AERO vs ALK vs RTO Stock Comparison

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V, Alaska Air and Rentokil Initial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALK Alaska Air Group, Inc.
$36.15 -9.5% 1M -13.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.95B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$15.31B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
2 wins
RTO Rentokil Initial Plc /Fi
$23.27 +16.2% 1M -15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.75B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Rentokil Initial leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Rentokil Initial 3, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 2, Alaska Air 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEROALKRTOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.17B $3.95B $11.75B RTO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.6x -10.0x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.6x — 16.3x RTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +8.2% — AERO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.6% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -13.5% -15.4% ALK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -7.3%/yr -10.7%/yr ALK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.2% 51.8% 34.5% RTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 34/100 — AERO

Percentile Scorecard

AEROALKRTO

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

AxisAEROALKRTO
Valuation 99 #3 of 136 73 #37 of 136 –
Growth 16 #102 of 121 8 #112 of 121 –
Profitability 55 #51 of 112 22 #88 of 112 –
Financial Health 63 #52 of 140 – –
Shareholder Returns – – 40 #40 of 66
Overall 58 34 –
  • AERO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • ALK ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • RTO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEROALKRTOSPY
1 month -4.1%-9.5%+16.2% +0.7%
3 months -1.8%-23.4%-4.1% +3.7%
6 months +0.4%-7.6%-31.3% +7.1%
Year to date -30.6%-28.1%-21.0% +12.8%
1 year —-13.5%-15.4% +11.9%
3 years —+13.7%-10.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+4.4%-3.6% +22.8%
5 years —-31.5%-43.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-7.3%-10.7% +10.9%
10 years —-49.6%+63.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-6.6%+5.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAEROALKRTOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.2%51.8%34.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.9%49.7%36.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.752.280.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.26-0.45 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.0%-56.2%-54.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.4%-40.0%-32.6% -1.2%
52-week high $22.91$60.21$34.52 $779.14
52-week low $12.36$33.56$19.75 $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.

MultipleAEROALKRTO
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 16.5x -10.2xmedian 16.5x —median 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.9x 0.3xmedian 0.9x —median 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x —median 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 11.9x -12.7xmedian 11.9x —median 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median -3.7xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x —median 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.84 0.18median 0.84 —median 0.97

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 monthsAEROALKRTO
Revenue $4.40B $15.31B –
Operating income $635.00M -$290.00M –
Net income $120.00M -$395.00M –
Free cash flow $630.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.09 $-3.55 –
Cash & equivalents $965.00M $835.00M $2.47B
Total debt $475.00M – -$1.94B
Shares (diluted) 145.90M 111.13M 507.00M
Enterprise value -$1.90B $3.95B $5.26B

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
MetricAEROALKRTO
P/E 13.9x -10.2x –
P/FCF 3.5x -12.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 3.5x 4.3x –
P/S 0.5x 0.3x –
P/B -3.7x 1.1x –
P/Tangible book -3.7x 1.5x –
EV/EBITDA 1.4x – –
EV/EBIT 2.7x – –
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.3x –
EV/FCF 2.8x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 2.8x 4.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.18 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEROALKRTO
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 8.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 13.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.6% -196.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -40.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -38.0% -363.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -52.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -43.3% -378.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -55.7% –
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
MetricAEROALKRTO
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 27.6% – –
Operating margin 14.4% – –
Pretax margin 5.5% – –
Net margin 3.6% – –
FCF margin 14.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 14.3% 6.1% –
Return on equity – -11.0% –
Return on assets 2.9% -1.9% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 10.0% – –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.3x -2.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEROALKRTO
Debt / assets 6.4% – -13.4%
Debt / equity -0.8x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – –
Debt / FCF 0.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 108.0% – –
Equity / assets -8.0% 16.8% –
Interest coverage 5.8x – –
Current ratio 2.0x 0.5x -683.2x
Quick ratio 1.7x – -411.8x
Cash ratio 0.9x – -411.8x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEROALKRTO
Dividend yield – – 2.7%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusAEROALKRTO
Forward P/E 43.6xFY2026 – 16.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.35FY2026 $-4.68FY2026 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -85.5%FY2026 -291.8%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +408.6% – +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.78BFY2026 $15.35BFY2026 $7.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% +9.7% +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEROALKRTO
Held by institutions 65.1% 92.1% 15.4%
Institutions holding 75 491 288
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +0.0% +5.9%
Institutions buying 32 266 162
Institutions selling 17 146 90
Buyers to sellers 1.88 1.82 1.80

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.

AEROALKRTO
AERO 1.00 0.47 0.04
ALK 0.47 1.00 0.18
RTO 0.04 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AERO, ALK and RTO?

Rentokil Initial (RTO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) $2.17B, Alaska Air (ALK) $3.95B, Rentokil Initial (RTO) $11.75B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alaska Air (ALK) returned the most: Alaska Air (ALK) -13.5%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -15.4%. Over five years, Alaska Air (ALK) compounded fastest (Alaska Air (ALK) -7.3%/yr, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -10.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rentokil Initial (RTO) has been the steadiest (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 54.2%, Alaska Air (ALK) 51.8%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 34.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rentokil Initial (RTO) leads on 3. 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.