AERO vs CPA vs PREM Stock Comparison

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V, Copa Holdings and Premier Air Charter Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CPA Copa Holdings, S.A.
$132.36 -1.0% 1M +5.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.45B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
5.09%
Airlines Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Copa Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Copa Holdings 8, Premier Air Charter Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEROCPAPREMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.13B $5.45B $5.62M CPA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.3x 8.7x -1.4x CPA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.6x 9.4x — CPA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +14.8% +39.0% PREM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.6% 15.7% -12.9% CPA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.9x -9.0x PREM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 5.09% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +5.6% -33.3% CPA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +12.3%/yr -56.4%/yr CPA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.2% 42.7% 289.4% CPA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 64/100 16/100 CPA

Percentile Scorecard

AEROCPAPREM

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

AxisAEROCPAPREM
Valuation 99 #3 of 136 60 #55 of 136 11 #121 of 136
Growth 16 #102 of 121 61 #48 of 121 30 #85 of 121
Profitability 54 #54 of 115 78 #26 of 115 15 #98 of 115
Financial Health 66 #49 of 143 49 #73 of 143 7 #133 of 143
Shareholder Returns – 73 #23 of 82 –
Overall 59 64 16
  • AERO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CPA ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • PREM ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEROCPAPREMSPY
1 month -8.1%-1.0%-33.3% -0.2%
3 months -6.5%-5.6%-66.7% +3.9%
6 months -1.2%+15.5%-66.7% +8.2%
Year to date -33.7%+9.7%-33.3% +12.9%
1 year —+5.6%-33.3% +12.3%
3 years —+67.4%-50.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+18.7%-20.6% +23.3%
5 years —+78.3%-98.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+12.3%-56.4% +10.9%
10 years —+43.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+3.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAEROCPAPREMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.2%42.7%289.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.9%40.3%456.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.741.830.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —0.13-0.12 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.0%-42.5%-98.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.4%-15.8%-75.0% -1.2%
52-week high $22.91$157.19$0.08 $779.14
52-week low $12.36$107.81$0.02 $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.

MultipleAEROCPAPREM
P/E now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 16.3x 8.7xmedian 16.3x -1.4xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.0x 1.4xmedian 1.0x 0.2xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 8.7x 5.5xmedian 8.7x -20.9xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 11.4x —median 11.4x -2.9xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 1.2x 1.9xmedian 1.2x 3.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.82 1.47median 0.82 -0.04median 0.82

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 monthsAEROCPAPREM
Revenue $4.40B $3.99B $31.56M
Gross profit – – $3.52M
Operating income $635.00M $772.19M -$2.66M
Net income $120.00M $626.62M -$4.09M
Free cash flow $630.00M – -$1.96M
EPS (diluted) $1.09 $15.19 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $965.00M $266.83M $156.50K
Total debt $475.00M $7.93B $16.78M
Shares (diluted) 145.90M 41.26M 280.85M
Enterprise value -$1.95B $518.51M $4.89M

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
MetricAEROCPAPREM
P/E 13.3x 8.7x -1.4x
P/FCF 3.4x – -2.9x
P/Operating cash flow 3.4x – 35.7x
P/S 0.5x 1.4x 0.2x
P/B -3.6x 1.9x 3.7x
P/Tangible book -3.6x 2.0x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 1.3x 5.5x -20.9x
EV/EBIT 2.6x 8.4x -3.7x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 1.6x 0.3x
EV/FCF 2.6x – -5.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.6x – 62.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.47 -0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEROCPAPREM
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 14.8% 39.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 367.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.6% -0.3% -1.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 0.9% -95.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -38.0% -1.7% -18.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 22.2% -87.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -43.3% -0.5% -4.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 5.9% 34.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -93.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 46.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -530.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -140.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEROCPAPREM
Gross margin – – 11.2%
EBITDA margin 27.6% 29.4% -1.5%
Operating margin 14.4% 19.4% -8.4%
Pretax margin 5.5% 18.0% -13.5%
Net margin 3.6% 15.7% -12.9%
FCF margin 14.3% – -6.2%
Operating cash flow margin 14.3% – 0.5%
Return on equity – 21.8% -195.7%
Return on assets 2.9% 8.9% -10.9%
Return on invested capital – 15.3% –
Return on capital employed 10.0% 14.4% -15.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.3x – 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEROCPAPREM
Debt / assets 6.4% 31.8% 11.2%
Debt / equity -0.8x 0.8x 2.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.9x -9.0x
Debt / FCF 0.8x – -2.2x
Liabilities / assets 108.0% 59.7% 96.1%
Equity / assets -8.0% 40.3% 3.9%
Interest coverage 5.8x 7.3x -1.7x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.1x 0.2x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.9x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.8x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 2.23 -0.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEROCPAPREM
Dividend yield – 5.1% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 5.1% 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.

ConsensusAEROCPAPREM
Forward P/E 41.6xFY2026 9.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.35FY2026 $14.13FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -85.5%FY2026 -13.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +408.6% +41.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.78BFY2026 $4.72BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% -4.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEROCPAPREM
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.

AEROCPAPREM
AERO 1.00 0.48 -0.05
CPA 0.48 1.00 0.08
PREM -0.05 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AERO, CPA and PREM?

Copa Holdings (CPA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) $2.13B, Copa Holdings (CPA) $5.45B, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) $5.62M.

Which stock is cheaper, AERO, CPA and PREM?

Copa Holdings (CPA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 13.3x, Copa Holdings (CPA) 8.7x, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -1.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Copa Holdings (CPA) is cheapest (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 41.6x, Copa Holdings (CPA) 9.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) +8.8%, Copa Holdings (CPA) +14.8%, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) +39.0%.

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%, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Copa Holdings (CPA) returned the most: Copa Holdings (CPA) +5.6%, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -33.3%. Over five years, Copa Holdings (CPA) compounded fastest (Copa Holdings (CPA) +12.3%/yr, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -56.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 0.00%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 5.09%, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) 0.00%. Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) and Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) pays no regular dividend.

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%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 42.7%, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) 289.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.