KINDEX PART I Item 1.BusinessAvailable InformationItem 1A.Risk FactorsItem 1B.Unresolved Staff CommentsItem 1C.CybersecurityItem 2.PropertiesItem 3.Legal ProceedingsItem 4.Mine Safety Disclosures PART II Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities35Item 6.[Reserved]36Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations37Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk46Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data46Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure83Item 9A.Controls and Procedures83Report of Management on Internal Control over Financial Reporting83Item 9B.Other Information85Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections85 PART III Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate GovernanceItem 11.Executive CompensationItem 12.SecurityOwnership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder MattersItem 13.Certain Relationships and R