AERO vs ALK vs GEO Stock Comparison

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V, Alaska Air and Geo Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALK Alaska Air Group, Inc.
$35.92 -12.3% 1M -19.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.95B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$15.31B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
1 win
GEO Geo Group Inc
$28.27 -9.4% 1M +66.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.60B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.83B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Geo leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Geo 7, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 2, Alaska Air 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEROALKGEOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.19B $3.95B $3.60B ALK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.8x -10.0x 12.4x GEO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.6x — 21.1x GEO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +8.2% +15.3% GEO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.6% — 10.3% GEO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 7.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — 3.3x AERO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -19.8% +66.4% GEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -7.4%/yr +28.5%/yr GEO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.2% 52.0% 49.1% GEO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 34/100 55/100 AERO

Percentile Scorecard

AEROALKGEO

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

AxisAEROALKGEO
Valuation 99 #3 of 136 73 #38 of 136 52 #54 of 112
Growth 16 #102 of 121 9 #110 of 121 60 #39 of 96
Profitability 54 #54 of 115 21 #91 of 115 57 #40 of 91
Financial Health 66 #49 of 143 – 34 #83 of 125
Shareholder Returns – – 70 #21 of 67
Overall 59 34 55
  • AERO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • ALK ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • GEO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEROALKGEOSPY
1 month -8.1%-12.3%-9.4% -0.2%
3 months -6.5%-26.1%-8.0% +3.9%
6 months -1.2%-9.7%+50.2% +8.2%
Year to date -33.7%-28.6%+75.4% +12.9%
1 year —-19.8%+66.4% +12.3%
3 years —+14.9%+221.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+4.8%+47.6% +23.3%
5 years —-32.0%+249.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-7.4%+28.5% +10.9%
10 years —-49.5%+82.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-6.6%+6.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAEROALKGEOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.2%52.0%49.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.9%50.0%50.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.742.290.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.381.35 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.0%-56.2%-62.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.4%-40.3%-13.8% -1.2%
52-week high $22.91$60.21$32.78 $779.14
52-week low $12.36$33.56$13.26 $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.

MultipleAEROALKGEO
P/E now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 16.3x -10.1xmedian 16.3x 12.7xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.0x 0.3xmedian 1.0x 1.3xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 8.7x —median 8.7x 11.4xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 11.4x -12.7xmedian 11.4x 141.5xmedian 13.7x
P/B now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 2.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.82 0.18median 0.82 0.49median 1.00

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 monthsAEROALKGEO
Revenue $4.40B $15.31B $2.83B
Operating income $635.00M -$290.00M $315.54M
Net income $120.00M -$395.00M $291.54M
Free cash flow $630.00M – $26.44M
EPS (diluted) $1.09 $-3.55 $2.21
Cash & equivalents $965.00M $835.00M $54.99M
Total debt $475.00M – $6.34B
Shares (diluted) 145.90M 111.13M 132.02M
Enterprise value -$1.88B $3.95B $3.21B

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
MetricAEROALKGEO
P/E 13.3x -10.1x 12.7x
P/FCF 3.4x -12.7x 141.5x
P/Operating cash flow 3.4x 4.3x 18.8x
P/S 0.5x 0.3x 1.3x
P/B -3.6x 1.1x 2.5x
P/Tangible book -3.6x 1.5x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 1.3x – 11.4x
EV/EBIT 2.6x – 16.6x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.3x 1.8x
EV/FCF 2.6x – 197.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.6x 4.3x 26.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.18 0.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEROALKGEO
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 8.2% 15.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 13.9% 5.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.6% -196.3% 11.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -40.2% -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -38.0% -363.3% 222.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -52.2% 28.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -43.3% -378.4% 242.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -55.7% 25.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -29.7% -16.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.4% -4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -79.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -42.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEROALKGEO
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 27.6% – 16.1%
Operating margin 14.4% – 11.2%
Pretax margin 5.5% – 14.0%
Net margin 3.6% – 10.3%
FCF margin 14.3% – 0.9%
Operating cash flow margin 14.3% 6.1% 7.0%
Return on equity – -11.0% 19.4%
Return on assets 2.9% -1.9% 7.7%
Return on invested capital – – 7.5%
Return on capital employed 10.0% – 9.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.3x -2.4x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEROALKGEO
Debt / assets 6.4% – 41.2%
Debt / equity -0.8x – 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – 3.3x
Debt / FCF 0.8x – 58.3x
Liabilities / assets 108.0% – 59.5%
Equity / assets -8.0% 16.8% 40.5%
Interest coverage 5.8x – 2.1x
Current ratio 2.0x 0.5x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.7x – 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.9x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – 2.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEROALKGEO
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 4.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 4.7%
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.

ConsensusAEROALKGEO
Forward P/E 41.6xFY2026 – 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.35FY2026 $-4.68FY2026 $1.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -85.5%FY2026 -291.8%FY2026 +55.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +408.6% – +44.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.78BFY2026 $15.35BFY2026 $3.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% +9.7% -1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEROALKGEO
Held by institutions 65.1% 92.1% 94.2%
Institutions holding 75 490 292
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +0.0% -2.2%
Institutions buying 32 265 151
Institutions selling 17 146 97
Buyers to sellers 1.88 1.82 1.56

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.

AEROALKGEO
AERO 1.00 0.47 0.04
ALK 0.47 1.00 0.18
GEO 0.04 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AERO, ALK and GEO?

Alaska Air (ALK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) $2.19B, Alaska Air (ALK) $3.95B, Geo (GEO) $3.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, AERO, ALK and GEO?

Geo (GEO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 13.8x, Alaska Air (ALK) -10.0x, Geo (GEO) 12.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Geo (GEO) is cheapest (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 41.6x, Geo (GEO) 21.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Geo (GEO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) +8.8%, Alaska Air (ALK) +8.2%, Geo (GEO) +15.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Geo (GEO) has the highest net margin (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 3.6%, Geo (GEO) 10.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Geo (GEO) returned the most: Alaska Air (ALK) -19.8%, Geo (GEO) +66.4%. Over five years, Geo (GEO) compounded fastest (Alaska Air (ALK) -7.4%/yr, Geo (GEO) +28.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Geo (GEO) has been the steadiest (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 54.2%, Alaska Air (ALK) 52.0%, Geo (GEO) 49.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AERO, ALK and GEO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Geo (GEO) leads on 7. 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.