AERO vs GEO vs AAL Stock Comparison

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V, Geo and American Airlines Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GEO Geo Group Inc
$28.52 -7.9% 1M +71.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.77B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.83B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAEROGEOAALLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.23B $3.77B $8.46B AAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.9x 12.8x -26.0x GEO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.6x 21.3x — GEO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +15.3% +7.5% GEO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.6% 10.3% -0.6% GEO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.5% 3.6% GEO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.3x 7.6x AERO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +71.0% -1.5% GEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +28.4%/yr -7.8%/yr GEO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.2% 49.2% 46.8% AAL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 55/100 29/100 AERO

Percentile Scorecard

AEROGEOAAL

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

AxisAEROGEOAAL
Valuation 99 #3 of 136 53 #54 of 113 70 #42 of 136
Growth 16 #102 of 121 59 #40 of 96 12 #107 of 121
Profitability 55 #51 of 112 59 #38 of 91 24 #85 of 112
Financial Health 63 #52 of 140 33 #82 of 122 9 #128 of 140
Shareholder Returns – 69 #21 of 66 –
Overall 58 55 29
  • AERO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • GEO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • AAL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEROGEOAALSPY
1 month -4.1%-7.9%-6.1% +0.7%
3 months -1.8%-7.0%-17.2% +3.7%
6 months +0.4%+54.1%+9.1% +7.1%
Year to date -30.6%+76.9%-16.6% +12.8%
1 year —+71.0%-1.5% +11.9%
3 years —+225.9%+14.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+48.3%+4.6% +22.8%
5 years —+248.7%-33.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+28.4%-7.8% +10.9%
10 years —+82.0%-68.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+6.2%-10.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAEROGEOAALSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.2%49.2%46.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.9%50.8%45.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.750.821.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —1.44-0.03 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.0%-62.5%-59.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.4%-13.0%-29.6% -1.2%
52-week high $22.91$32.78$18.15 $779.14
52-week low $12.36$13.26$10.18 $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.

MultipleAEROGEOAAL
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 16.5x 12.8xmedian 21.9x -26.0xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.9x 1.3xmedian 0.9x 0.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 8.8x 11.5xmedian 11.9x 10.5xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 11.9x 142.7xmedian 14.4x 29.7xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median -3.7xmedian 1.2x 2.5xmedian 2.4x -2.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.84 0.50median 0.97 0.90median 0.84

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 monthsAEROGEOAAL
Revenue $4.40B $2.83B $58.34B
Operating income $635.00M $315.54M $1.01B
Net income $120.00M $291.54M -$326.00M
Free cash flow $630.00M $26.44M $285.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.09 $2.21 $-0.49
Cash & equivalents $965.00M $54.99M –
Total debt $475.00M $6.34B $28.93B
Shares (diluted) 145.90M 132.02M 662.61M
Enterprise value -$1.85B $3.38B -$15.58B

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
MetricAEROGEOAAL
P/E 13.9x 12.8x -26.0x
P/FCF 3.5x 142.7x 29.7x
P/Operating cash flow 3.5x 19.0x 1.9x
P/S 0.5x 1.3x 0.1x
P/B -3.7x 2.5x -2.1x
P/Tangible book -3.7x 2.7x -1.4x
EV/EBITDA 1.4x 11.5x 10.5x
EV/EBIT 2.7x 16.7x 30.4x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 1.9x 0.5x
EV/FCF 2.8x 199.0x 107.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.8x 26.5x 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.50 0.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEROGEOAAL
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 15.3% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.6% 11.4% -51.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -7.0% -41.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -38.0% 222.2% -157.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 28.5% -28.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -43.3% 242.8% -157.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 25.6% -28.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -16.6% 6.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.1% 0.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -79.8% -81.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -42.6% -47.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEROGEOAAL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 27.6% 16.1% 5.0%
Operating margin 14.4% 11.2% 1.7%
Pretax margin 5.5% 14.0% -0.6%
Net margin 3.6% 10.3% -0.6%
FCF margin 14.3% 0.9% 0.5%
Operating cash flow margin 14.3% 7.0% 7.5%
Return on equity – 19.4% –
Return on assets 2.9% 7.7% -0.5%
Return on invested capital – 7.5% 3.6%
Return on capital employed 10.0% 9.3% 2.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.3x 0.7x -13.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEROGEOAAL
Debt / assets 6.4% 41.2% 45.0%
Debt / equity -0.8x 1.0x -7.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.3x 7.6x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 58.3x 101.5x
Liabilities / assets 108.0% 59.5% 106.2%
Equity / assets -8.0% 40.5% -6.2%
Interest coverage 5.8x 2.1x 0.6x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.7x 0.5x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 2.27 0.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEROGEOAAL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 4.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.6% 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.

ConsensusAEROGEOAAL
Forward P/E 43.6xFY2026 21.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.35FY2026 $1.34FY2026 $-1.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -85.5%FY2026 +55.8%FY2026 -416.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +408.6% +44.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.78BFY2026 $3.17BFY2026 $59.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% -1.3% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEROGEOAAL
Held by institutions 65.1% 94.2% 78.0%
Institutions holding 75 292 579
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% -2.2% +16.5%
Institutions buying 32 151 277
Institutions selling 17 97 182
Buyers to sellers 1.88 1.56 1.52

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.

AEROGEOAAL
AERO 1.00 0.03 0.44
GEO 0.03 1.00 0.14
AAL 0.44 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AERO, GEO and AAL?

American Airlines (AAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) $2.23B, Geo (GEO) $3.77B, American Airlines (AAL) $8.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, AERO, GEO and AAL?

Geo (GEO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 13.9x, Geo (GEO) 12.8x, American Airlines (AAL) -26.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Geo (GEO) is cheapest (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 43.6x, Geo (GEO) 21.3x). 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%, Geo (GEO) +15.3%, American Airlines (AAL) +7.5%.

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%, American Airlines (AAL) -0.6%). On return on invested capital, Geo (GEO) leads (Geo (GEO) 7.5%, American Airlines (AAL) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Geo (GEO) returned the most: Geo (GEO) +71.0%, American Airlines (AAL) -1.5%. Over five years, Geo (GEO) compounded fastest (Geo (GEO) +28.4%/yr, American Airlines (AAL) -7.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Airlines (AAL) has been the steadiest (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 54.2%, Geo (GEO) 49.2%, American Airlines (AAL) 46.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.