ABNB vs LUV vs TCOM Stock Comparison

Airbnb, Southwest Airlines and Trip.com Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ABNB Airbnb, Inc.
$171.05 +8.6% 1M +33.6% 1Y
Market cap
$100.92B
P/E
37.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.16B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
4 wins
LUV Southwest Airlines Co
$42.85 +0.4% 1M +33.1% 1Y
Market cap
$20.98B
P/E
19.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.55B
Div. yield
1.68%
Airlines Industrials
TCOM Trip.com Group Ltd
$39.91 +1.2% 1M -45.2% 1Y
Market cap
$25.92B
P/E
7.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.45B
Div. yield
–
Travel Services Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Trip.com leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Trip.com 6, Airbnb 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABNBLUVTCOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $100.92B $20.98B $25.92B ABNB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.6x 19.9x 7.7x TCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.7x 16.1x 11.0x TCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.6% +14.5% +18.1% TCOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.4% 3.3% 36.1% TCOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.5% 8.2% 5.3% ABNB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.68% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.6% +33.1% -45.2% ABNB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.2%/yr -1.7%/yr +6.6%/yr TCOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.9% 43.6% 36.3% ABNB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 58/100 81/100 TCOM

Percentile Scorecard

ABNBLUVTCOM

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

AxisABNBLUVTCOM
Valuation 25 #126 of 167 49 #70 of 136 82 #6 of 29
Growth 44 #86 of 153 88 #15 of 122 80 #6 of 26
Profitability 91 #15 of 153 42 #68 of 116 68 #9 of 26
Financial Health 52 #86 of 179 32 #98 of 144 93 #3 of 31
Shareholder Returns 58 #40 of 94 78 #19 of 82 –
Overall 54 58 81
  • ABNB ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • LUV ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • TCOM ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABNBLUVTCOMSPY
1 month +8.6%+0.4%+1.2% -0.8%
3 months +16.5%-5.6%-10.9% +3.5%
6 months +21.3%+12.2%-25.0% +7.0%
Year to date +26.0%+3.7%-44.5% +12.2%
1 year +33.6%+33.1%-45.2% +13.0%
3 years +49.9%+91.8%+13.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +14.5%+24.3%+4.2% +23.1%
5 years +1.2%-8.0%+37.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.2%-1.7%+6.6% +11.0%
10 years —+11.6%-14.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+1.1%-1.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureABNBLUVTCOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.9%43.6%36.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.8%38.3%43.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.101.610.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.940.76-1.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.2%-57.4%-51.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.2%-21.8%-49.5% -1.8%
52-week high $190.50$54.80$78.96 $779.14
52-week low $111.54$29.67$37.96 $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.

MultipleABNBLUVTCOM
P/E now vs peer median 37.6xmedian 17.5x 19.9xmedian 16.1x 7.7xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 1.0x 2.7xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x 7.9xmedian 8.7x —median 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 12.1x -46.7xmedian 11.5x —median 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 1.7x 2.9xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 4.08median 0.41 0.50median 0.81 0.15median 0.38

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 monthsABNBLUVTCOM
Revenue $13.16B $31.55B $9.45B
Gross profit $10.91B – $7.55B
Operating income $2.74B $1.39B $1.50B
Net income $2.69B $1.05B $3.42B
Free cash flow $4.86B -$449.00M –
R&D $2.49B – $2.30B
EPS (diluted) $4.51 $2.13 $4.88
Cash & equivalents $6.82B $3.62B $8.26B
Total debt $2.48B $5.89B $18.23B
Shares (diluted) 597.00M 494.00M 698.38M
Enterprise value $54.15B $7.01B -$18.87B

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
MetricABNBLUVTCOM
P/E 37.6x 19.9x 7.7x
P/FCF 20.8x -46.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 20.8x 7.6x –
P/S 7.7x 0.7x 2.7x
P/B 12.9x 2.9x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 12.9x 2.9x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – 7.9x –
EV/EBIT 33.4x 16.8x 12.0x
EV/Revenue 6.9x 0.7x 1.9x
EV/FCF 18.8x -51.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x 8.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.08 0.50 0.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABNBLUVTCOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.6% 14.5% 18.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 7.4% 27.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% – 16.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.4% – 40.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.1% 339.7% -28.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.9% 78.6% 42.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.5% 177.8% 34.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 28.4% 54.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.5% 195.8% 33.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 40.0% 51.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.8% 36.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -6.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.8% -35.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 20.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABNBLUVTCOM
Gross margin 82.9% – 80.0%
EBITDA margin – 9.4% –
Operating margin 20.8% 4.4% 15.9%
Pretax margin 25.6% 4.3% 45.7%
Net margin 20.4% 3.3% 36.1%
FCF margin 36.9% -1.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 36.9% 8.7% –
Return on equity 34.9% 14.6% 14.3%
Return on assets 9.7% 3.5% 8.9%
Return on invested capital 21.5% 8.2% 5.3%
Return on capital employed 28.2% 8.3% 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 13.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABNBLUVTCOM
Debt / assets 8.6% 19.3% 10.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.8x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x –
Debt / FCF 0.5x -13.1x –
Liabilities / assets 72.9% 76.0% 38.0%
Equity / assets 27.1% 24.0% 62.0%
Interest coverage – 5.9x 19.8x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.5x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.3x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 3.65 2.21 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABNBLUVTCOM
Dividend yield – 1.7% –
Net buyback yield 3.9% 5.9% –
Shareholder yield 3.9% 7.6% 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.

ConsensusABNBLUVTCOM
Forward P/E 30.7xFY2026 16.1xFY2026 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.57FY2026 $2.66FY2026 $3.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.2%FY2026 +186.0%FY2026 -44.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% +60.9% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.79BFY2026 $31.08BFY2026 $9.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.9% +15.8% +20.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABNBLUVTCOM
Held by institutions 60.2% 92.9% 23.0%
Institutions holding 1,307 930 319
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% +4.4% +1.2%
Institutions buying 646 476 152
Institutions selling 493 280 119
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.70 1.28

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.

ABNBLUVTCOM
ABNB 1.00 0.31 0.28
LUV 0.31 1.00 0.10
TCOM 0.28 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABNB, LUV and TCOM?

Airbnb (ABNB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Airbnb (ABNB) $100.92B, Southwest Airlines (LUV) $20.98B, Trip.com (TCOM) $25.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABNB, LUV and TCOM?

Trip.com (TCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Airbnb (ABNB) 37.6x, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 19.9x, Trip.com (TCOM) 7.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trip.com (TCOM) is cheapest (Airbnb (ABNB) 30.7x, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 16.1x, Trip.com (TCOM) 11.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Trip.com (TCOM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Airbnb (ABNB) +13.6%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) +14.5%, Trip.com (TCOM) +18.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trip.com (TCOM) has the highest net margin (Airbnb (ABNB) 20.4%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 3.3%, Trip.com (TCOM) 36.1%). On return on invested capital, Airbnb (ABNB) leads (Airbnb (ABNB) 21.5%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 8.2%, Trip.com (TCOM) 5.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Airbnb (ABNB) returned the most: Airbnb (ABNB) +33.6%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) +33.1%, Trip.com (TCOM) -45.2%. Over five years, Trip.com (TCOM) compounded fastest (Airbnb (ABNB) +0.2%/yr, Southwest Airlines (LUV) -1.7%/yr, Trip.com (TCOM) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Southwest Airlines (LUV) 1.68%, Trip.com (TCOM) 0.00%. Airbnb (ABNB) and Trip.com (TCOM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Airbnb (ABNB) has been the steadiest (Airbnb (ABNB) 35.9%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 43.6%, Trip.com (TCOM) 36.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Trip.com (TCOM) 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.