AAL vs PREM vs CPA Stock Comparison

American Airlines, Premier Air Charter Holdings and Copa Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CPA Copa Holdings, S.A.
$130.02 -2.8% 1M +2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.47B
P/E
8.7x
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.

QuestionAALPREMCPALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.36B $4.55M $5.47B AAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.6x -1.1x 8.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 9.2x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.5% +39.0% +14.8% PREM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.6% -12.9% 15.7% CPA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.6% — 15.3% CPA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.6x -9.0x 0.9x PREM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.5% -33.3% +2.9% CPA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.5%/yr -56.6%/yr +11.5%/yr CPA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.1% 290.0% 42.8% CPA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 16/100 65/100 CPA

Percentile Scorecard

AALPREMCPA

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

AxisAALPREMCPA
Valuation 70 #42 of 136 11 #121 of 136 61 #54 of 136
Growth 14 #105 of 122 30 #86 of 122 62 #47 of 122
Profitability 24 #89 of 116 15 #99 of 116 80 #24 of 116
Financial Health 8 #133 of 144 7 #134 of 144 49 #74 of 144
Shareholder Returns – – 72 #24 of 82
Overall 29 16 65
  • AAL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • PREM ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CPA ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAALPREMCPASPY
1 month -12.0%-33.3%-2.8% -0.8%
3 months -18.4%-66.7%-6.0% +3.5%
6 months +4.5%-66.7%+12.2% +7.0%
Year to date -20.4%-33.3%+7.8% +12.2%
1 year -11.5%-33.3%+2.9% +13.0%
3 years +11.7%-50.0%+64.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +3.8%-20.6%+18.0% +23.1%
5 years -35.9%-98.5%+72.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -8.5%-56.6%+11.5% +11.0%
10 years -69.0%—+44.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year -11.0%—+3.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAALPREMCPASPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.1%290.0%42.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.8%456.0%40.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.920.911.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.24-0.110.07 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.3%-98.7%-42.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.8%-75.0%-17.3% -1.8%
52-week high $18.15$0.08$157.19 $779.14
52-week low $10.18$0.02$107.81 $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.

MultipleAALPREMCPA
P/E now vs peer median -24.8xmedian 16.1x -1.4xmedian 16.1x 8.6xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.0x 0.2xmedian 1.0x 1.3xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 8.7x -20.9xmedian 8.7x 5.4xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 11.5x -2.9xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 1.2x 3.7xmedian 1.2x 1.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.86median 0.81 -0.04median 0.81 1.44median 0.81

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 monthsAALPREMCPA
Revenue $58.34B $31.56M $3.99B
Gross profit – $3.52M –
Operating income $1.01B -$2.66M $772.19M
Net income -$326.00M -$4.09M $626.62M
Free cash flow $285.00M -$1.96M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.49 $-0.01 $15.19
Cash & equivalents – $156.50K $266.83M
Total debt $28.93B $16.78M $7.93B
Shares (diluted) 662.61M 280.85M 41.26M
Enterprise value -$15.68B $3.83M $545.88M

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
MetricAALPREMCPA
P/E -24.8x -1.4x 8.6x
P/FCF 28.3x -2.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 1.8x 35.7x –
P/S 0.1x 0.2x 1.3x
P/B -2.0x 3.7x 1.9x
P/Tangible book -1.3x 3.7x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 10.4x -20.9x 5.4x
EV/EBIT 30.0x -3.7x 8.2x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.3x 1.6x
EV/FCF 106.2x -5.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 62.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.86 -0.04 1.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAALPREMCPA
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.5% 39.0% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% – 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 367.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -51.7% -1.1% -0.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -41.0% -95.4% 0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -157.5% -18.8% -1.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.5% -87.6% 22.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -157.3% -4.9% -0.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.8% 34.8% 5.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.8% -93.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 46.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -81.8% -530.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.4% -140.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAALPREMCPA
Gross margin – 11.2% –
EBITDA margin 5.0% -1.5% 29.4%
Operating margin 1.7% -8.4% 19.4%
Pretax margin -0.6% -13.5% 18.0%
Net margin -0.6% -12.9% 15.7%
FCF margin 0.5% -6.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 0.5% –
Return on equity – -195.7% 21.8%
Return on assets -0.5% -10.9% 8.9%
Return on invested capital 3.6% – 15.3%
Return on capital employed 2.7% -15.1% 14.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -13.4x 0.0x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAALPREMCPA
Debt / assets 45.0% 11.2% 31.8%
Debt / equity -7.3x 2.9x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.6x -9.0x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 101.5x -2.2x –
Liabilities / assets 106.2% 96.1% 59.7%
Equity / assets -6.2% 3.9% 40.3%
Interest coverage 0.6x -1.7x 7.3x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 0.64 -0.11 2.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAALPREMCPA
Dividend yield – – 5.2%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 5.2%
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.

ConsensusAALPREMCPA
Forward P/E – – 9.2xFY2026
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
HoldersAALPREMCPA
Held by institutions 78.0% – 62.4%
Institutions holding 578 – 321
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.5% – -4.3%
Institutions buying 276 – 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.

AALPREMCPA
AAL 1.00 0.01 0.60
PREM 0.01 1.00 0.08
CPA 0.60 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAL, PREM and CPA?

American Airlines (AAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Airlines (AAL) $8.36B, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) $4.55M, Copa Holdings (CPA) $5.47B.

Which company is growing faster?

Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Airlines (AAL) +7.5%, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) +39.0%, Copa Holdings (CPA) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copa Holdings (CPA) has the highest net margin (American Airlines (AAL) -0.6%, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -12.9%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 15.7%). On return on invested capital, Copa Holdings (CPA) leads (American Airlines (AAL) 3.6%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 15.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Copa Holdings (CPA) returned the most: American Airlines (AAL) -11.5%, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -33.3%, Copa Holdings (CPA) +2.9%. Over five years, Copa Holdings (CPA) compounded fastest (American Airlines (AAL) -8.5%/yr, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -56.6%/yr, Copa Holdings (CPA) +11.5%/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) 47.1%, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) 290.0%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 42.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.