AERO vs CPA vs AZUL Stock Comparison

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V, Copa Holdings and Azul Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CPA Copa Holdings, S.A.
$129.91 -0.8% 1M +5.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.42B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
6 wins
AZUL Azul Sa
$3.74 -45.4% 1M
Market cap
$3.01B
P/E
131.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Copa Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Copa Holdings 6, Azul 1, 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.

QuestionAEROCPAAZULLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.22B $5.42B $3.01B CPA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.9x 8.7x 131.8x CPA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.5x 9.2x 7.8x AZUL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +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 — +5.0% — –
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +11.9%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.3% 42.8% 556.7% CPA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 65/100 — CPA

Percentile Scorecard

AEROCPAAZUL

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

AxisAEROCPAAZUL
Valuation 98 #4 of 136 61 #54 of 136 19 #111 of 136
Growth 16 #103 of 122 63 #46 of 122 –
Profitability 55 #53 of 116 82 #22 of 116 –
Financial Health 65 #51 of 143 49 #74 of 143 1 #142 of 143
Shareholder Returns – 73 #23 of 81 –
Overall 58 65 –
  • AERO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CPA ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • AZUL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEROCPAAZULSPY
1 month -2.9%-0.8%-45.4% +0.9%
3 months +1.3%-4.7%-55.2% +5.9%
6 months +1.8%+15.7%-4.1% +8.5%
Year to date -30.6%+7.7%— +13.3%
1 year —+5.0%— +12.4%
3 years —+64.3%— +88.1%
3 years, per year —+18.0%— +23.5%
5 years —+75.6%— +68.2%
5 years, per year —+11.9%— +11.0%
10 years —+40.4%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+3.4%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAEROCPAAZULSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.3%42.8%556.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.9%40.4%720.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.751.831.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —0.12— 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.0%-42.5%-99.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.5%-17.4%-99.2% -0.9%
52-week high $22.91$157.19$495.00 $779.14
52-week low $12.36$107.81$3.40 $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.

MultipleAEROCPAAZUL
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 16.1x 8.6xmedian 16.1x 131.8xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.9x 1.3xmedian 0.9x 2.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 8.6x 5.4xmedian 8.6x —median 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 11.6x —median 11.6x -44.1xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median -3.7xmedian 1.2x 1.9xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.80 1.44median 0.80 —median 0.80

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 monthsAEROCPAAZUL
Revenue $4.40B $3.99B –
Operating income $635.00M $772.19M –
Net income $120.00M $626.62M –
Free cash flow $630.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.09 $15.19 –
Cash & equivalents $965.00M $266.83M $181.08M
Total debt $475.00M $7.93B $4.21B
Shares (diluted) 145.90M 41.26M 17.41B
Enterprise value -$1.85B $494.30M $2.12B

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
MetricAEROCPAAZUL
P/E 13.9x 8.6x 131.8x
P/FCF 3.5x – -44.1x
P/Operating cash flow 3.5x – –
P/S 0.5x 1.3x 2.9x
P/B -3.7x 1.9x –
P/Tangible book -3.7x 1.9x –
EV/EBITDA 1.4x 5.4x –
EV/EBIT 2.7x 8.2x –
EV/Revenue 0.4x 1.6x –
EV/FCF 2.7x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 2.7x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.44 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEROCPAAZUL
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 14.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.6% -0.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 0.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -38.0% -1.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 22.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -43.3% -0.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 5.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEROCPAAZUL
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% – –
Return on equity – 21.8% –
Return on assets 2.9% 8.9% –
Return on invested capital – 15.3% –
Return on capital employed 10.0% 14.4% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.3x – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEROCPAAZUL
Debt / assets 6.4% 31.8% 97.6%
Debt / equity -0.8x 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.9x –
Debt / FCF 0.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 108.0% 59.7% 165.7%
Equity / assets -8.0% 40.3% –
Interest coverage 5.8x 7.3x –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.1x 0.2x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.9x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.8x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 2.21 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEROCPAAZUL
Dividend yield – 5.2% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 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.

ConsensusAEROCPAAZUL
Forward P/E 43.5xFY2026 9.2xFY2026 7.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.35FY2026 $14.13FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -85.5%FY2026 -13.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +408.6% +41.4% +187.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.78BFY2026 $4.72BFY2026 $4.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% -4.7% +13.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEROCPAAZUL
Held by institutions 65.1% 62.4% –
Institutions holding 75 321 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% -4.3% –
Institutions buying 32 187 –
Institutions selling 17 98 –
Buyers to sellers 1.88 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.

AEROCPAAZUL
AERO 1.00 0.47 0.09
CPA 0.47 1.00 0.05
AZUL 0.09 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AERO, CPA and AZUL?

Copa Holdings (CPA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) $2.22B, Copa Holdings (CPA) $5.42B, Azul (AZUL) $3.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, AERO, CPA and AZUL?

Copa Holdings (CPA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 13.9x, Copa Holdings (CPA) 8.7x, Azul (AZUL) 131.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Azul (AZUL) is cheapest (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 43.5x, Copa Holdings (CPA) 9.2x, Azul (AZUL) 7.8x). 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%, 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 is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Copa Holdings (CPA) has been the steadiest (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 54.3%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 42.8%, Azul (AZUL) 556.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AERO, CPA and AZUL?

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 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.