ALK vs AZUL vs AAL Stock Comparison

Alaska Air, Azul and American Airlines Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALK Alaska Air Group, Inc.
$38.28 -3.2% 1M -8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.27B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.76B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
3 wins
AZUL Azul Sa
$4.24 -44.1% 1M
Market cap
$12.83B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.44B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Azul leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Azul 4, Alaska Air 3, American Airlines 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALKAZULAALLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.27B $12.83B $8.66B AZUL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -24.3x 8.8x -26.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.8x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% -6.5% +7.5% ALK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.2% 11.1% -0.6% AZUL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.1% 37.1% 3.6% AZUL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.1x 2.0x 7.6x AZUL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.3% — -0.4% AAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.3%/yr — -8.7%/yr ALK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.4% 550.1% 47.0% AAL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 32/100 28/100 ALK

Percentile Scorecard

ALKAZULAAL

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

AxisALKAZULAAL
Valuation 44 #77 of 137 29 #98 of 137 68 #44 of 137
Growth 19 #101 of 124 76 #31 of 124 12 #109 of 124
Profitability 20 #98 of 122 46 #66 of 122 24 #93 of 122
Financial Health 10 #132 of 147 5 #140 of 147 6 #138 of 147
Shareholder Returns 93 #7 of 85 4 #82 of 85 –
Overall 37 32 28
  • ALK ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • AZUL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • AAL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALKAZULAALSPY
1 month -3.2%-44.1%+1.1% -2.3%
3 months -23.8%-51.2%-18.5% -0.7%
6 months +3.6%+8.7%+10.8% +4.8%
Year to date -23.9%—-14.7% +10.3%
1 year -8.3%—-0.4% +10.3%
3 years +14.1%—+9.2% +73.0%
3 years, per year +4.5%—+3.0% +20.1%
5 years -31.6%—-36.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year -7.3%—-8.7% +10.1%
10 years -46.1%—-67.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year -6.0%—-10.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureALKAZULAALSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.4%550.1%47.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.8%720.4%45.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.231.431.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.16—-0.01 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.2%-99.3%-59.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.4%-99.1%-27.9% -3.5%
52-week high $60.21$495.00$18.15 $779.14
52-week low $33.56$3.40$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.

MultipleALKAZULAAL
P/E now vs peer median -24.3xmedian 16.1x 8.8xmedian 16.1x -26.6xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.9x 3.7xmedian 0.9x 0.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 8.1x 8.1xmedian 8.1x 10.6xmedian 8.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.2xmedian 11.4x -35.1xmedian 11.4x 30.4xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x -12.9xmedian 1.2x -2.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.50median 0.75 0.23median 0.75 0.92median 0.75

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 monthsALKAZULAAL
Revenue $14.76B $3.44B $58.34B
Operating income -$224.00M $1.26B $1.01B
Net income -$175.00M $886.90M -$326.00M
Free cash flow -$350.00M -$365.84M $285.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1.57 $0.02 $-0.49
Cash & equivalents $1.06B $244.88M –
Total debt $6.24B $4.39B $28.93B
Shares (diluted) 111.13M 17.41B 662.61M
Enterprise value -$3.55B $11.85B -$15.38B

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
MetricALKAZULAAL
P/E -24.3x 8.8x -26.6x
P/FCF -12.2x -35.1x 30.4x
P/Operating cash flow 4.2x -22.8x 2.0x
P/S 0.3x 3.7x 0.1x
P/B 1.2x -12.9x -2.2x
P/Tangible book 1.5x -12.9x -1.4x
EV/EBITDA 13.3x 8.1x 10.6x
EV/EBIT -35.0x 13.4x 30.6x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 4.9x 0.5x
EV/FCF -22.4x -46.4x 108.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.7x -30.2x 7.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.50 0.23 0.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALKAZULAAL
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% -6.5% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 10.2% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -145.3% -25.1% -51.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -43.4% 13.1% -41.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -155.9% 147.0% -157.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -45.7% 69.2% -28.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -160.8% 144.0% -157.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -48.4% 37.5% -28.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -28.5% -346.5% 6.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 87.7% 0.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.8% -159.7% -81.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 89.4% -47.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALKAZULAAL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 4.0% 60.8% 5.0%
Operating margin -1.5% 36.8% 1.7%
Pretax margin -2.6% -30.5% -0.6%
Net margin -1.2% 11.1% -0.6%
FCF margin -2.4% -10.6% 0.5%
Operating cash flow margin 6.9% -16.4% 7.5%
Return on equity -4.7% – –
Return on assets -0.8% 6.4% -0.5%
Return on invested capital -1.1% 37.1% 3.6%
Return on capital employed -1.6% 41.3% 2.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.8x -0.6x -13.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALKAZULAAL
Debt / assets 29.3% 73.9% 45.0%
Debt / equity 1.7x -4.4x -7.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.1x 2.0x 7.6x
Debt / FCF -17.8x -12.0x 101.5x
Liabilities / assets 82.7% 116.7% 106.2%
Equity / assets 17.3% -16.7% -6.2%
Interest coverage -0.7x 0.6x 0.6x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.94 0.69 0.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALKAZULAAL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 6.7% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 6.7% -0.1% 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.

ConsensusALKAZULAAL
Forward P/E – 8.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-4.68FY2026 $0.48FY2026 $-1.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -291.8%FY2026 – -416.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +187.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.35BFY2026 $4.51BFY2026 $59.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% +13.8% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALKAZULAAL
Held by institutions 92.1% – 78.0%
Institutions holding 492 – 580
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% – +16.5%
Institutions buying 267 – 277
Institutions selling 146 – 182
Buyers to sellers 1.83 – 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.

ALKAZULAAL
ALK 1.00 0.05 0.79
AZUL 0.05 1.00 0.08
AAL 0.79 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALK, AZUL and AAL?

Azul (AZUL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alaska Air (ALK) $4.27B, Azul (AZUL) $12.83B, American Airlines (AAL) $8.66B.

Which company is growing faster?

Alaska Air (ALK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alaska Air (ALK) +9.8%, Azul (AZUL) -6.5%, American Airlines (AAL) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Azul (AZUL) has the highest net margin (Alaska Air (ALK) -1.2%, Azul (AZUL) 11.1%, American Airlines (AAL) -0.6%). On return on invested capital, Azul (AZUL) leads (Alaska Air (ALK) -1.1%, Azul (AZUL) 37.1%, American Airlines (AAL) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year American Airlines (AAL) returned the most: Alaska Air (ALK) -8.3%, American Airlines (AAL) -0.4%. Over five years, Alaska Air (ALK) compounded fastest (Alaska Air (ALK) -7.3%/yr, American Airlines (AAL) -8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Airlines (AAL) has been the steadiest (Alaska Air (ALK) 52.4%, Azul (AZUL) 550.1%, American Airlines (AAL) 47.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALK, AZUL 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, Azul (AZUL) leads on 4. 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.