ALK vs CPA vs AERO Stock Comparison

Alaska Air, Copa Holdings and Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CPA Copa Holdings, S.A.
$130.02 -2.8% 1M +2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.40B
P/E
8.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
9 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Copa Holdings leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Copa Holdings 9, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALKCPAAEROLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.88B $5.40B $2.04B CPA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.8x 8.6x 12.8x CPA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.2x 27.0x CPA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +14.8% +8.8% CPA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 15.7% 3.6% CPA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.9x -0.4x AERO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.1% +2.9% — CPA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.9%/yr +11.5%/yr — CPA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.1% 42.8% 54.2% CPA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 65/100 59/100 CPA

Percentile Scorecard

ALKCPAAERO

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

AxisALKCPAAERO
Valuation 73 #37 of 136 61 #54 of 136 99 #3 of 136
Growth 9 #111 of 122 62 #47 of 122 17 #102 of 122
Profitability 21 #92 of 116 80 #24 of 116 55 #53 of 116
Financial Health – 49 #74 of 144 66 #50 of 144
Shareholder Returns – 72 #24 of 82 –
Overall 34 65 59
  • ALK ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CPA ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • AERO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALKCPAAEROSPY
1 month -14.6%-2.8%-11.6% -0.8%
3 months -26.4%-6.0%-7.9% +3.5%
6 months -13.6%+12.2%-5.6% +7.0%
Year to date -30.5%+7.8%-36.2% +12.2%
1 year -20.1%+2.9%— +13.0%
3 years +11.9%+64.4%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +3.8%+18.0%— +23.1%
5 years -33.7%+72.0%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -7.9%+11.5%— +11.0%
10 years -50.9%+44.3%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -6.9%+3.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureALKCPAAEROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.1%42.8%54.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.0%40.3%56.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.281.831.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.390.07— 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.2%-42.5%-46.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.9%-17.3%-38.8% -1.8%
52-week high $60.21$157.19$22.91 $779.14
52-week low $33.56$107.81$12.36 $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.

MultipleALKCPAAERO
P/E now vs peer median -9.8xmedian 16.1x 8.6xmedian 16.1x 12.8xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.0x 1.3xmedian 1.0x 0.5xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.7x 5.4xmedian 8.7x 1.3xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.7xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x 3.2xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.9xmedian 1.2x -3.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.18median 0.81 1.44median 0.81 —median 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 monthsALKCPAAERO
Revenue $15.31B $3.99B $4.40B
Operating income -$290.00M $772.19M $635.00M
Net income -$395.00M $626.62M $120.00M
Free cash flow – – $630.00M
EPS (diluted) $-3.55 $15.19 $1.09
Cash & equivalents $835.00M $266.83M $965.00M
Total debt – $7.93B $5.46B
Shares (diluted) 111.13M 41.26M 145.90M
Enterprise value $3.88B $471.20M -$2.04B

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
MetricALKCPAAERO
P/E -9.8x 8.6x 12.8x
P/FCF -12.7x – 3.2x
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x – 3.2x
P/S 0.3x 1.3x 0.5x
P/B 1.1x 1.9x -3.4x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.9x -3.4x
EV/EBITDA – 5.4x 1.3x
EV/EBIT – 8.2x 2.4x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 1.6x 0.4x
EV/FCF – – 2.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.1x – 2.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.18 1.44 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALKCPAAERO
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 14.8% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.9% 5.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -196.3% -0.3% -2.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 0.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -363.3% -1.7% -38.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -52.2% 22.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -378.4% -0.5% -43.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -55.7% 5.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -29.7% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.4% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALKCPAAERO
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 29.4% 27.6%
Operating margin – 19.4% 14.4%
Pretax margin – 18.0% 5.5%
Net margin – 15.7% 3.6%
FCF margin – – 14.3%
Operating cash flow margin 6.1% – 14.3%
Return on equity -11.0% 21.8% –
Return on assets -1.9% 8.9% 2.9%
Return on invested capital – 15.3% –
Return on capital employed – 14.4% 10.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.4x – 5.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALKCPAAERO
Debt / assets – 31.8% 6.4%
Debt / equity – 0.8x -0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.9x -0.4x
Debt / FCF – – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets – 59.7% 108.0%
Equity / assets 16.8% 40.3% -8.0%
Interest coverage – 7.3x 5.8x
Current ratio 0.5x 1.1x 2.0x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 1.7x
Cash ratio – 0.8x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – 2.22 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALKCPAAERO
Dividend yield – 5.2% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 5.2% 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.

ConsensusALKCPAAERO
Forward P/E – 9.2xFY2026 27.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.89FY2026 $14.13FY2026 $0.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -259.4%FY2026 -13.2%FY2026 -78.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +41.4% +259.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.35BFY2026 $4.72BFY2026 $5.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.8% -4.7% +15.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALKCPAAERO
Held by institutions 92.1% 62.4% 65.1%
Institutions holding 490 321 75
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% -4.3% -1.5%
Institutions buying 265 187 32
Institutions selling 146 98 17
Buyers to sellers 1.82 1.91 1.88

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.

ALKCPAAERO
ALK 1.00 0.61 0.47
CPA 0.61 1.00 0.48
AERO 0.47 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALK, CPA and AERO?

Copa Holdings (CPA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alaska Air (ALK) $3.88B, Copa Holdings (CPA) $5.40B, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) $2.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALK, CPA and AERO?

Copa Holdings (CPA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alaska Air (ALK) -9.8x, Copa Holdings (CPA) 8.6x, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 12.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Copa Holdings (CPA) is cheapest (Copa Holdings (CPA) 9.2x, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 27.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Copa Holdings (CPA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alaska Air (ALK) +8.2%, Copa Holdings (CPA) +14.8%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copa Holdings (CPA) has the highest net margin (Copa Holdings (CPA) 15.7%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Copa Holdings (CPA) returned the most: Alaska Air (ALK) -20.1%, Copa Holdings (CPA) +2.9%. Over five years, Copa Holdings (CPA) compounded fastest (Alaska Air (ALK) -7.9%/yr, Copa Holdings (CPA) +11.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Copa Holdings (CPA) has been the steadiest (Alaska Air (ALK) 52.1%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 42.8%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 54.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 9. 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.