AHMA vs COST vs LUV Stock Comparison

Ambitions Enterprise Management Co. L.L.C, Costco Wholesale and Southwest Airlines Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COST Costco Wholesale Corp /New
$1,005.16 +8.9% 1M +7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$445.55B
P/E
48.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$303.15B
Div. yield
0.55%
Warehouse Clubs Consumer Staples
5 wins
LUV Southwest Airlines Co
$42.85 +0.4% 1M +33.1% 1Y
Market cap
$20.98B
P/E
19.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.55B
Div. yield
1.68%
Airlines Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Southwest Airlines leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Southwest Airlines 7, Costco Wholesale 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAHMACOSTLUVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.32M $445.55B $20.98B COST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.8x 48.4x 19.9x LUV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 47.4x 16.1x LUV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.1% +14.5% LUV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 3.0% 3.3% LUV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.7% 8.2% COST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.1x 0.8x COST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.55% 1.68% LUV
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -76.0% +7.8% +33.1% LUV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +15.5%/yr -1.7%/yr COST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 282.5% 20.0% 43.6% COST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 51/100 58/100 LUV

Percentile Scorecard

AHMACOSTLUV

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

AxisAHMACOSTLUV
Valuation 54 #14 of 29 8 #37 of 40 49 #70 of 136
Growth – 78 #9 of 38 88 #15 of 122
Profitability – 74 #10 of 36 42 #68 of 116
Financial Health 100 #1 of 31 85 #7 of 40 32 #98 of 144
Shareholder Returns – 11 #25 of 28 78 #19 of 82
Overall – 51 58
  • AHMA ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • COST ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • LUV ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAHMACOSTLUVSPY
1 month -21.9%+8.9%+0.4% -0.8%
3 months -31.4%+5.6%-5.6% +3.5%
6 months +1.9%+0.7%+12.2% +7.0%
Year to date -78.3%+16.6%+3.7% +12.2%
1 year -76.0%+7.8%+33.1% +13.0%
3 years —+85.1%+91.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+22.8%+24.3% +23.1%
5 years —+105.5%-8.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+15.5%-1.7% +11.0%
10 years —+565.8%+11.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+20.9%+1.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAHMACOSTLUVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 282.5%20.0%43.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 262.8%19.7%38.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.18-0.191.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.270.390.76 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.9%-31.5%-57.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -97.1%-8.1%-21.8% -1.8%
52-week high $37.11$1,094.32$54.80 $779.14
52-week low $0.79$850.00$29.67 $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.

MultipleAHMACOSTLUV
P/E now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 18.8x 48.4xmedian 22.0x 19.9xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 0.5x 0.7xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.2x 30.0xmedian 9.8x 7.9xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -27.5xmedian 16.1x 47.5xmedian 17.8x -46.7xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.5x 12.4xmedian 3.0x 2.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.38 3.55median 1.18 0.50median 0.81

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 monthsAHMACOSTLUV
Revenue – $303.15B $31.55B
Gross profit – $38.88B –
Operating income – $11.69B $1.39B
Net income – $9.23B $1.05B
Free cash flow – $9.38B -$449.00M
EPS (diluted) – $20.76 $2.13
Cash & equivalents $2.87M $20.21B $3.62B
Total debt – $6.16B $5.89B
Shares (diluted) 28.34M 444.43M 494.00M
Enterprise value $27.45M $368.83B $7.01B

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
MetricAHMACOSTLUV
P/E 24.8x 48.4x 19.9x
P/FCF -27.5x 47.5x -46.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 28.2x 7.6x
P/S 1.5x 1.5x 0.7x
P/B 2.4x 12.4x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 12.4x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – 30.0x 7.9x
EV/EBIT – 36.8x 16.8x
EV/Revenue – 1.4x 0.7x
EV/FCF – 45.9x -51.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 27.2x 8.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.55 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAHMACOSTLUV
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.1% 14.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.8% 7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 12.5% 339.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.9% 78.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 13.9% 177.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 13.6% 28.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 14.0% 195.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 13.6% 40.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 18.6% 36.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% -6.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.7% -35.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.6% 20.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAHMACOSTLUV
Gross margin – 12.8% –
EBITDA margin – 4.7% 9.4%
Operating margin – 3.9% 4.4%
Pretax margin – 4.0% 4.3%
Net margin – 3.0% 3.3%
FCF margin – 3.1% -1.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 5.2% 8.7%
Return on equity – 26.6% 14.6%
Return on assets – 10.5% 3.5%
Return on invested capital – 21.7% 8.2%
Return on capital employed – 26.7% 8.3%
Asset turnover – 3.5x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAHMACOSTLUV
Debt / assets – 6.9% 19.3%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.1x 0.8x
Debt / FCF – 0.7x -13.1x
Liabilities / assets 17.0% 59.8% 76.0%
Equity / assets 83.0% 40.2% 24.0%
Interest coverage – 80.6x 5.9x
Current ratio 4.2x 1.1x 0.5x
Quick ratio 3.0x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 9.34 2.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAHMACOSTLUV
Dividend yield – 0.6% 1.7%
Net buyback yield – 0.2% 5.9%
Shareholder yield – 0.7% 7.6%
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.

ConsensusAHMACOSTLUV
Forward P/E – 47.4xFY2027 16.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $21.22FY2027 $2.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +2.2%FY2027 +186.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +22.4% +60.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $345.44BFY2027 $31.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +14.0%FY2027 +10.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -4.4% +15.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAHMACOSTLUV
Held by institutions – 73.2% 92.9%
Institutions holding – 4,208 930
Change in shares held, QoQ – +5.0% +4.4%
Institutions buying – 1,920 476
Institutions selling – 1,704 280
Buyers to sellers – 1.13 1.70

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.

AHMACOSTLUV
AHMA 1.00 -0.03 0.00
COST -0.03 1.00 -0.06
LUV 0.00 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AHMA, COST and LUV?

Costco Wholesale (COST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ambitions Enterprise Management Co. L.L.C (AHMA) $30.32M, Costco Wholesale (COST) $445.55B, Southwest Airlines (LUV) $20.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, AHMA, COST and LUV?

Southwest Airlines (LUV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ambitions Enterprise Management Co. L.L.C (AHMA) 24.8x, Costco Wholesale (COST) 48.4x, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 19.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Southwest Airlines (LUV) is cheapest (Costco Wholesale (COST) 47.4x, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 16.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Southwest Airlines (LUV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Costco Wholesale (COST) +10.1%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) +14.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has the highest net margin (Costco Wholesale (COST) 3.0%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 3.3%). On return on invested capital, Costco Wholesale (COST) leads (Costco Wholesale (COST) 21.7%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southwest Airlines (LUV) returned the most: Ambitions Enterprise Management Co. L.L.C (AHMA) -76.0%, Costco Wholesale (COST) +7.8%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) +33.1%. Over five years, Costco Wholesale (COST) compounded fastest (Costco Wholesale (COST) +15.5%/yr, Southwest Airlines (LUV) -1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has the highest dividend yield: Costco Wholesale (COST) 0.55%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 1.68%. Ambitions Enterprise Management Co. L.L.C (AHMA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Costco Wholesale (COST) has been the steadiest (Ambitions Enterprise Management Co. L.L.C (AHMA) 282.5%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 20.0%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 43.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AHMA, COST and LUV?

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