AERO vs ALK vs CPA Stock Comparison

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V, Alaska Air 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
$5.51B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
9 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Copa Holdings leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Copa Holdings 9, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEROALKCPALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.09B $3.94B $5.51B CPA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.1x -10.0x 8.8x CPA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.1x — 9.2x CPA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +8.2% +14.8% CPA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.6% — 15.7% CPA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 15.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — 0.9x AERO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -20.1% +2.9% CPA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -7.9%/yr +11.5%/yr CPA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.2% 52.1% 42.8% CPA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 34/100 65/100 CPA

Percentile Scorecard

AEROALKCPA

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

AxisAEROALKCPA
Valuation 99 #3 of 136 73 #37 of 136 61 #54 of 136
Growth 17 #102 of 122 9 #111 of 122 62 #47 of 122
Profitability 55 #53 of 116 21 #92 of 116 80 #24 of 116
Financial Health 66 #50 of 144 – 49 #74 of 144
Shareholder Returns – – 72 #24 of 82
Overall 59 34 65
  • AERO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • ALK 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

PeriodAEROALKCPASPY
1 month -11.6%-14.6%-2.8% -0.8%
3 months -7.9%-26.4%-6.0% +3.5%
6 months -5.6%-13.6%+12.2% +7.0%
Year to date -36.2%-30.5%+7.8% +12.2%
1 year —-20.1%+2.9% +13.0%
3 years —+11.9%+64.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+3.8%+18.0% +23.1%
5 years —-33.7%+72.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-7.9%+11.5% +11.0%
10 years —-50.9%+44.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-6.9%+3.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAEROALKCPASPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.2%52.1%42.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.9%50.0%40.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.732.281.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.390.07 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.0%-56.2%-42.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.8%-41.9%-17.3% -1.8%
52-week high $22.91$60.21$157.19 $779.14
52-week low $12.36$33.56$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.

MultipleAEROALKCPA
P/E now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 16.1x -9.8xmedian 16.1x 8.6xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.0x 0.3xmedian 1.0x 1.3xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 8.7x —median 8.7x 5.4xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 11.5x -12.7xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.81 0.18median 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 monthsAEROALKCPA
Revenue $4.40B $15.31B $3.99B
Operating income $635.00M -$290.00M $772.19M
Net income $120.00M -$395.00M $626.62M
Free cash flow $630.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.09 $-3.55 $15.19
Cash & equivalents $965.00M $835.00M $266.83M
Total debt $5.46B – $7.93B
Shares (diluted) 145.90M 111.13M 41.26M
Enterprise value -$1.98B $3.94B $580.12M

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
MetricAEROALKCPA
P/E 12.8x -9.8x 8.6x
P/FCF 3.2x -12.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 3.2x 4.1x –
P/S 0.5x 0.3x 1.3x
P/B -3.4x 1.1x 1.9x
P/Tangible book -3.4x 1.4x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 1.3x – 5.4x
EV/EBIT 2.4x – 8.2x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.3x 1.6x
EV/FCF 2.5x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 2.5x 4.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.18 1.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEROALKCPA
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 8.2% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 13.9% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.6% -196.3% -0.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -40.2% 0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -38.0% -363.3% -1.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -52.2% 22.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -43.3% -378.4% -0.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -55.7% 5.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -29.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEROALKCPA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 27.6% – 29.4%
Operating margin 14.4% – 19.4%
Pretax margin 5.5% – 18.0%
Net margin 3.6% – 15.7%
FCF margin 14.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 14.3% 6.1% –
Return on equity – -11.0% 21.8%
Return on assets 2.9% -1.9% 8.9%
Return on invested capital – – 15.3%
Return on capital employed 10.0% – 14.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.3x -2.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEROALKCPA
Debt / assets 6.4% – 31.8%
Debt / equity -0.8x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – 0.9x
Debt / FCF 0.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 108.0% – 59.7%
Equity / assets -8.0% 16.8% 40.3%
Interest coverage 5.8x – 7.3x
Current ratio 2.0x 0.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.7x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.9x – 0.8x
Altman Z-score – – 2.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEROALKCPA
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.

ConsensusAEROALKCPA
Forward P/E 40.1xFY2026 – 9.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.35FY2026 $-4.68FY2026 $14.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -85.5%FY2026 -291.8%FY2026 -13.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +408.6% – +41.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.78BFY2026 $15.35BFY2026 $4.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% +9.7% -4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEROALKCPA
Held by institutions 65.1% 92.1% 62.4%
Institutions holding 75 490 321
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +0.0% -4.3%
Institutions buying 32 265 187
Institutions selling 17 146 98
Buyers to sellers 1.88 1.82 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.

AEROALKCPA
AERO 1.00 0.47 0.48
ALK 0.47 1.00 0.61
CPA 0.48 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AERO, ALK and CPA?

Copa Holdings (CPA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) $2.09B, Alaska Air (ALK) $3.94B, Copa Holdings (CPA) $5.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, AERO, ALK and CPA?

Copa Holdings (CPA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 13.1x, Alaska Air (ALK) -10.0x, Copa Holdings (CPA) 8.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Copa Holdings (CPA) is cheapest (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 40.1x, Copa Holdings (CPA) 9.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Copa Holdings (CPA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) +8.8%, Alaska Air (ALK) +8.2%, Copa Holdings (CPA) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copa Holdings (CPA) has the highest net margin (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 3.6%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 15.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Copa Holdings (CPA) returned the most: Alaska Air (ALK) -20.1%, Copa Holdings (CPA) +2.9%. Over five years, Copa Holdings (CPA) compounded fastest (Alaska Air (ALK) -7.9%/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 (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 54.2%, Alaska Air (ALK) 52.1%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 42.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AERO, ALK 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 9. 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.