ABNB vs LUV vs H Stock Comparison

Airbnb, Southwest Airlines and Hyatt Hotels Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABNB Airbnb, Inc.
$176.37 +7.5% 1M +44.2% 1Y
Market cap
$99.37B
P/E
36.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.16B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins
LUV Southwest Airlines Co
$46.43 +11.0% 1M +56.5% 1Y
Market cap
$21.54B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.55B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
5 wins
H Hyatt Hotels Corp
$190.20 +21.4% 1M +40.5% 1Y
Market cap
$17.23B
P/E
92.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.11B
Div. yield
0.00%
Hotels Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Southwest Airlines leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Southwest Airlines 5, Airbnb 3, Hyatt Hotels 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABNBLUVHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $99.37B $21.54B $17.23B ABNB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.9x 20.5x 92.6x LUV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.7x 17.9x 52.1x LUV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.6% +14.5% +2.8% LUV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.4% 3.3% 2.6% ABNB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.5% 8.2% -38.0% ABNB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x -0.8x H
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.2% +56.5% +40.5% LUV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr -2.3%/yr +15.8%/yr H
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.4% 43.9% 35.1% H
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 54/100 26/100 LUV

Percentile Scorecard

ABNBLUVH

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

AxisABNBLUVH
Valuation 23 #128 of 166 42 #80 of 137 7 #27 of 29
Growth 44 #87 of 154 84 #21 of 127 40 #16 of 26
Profitability 90 #16 of 154 42 #73 of 125 12 #23 of 26
Financial Health 54 #83 of 179 31 #102 of 147 38 #19 of 30
Shareholder Returns 58 #41 of 97 72 #25 of 88 33 #13 of 19
Overall 54 54 26
  • ABNB ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • LUV ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • H ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABNBLUVHSPY
1 month +7.5%+11.0%+21.4% -1.0%
3 months +15.7%-4.8%+6.3% -0.4%
6 months +26.1%+11.9%+12.3% +4.5%
Year to date +30.0%+12.3%+18.6% +12.4%
1 year +44.2%+56.5%+40.5% +13.6%
3 years +43.8%+95.9%+81.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year +12.9%+25.1%+22.0% +20.8%
5 years -12.5%-11.1%+107.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year -2.6%-2.3%+15.8% +10.4%
10 years —+15.0%+275.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+1.4%+14.2% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureABNBLUVHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.4%43.9%35.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.7%38.2%33.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.091.630.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.211.291.15 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.2%-57.4%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.4%-15.3%-5.9% -1.6%
52-week high $190.50$54.80$202.09 $779.14
52-week low $111.54$29.67$135.42 $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.

MultipleABNBLUVH
P/E now vs peer median 38.8xmedian 18.2x 21.6xmedian 14.5x 96.1xmedian 23.3x
P/S now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 1.0x 2.5xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.3x 8.5xmedian 8.2x -4.5xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 12.2x -50.6xmedian 12.9x 97.2xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 1.8x 3.1xmedian 1.2x 5.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 4.20median 0.38 0.54median 0.64 -3.85median 0.36

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 monthsABNBLUVH
Revenue $13.16B $31.55B $7.11B
Gross profit $10.91B – $1.47B
Operating income $2.74B $1.39B -$5.10B
Net income $2.69B $1.05B $191.00M
Free cash flow $4.86B -$449.00M $184.00M
R&D $2.49B – –
EPS (diluted) $4.51 $2.13 $1.93
Cash & equivalents $6.82B $3.62B $454.00M
Total debt $2.48B $5.89B $4.43B
Shares (diluted) 597.00M 494.00M 96.35M
Enterprise value $52.60B $7.56B $14.64B

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
MetricABNBLUVH
P/E 38.8x 21.6x 96.1x
P/FCF 21.4x -50.6x 97.2x
P/Operating cash flow 21.4x 8.2x 54.5x
P/S 7.9x 0.7x 2.5x
P/B 13.3x 3.1x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 13.3x 3.1x 12.1x
EV/EBITDA – 8.5x -4.5x
EV/EBIT 34.5x 18.0x -4.3x
EV/Revenue 7.2x 0.8x 3.1x
EV/FCF 19.4x -55.7x 118.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.4x 9.1x 66.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.20 0.54 -3.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABNBLUVH
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.6% 14.5% 2.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 7.4% 2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% – 2.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.4% – -4.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.1% 339.7% 0.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.9% 78.6% -85.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.5% 177.8% 322.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 28.4% -26.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.5% 195.8% 309.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 40.0% -24.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.8% 36.2% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -6.0% -22.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.8% -35.2% 72.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 20.2% -28.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABNBLUVH
Gross margin 82.9% – 20.7%
EBITDA margin – 9.4% -67.5%
Operating margin 20.8% 4.4% -71.8%
Pretax margin 25.6% 4.3% 4.6%
Net margin 20.4% 3.3% 2.6%
FCF margin 36.9% -1.4% 2.6%
Operating cash flow margin 36.9% 8.7% 4.6%
Return on equity 34.9% 14.6% 5.4%
Return on assets 9.7% 3.5% 1.4%
Return on invested capital 21.5% 8.2% -38.0%
Return on capital employed 28.2% 8.3% -48.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.6x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 13.0% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABNBLUVH
Debt / assets 8.6% 19.3% 32.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.8x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x -0.8x
Debt / FCF 0.5x -13.1x 24.1x
Liabilities / assets 72.9% 76.0% 74.7%
Equity / assets 27.1% 24.0% 25.3%
Interest coverage – 5.9x -18.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.5x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.74 2.26 0.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABNBLUVH
Dividend yield – 1.6% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 3.8% 5.5% 2.3%
Shareholder yield 3.8% 7.0% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 29.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 30.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 20.5%

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.

ConsensusABNBLUVH
Forward P/E 31.7xFY2026 17.9xFY2026 52.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.57FY2026 $2.60FY2026 $3.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.2%FY2026 +179.6%FY2026 +66.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% +58.8% +39.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.79BFY2026 $31.34BFY2026 $7.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.9% +16.7% +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABNBLUVH
Held by institutions 60.2% 92.9% 53.0%
Institutions holding 1,311 933 530
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% +4.4% +2.2%
Institutions buying 648 477 239
Institutions selling 495 282 178
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.69 1.34

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.

ABNBLUVH
ABNB 1.00 0.33 0.32
LUV 0.33 1.00 0.46
H 0.32 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABNB, LUV and H?

Airbnb (ABNB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Airbnb (ABNB) $99.37B, Southwest Airlines (LUV) $21.54B, Hyatt Hotels (H) $17.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABNB, LUV and H?

Southwest Airlines (LUV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Airbnb (ABNB) 36.9x, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 20.5x, Hyatt Hotels (H) 92.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Southwest Airlines (LUV) is cheapest (Airbnb (ABNB) 31.7x, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 17.9x, Hyatt Hotels (H) 52.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Southwest Airlines (LUV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Airbnb (ABNB) +13.6%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) +14.5%, Hyatt Hotels (H) +2.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Airbnb (ABNB) has the highest net margin (Airbnb (ABNB) 20.4%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 3.3%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 2.6%). On return on invested capital, Airbnb (ABNB) leads (Airbnb (ABNB) 21.5%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 8.2%, Hyatt Hotels (H) -38.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southwest Airlines (LUV) returned the most: Airbnb (ABNB) +44.2%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) +56.5%, Hyatt Hotels (H) +40.5%. Over five years, Hyatt Hotels (H) compounded fastest (Airbnb (ABNB) -2.6%/yr, Southwest Airlines (LUV) -2.3%/yr, Hyatt Hotels (H) +15.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Airbnb (ABNB) 0.00%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 0.00%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 0.00%. Airbnb (ABNB) and Southwest Airlines (LUV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hyatt Hotels (H) has been the steadiest (Airbnb (ABNB) 36.4%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 43.9%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 35.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABNB, LUV and H?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Southwest Airlines (LUV) leads on 5. 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.