AERO vs GEO vs RYAAY Stock Comparison

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V, Geo and Ryanair Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GEO Geo Group Inc
$27.57 -8.8% 1M +65.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.71B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.83B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
4 wins
RYAAY Ryanair Holdings Plc
$52.31 -5.1% 1M -14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$28.16B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.19B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ryanair Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ryanair Holdings 7, Geo 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEROGEORYAAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.22B $3.71B $28.16B RYAAY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.9x 12.7x 13.6x GEO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.5x 20.6x 14.6x RYAAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +15.3% +13.3% GEO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.6% 10.3% 11.4% RYAAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.5% 16.9% RYAAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.3x -0.7x RYAAY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +65.2% -14.7% GEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +27.5%/yr +2.9%/yr GEO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.3% 49.1% 36.5% RYAAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 55/100 63/100 RYAAY

Percentile Scorecard

AEROGEORYAAY

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

AxisAEROGEORYAAY
Valuation 98 #4 of 136 54 #53 of 113 59 #56 of 136
Growth 16 #103 of 122 60 #39 of 96 50 #61 of 122
Profitability 55 #53 of 116 57 #40 of 92 83 #21 of 116
Financial Health 65 #51 of 143 33 #84 of 125 73 #39 of 143
Shareholder Returns – 71 #20 of 67 48 #43 of 81
Overall 58 55 63
  • AERO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • GEO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • RYAAY ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEROGEORYAAYSPY
1 month -2.9%-8.8%-5.1% +0.9%
3 months +1.3%-7.9%-9.6% +5.9%
6 months +1.8%+45.5%-3.0% +8.5%
Year to date -30.6%+71.0%-27.5% +13.3%
1 year —+65.2%-14.7% +12.4%
3 years —+213.3%+46.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+46.4%+13.6% +23.5%
5 years —+237.0%+15.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+27.5%+2.9% +11.0%
10 years —+75.9%+73.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+5.8%+5.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAEROGEORYAAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.3%49.1%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.9%50.6%35.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.750.831.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —1.33-0.40 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.0%-62.5%-54.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.5%-15.9%-29.1% -0.9%
52-week high $22.91$32.78$73.82 $779.14
52-week low $12.36$13.26$51.33 $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.

MultipleAEROGEORYAAY
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 16.1x 12.4xmedian 21.5x 13.3xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.9x 1.3xmedian 0.9x 1.5xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 8.6x 11.2xmedian 11.9x 6.0xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 11.6x 138.0xmedian 13.9x 12.7xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median -3.7xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 2.3x 2.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.80 0.48median 0.92 3.36median 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 monthsAEROGEORYAAY
Revenue $4.40B $2.83B $18.19B
Operating income $635.00M $315.54M $2.38B
Net income $120.00M $291.54M $2.21B
Free cash flow $630.00M $26.44M $2.16B
EPS (diluted) $1.09 $2.21 $3.90
Cash & equivalents $965.00M $54.99M $2.84B
Total debt $475.00M $6.34B $4.75B
Shares (diluted) 145.90M 132.02M 532.20M
Enterprise value -$1.85B $3.32B $11.81B

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
MetricAEROGEORYAAY
P/E 13.9x 12.4x 13.3x
P/FCF 3.5x 138.0x 12.7x
P/Operating cash flow 3.5x 18.4x 6.8x
P/S 0.5x 1.3x 1.5x
P/B -3.7x 2.4x 2.5x
P/Tangible book -3.7x 2.6x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 1.4x 11.2x 6.0x
EV/EBIT 2.7x 16.3x 10.3x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 1.8x 1.3x
EV/FCF 2.7x 194.2x 11.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.7x 25.8x 6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.48 3.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEROGEORYAAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 15.3% 13.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% 12.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.6% 11.4% 0.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -7.0% 6.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -38.0% 222.2% -4.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 28.5% 6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -43.3% 242.8% -13.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 25.6% 4.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -16.6% -1.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.1% 0.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -79.8% -21.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -42.6% -7.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEROGEORYAAY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 27.6% 16.1% 22.3%
Operating margin 14.4% 11.2% 13.1%
Pretax margin 5.5% 14.0% 13.4%
Net margin 3.6% 10.3% 11.4%
FCF margin 14.3% 0.9% 11.9%
Operating cash flow margin 14.3% 7.0% 22.1%
Return on equity – 19.4% 18.5%
Return on assets 2.9% 7.7% 9.6%
Return on invested capital – 7.5% 16.9%
Return on capital employed 10.0% 9.3% 18.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.3x 0.7x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEROGEORYAAY
Debt / assets 6.4% 41.2% 0.2%
Debt / equity -0.8x 1.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.3x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 58.3x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 108.0% 59.5% 47.8%
Equity / assets -8.0% 40.5% 52.2%
Interest coverage 5.8x 2.1x –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.5x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 2.24 3.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEROGEORYAAY
Dividend yield – – 2.6%
Net buyback yield – 4.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.8% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusAEROGEORYAAY
Forward P/E 43.5xFY2026 20.6xFY2026 14.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.35FY2026 $1.34FY2026 $3.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -85.5%FY2026 +55.8%FY2026 -24.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +408.6% +44.8% -6.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.78BFY2026 $3.17BFY2026 $18.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% -1.3% 0.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEROGEORYAAY
Held by institutions 65.1% 94.2% 39.9%
Institutions holding 75 292 410
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% -2.2% -0.8%
Institutions buying 32 151 192
Institutions selling 17 97 147
Buyers to sellers 1.88 1.56 1.31

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.

AEROGEORYAAY
AERO 1.00 0.03 0.45
GEO 0.03 1.00 0.13
RYAAY 0.45 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AERO, GEO and RYAAY?

Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) $2.22B, Geo (GEO) $3.71B, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) $28.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, AERO, GEO and RYAAY?

Geo (GEO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 13.9x, Geo (GEO) 12.7x, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 13.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) is cheapest (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 43.5x, Geo (GEO) 20.6x, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 14.6x). 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%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) +13.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) has the highest net margin (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 3.6%, Geo (GEO) 10.3%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) leads (Geo (GEO) 7.5%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 16.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Geo (GEO) returned the most: Geo (GEO) +65.2%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) -14.7%. Over five years, Geo (GEO) compounded fastest (Geo (GEO) +27.5%/yr, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) +2.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) has been the steadiest (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 54.3%, Geo (GEO) 49.1%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 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.