AAL vs ALK vs AERO Stock Comparison

American Airlines, Alaska Air and Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALK Alaska Air Group, Inc.
$35.59 -10.4% 1M -17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.97B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$15.31B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 4, American Airlines 3, Alaska Air 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAALALKAEROLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.33B $3.97B $2.22B AAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.6x -10.0x 13.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 43.5x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.5% +8.2% +8.8% AERO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.6% — 3.6% AERO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.6x — -0.4x AERO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.0% -17.2% — AAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.1%/yr -7.6%/yr — ALK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 51.9% 54.3% AAL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 34/100 58/100 AERO

Percentile Scorecard

AALALKAERO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAALALKAERO
Valuation 70 #41 of 136 73 #37 of 136 98 #4 of 136
Growth 12 #108 of 122 7 #113 of 122 16 #103 of 122
Profitability 24 #89 of 116 21 #92 of 116 55 #53 of 116
Financial Health 9 #131 of 143 – 65 #51 of 143
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 29 34 58
  • AAL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • ALK ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • AERO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAALALKAEROSPY
1 month -7.0%-10.4%-2.9% +0.9%
3 months -15.2%-22.4%+1.3% +5.9%
6 months +11.2%-7.1%+1.8% +8.5%
Year to date -17.9%-29.2%-30.6% +13.3%
1 year -1.0%-17.2%— +12.4%
3 years +15.2%+13.9%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +4.8%+4.4%— +23.5%
5 years -34.5%-32.6%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -8.1%-7.6%— +11.0%
10 years -68.6%-50.4%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -10.9%-6.8%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAALALKAEROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%51.9%54.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.2%49.7%56.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.932.291.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.02-0.33— 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.3%-56.2%-46.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.7%-40.9%-33.5% -0.9%
52-week high $18.15$60.21$22.91 $779.14
52-week low $10.18$33.56$12.36 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAALALKAERO
P/E now vs peer median -25.6xmedian 16.1x -10.0xmedian 16.1x 13.9xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.9x 0.3xmedian 0.9x 0.5xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 8.6x —median 8.6x 1.4xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.2xmedian 11.6x -12.7xmedian 11.6x 3.5xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x -3.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.89median 0.80 0.18median 0.80 —median 0.80

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAALALKAERO
Revenue $58.34B $15.31B $4.40B
Operating income $1.01B -$290.00M $635.00M
Net income -$326.00M -$395.00M $120.00M
Free cash flow $285.00M – $630.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.49 $-3.55 $1.09
Cash & equivalents – $835.00M $965.00M
Total debt $28.93B – $475.00M
Shares (diluted) 662.61M 111.13M 145.90M
Enterprise value -$15.71B $3.97B -$1.85B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAALALKAERO
P/E -25.6x -10.0x 13.9x
P/FCF 29.2x -12.7x 3.5x
P/Operating cash flow 1.9x 4.2x 3.5x
P/S 0.1x 0.3x 0.5x
P/B -2.1x 1.1x -3.7x
P/Tangible book -1.4x 1.4x -3.7x
EV/EBITDA 10.5x – 1.4x
EV/EBIT 30.3x – 2.7x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.3x 0.4x
EV/FCF 107.1x – 2.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x 4.2x 2.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.89 0.18 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAALALKAERO
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.5% 8.2% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 13.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -51.7% -196.3% -2.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -41.0% -40.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -157.5% -363.3% -38.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.5% -52.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -157.3% -378.4% -43.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.8% -55.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.8% -29.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% -5.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -81.8% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAALALKAERO
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 5.0% – 27.6%
Operating margin 1.7% – 14.4%
Pretax margin -0.6% – 5.5%
Net margin -0.6% – 3.6%
FCF margin 0.5% – 14.3%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 6.1% 14.3%
Return on equity – -11.0% –
Return on assets -0.5% -1.9% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 3.6% – –
Return on capital employed 2.7% – 10.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -13.4x -2.4x 5.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAALALKAERO
Debt / assets 45.0% – 6.4%
Debt / equity -7.3x – -0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.6x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 101.5x – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 106.2% – 108.0%
Equity / assets -6.2% 16.8% -8.0%
Interest coverage 0.6x – 5.8x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.5x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.9x
Altman Z-score 0.65 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAALALKAERO
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAALALKAERO
Forward P/E – – 43.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.14FY2026 $-4.68FY2026 $0.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -416.7%FY2026 -291.8%FY2026 -85.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +408.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.78BFY2026 $15.35BFY2026 $5.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.4%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% +9.7% +15.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAALALKAERO
Held by institutions 78.0% 92.1% 65.1%
Institutions holding 578 490 75
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.5% +0.0% -1.5%
Institutions buying 276 265 32
Institutions selling 182 146 17
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.82 1.88

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AALALKAERO
AAL 1.00 0.78 0.44
ALK 0.78 1.00 0.47
AERO 0.44 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAL, ALK and AERO?

American Airlines (AAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Airlines (AAL) $8.33B, Alaska Air (ALK) $3.97B, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) $2.22B.

Which company is growing faster?

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Airlines (AAL) +7.5%, Alaska Air (ALK) +8.2%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) has the highest net margin (American Airlines (AAL) -0.6%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year American Airlines (AAL) returned the most: American Airlines (AAL) -1.0%, Alaska Air (ALK) -17.2%. Over five years, Alaska Air (ALK) compounded fastest (American Airlines (AAL) -8.1%/yr, Alaska Air (ALK) -7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Airlines (AAL) has been the steadiest (American Airlines (AAL) 46.8%, Alaska Air (ALK) 51.9%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 54.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AAL, ALK and AERO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.