AAL vs CPA vs PREM Stock Comparison

American Airlines, Copa Holdings and Premier Air Charter Holdings Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CPA Copa Holdings, S.A.
$136.39 +2.9% 1M +8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.01B
P/E
9.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Copa Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Copa Holdings 6, Premier Air Charter Holdings 2, American Airlines 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAALCPAPREMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.04B $6.01B $5.62M AAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -18.8x 9.6x -1.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.3% +14.8% +39.0% PREM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.8% 15.7% -12.9% CPA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.2% 15.3% — CPA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.1x 0.9x -9.0x PREM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.9% +8.5% -50.0% CPA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.1%/yr +12.8%/yr -56.3%/yr CPA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.0% 43.3% 286.2% CPA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 27/100 63/100 16/100 CPA

Percentile Scorecard

AALCPAPREM

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

AxisAALCPAPREM
Valuation 65 #49 of 137 56 #61 of 137 9 #125 of 137
Growth 14 #110 of 127 60 #52 of 127 31 #88 of 127
Profitability 24 #95 of 125 81 #25 of 125 16 #105 of 125
Financial Health 8 #136 of 147 47 #79 of 147 6 #138 of 147
Shareholder Returns – 71 #26 of 87 –
Overall 27 63 16
  • AAL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CPA ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • PREM ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAALCPAPREMSPY
1 month -0.9%+2.9%-33.3% -2.0%
3 months -22.6%-7.0%-66.7% -2.2%
6 months +3.6%+20.1%-66.7% +4.2%
Year to date -16.4%+13.1%-33.3% +10.6%
1 year -3.9%+8.5%-50.0% +10.4%
3 years +7.0%+56.3%-50.0% +73.6%
3 years, per year +2.3%+16.1%-20.6% +20.2%
5 years -37.9%+82.6%-98.4% +61.6%
5 years, per year -9.1%+12.8%-56.3% +10.1%
10 years -67.4%+52.7%— +261.3%
10 years, per year -10.6%+4.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAALCPAPREMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.0%43.3%286.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.2%40.1%457.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.891.791.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.080.20-0.17 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.3%-42.5%-98.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.4%-13.2%-75.0% -3.2%
52-week high $18.15$157.19$0.08 $779.14
52-week low $10.18$107.81$0.02 $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.

MultipleAALCPAPREM
P/E now vs peer median -17.7xmedian 15.1x 9.0xmedian 15.1x -1.4xmedian 15.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.0x 1.4xmedian 1.0x 0.2xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 8.2x 5.7xmedian 8.2x -20.9xmedian 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -93.3xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x -2.9xmedian 12.7x
P/B now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x 3.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.55median 0.68 1.51median 0.68 -0.04median 0.68

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 monthsAALCPAPREM
Revenue $60.98B $3.99B $31.56M
Gross profit – – $3.52M
Operating income $972.00M $772.19M -$2.66M
Net income -$481.00M $626.62M -$4.09M
Free cash flow -$91.00M – -$1.96M
EPS (diluted) $-0.73 $15.19 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents – $266.83M $156.50K
Total debt $30.57B $2.27B $4.37M
Shares (diluted) 662.71M 41.26M 280.85M
Enterprise value -$16.14B $1.08B $4.89M

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
MetricAALCPAPREM
P/E -17.7x 9.0x -1.4x
P/FCF -93.3x – -2.9x
P/Operating cash flow 2.0x – 35.7x
P/S 0.1x 1.4x 0.2x
P/B -2.0x 2.0x 3.7x
P/Tangible book -1.4x 2.0x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.0x 5.7x -20.9x
EV/EBIT 32.8x 8.6x -3.7x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 1.7x 0.3x
EV/FCF -350.5x – -5.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.5x – 62.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.55 1.51 -0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAALCPAPREM
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.3% 14.8% 39.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 5.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 367.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -54.8% -0.3% -1.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -36.3% 0.9% -95.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -179.9% -1.7% -18.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.0% 22.2% -87.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -179.6% -0.5% -4.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.9% 5.9% 34.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% – -93.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.1% – 46.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -110.3% – -530.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.7% – -140.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAALCPAPREM
Gross margin – – 11.2%
EBITDA margin 4.7% 29.4% -1.5%
Operating margin 1.6% 19.4% -8.4%
Pretax margin -0.9% 18.0% -13.5%
Net margin -0.8% 15.7% -12.9%
FCF margin -0.1% – -6.2%
Operating cash flow margin 7.0% – 0.5%
Return on equity – 21.8% -195.7%
Return on assets -0.7% 8.9% -10.9%
Return on invested capital 3.2% 15.3% –
Return on capital employed 2.7% 14.4% -15.1%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -8.9x – 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAALCPAPREM
Debt / assets 47.0% 31.8% 11.2%
Debt / equity -7.2x 0.8x 2.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.1x 0.9x -9.0x
Debt / FCF -335.9x – -2.2x
Liabilities / assets 106.5% 59.7% 96.1%
Equity / assets -6.5% 40.3% 3.9%
Interest coverage 0.6x 7.3x -1.7x
Current ratio 0.5x 1.1x 0.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.8x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.66 2.25 -0.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAALCPAPREM
Dividend yield – 4.9% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.9% 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.

ConsensusAALCPAPREM
Forward P/E – 9.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.14FY2026 $14.13FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -416.7%FY2026 -13.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +41.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.78BFY2026 $4.72BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +9.4%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% -4.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAALCPAPREM
Held by institutions 78.0% 62.4% –
Institutions holding 580 321 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.5% -4.3% –
Institutions buying 277 187 –
Institutions selling 182 98 –
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.91 –

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.

AALCPAPREM
AAL 1.00 0.61 0.01
CPA 0.61 1.00 0.08
PREM 0.01 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAL, CPA and PREM?

American Airlines (AAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Airlines (AAL) $9.04B, Copa Holdings (CPA) $6.01B, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) $5.62M.

Which company is growing faster?

Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Airlines (AAL) +12.3%, Copa Holdings (CPA) +14.8%, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) +39.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copa Holdings (CPA) has the highest net margin (American Airlines (AAL) -0.8%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 15.7%, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -12.9%). On return on invested capital, Copa Holdings (CPA) leads (American Airlines (AAL) 3.2%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 15.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Copa Holdings (CPA) returned the most: American Airlines (AAL) -3.9%, Copa Holdings (CPA) +8.5%, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -50.0%. Over five years, Copa Holdings (CPA) compounded fastest (American Airlines (AAL) -9.1%/yr, Copa Holdings (CPA) +12.8%/yr, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -56.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Copa Holdings (CPA) has been the steadiest (American Airlines (AAL) 47.0%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 43.3%, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) 286.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AAL, CPA and PREM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Copa Holdings (CPA) leads on 6. 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.