ALK vs CPA vs SKYW Stock Comparison

Alaska Air, Copa Holdings and Skywest Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CPA Copa Holdings, S.A.
$136.39 +2.9% 1M +8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.01B
P/E
9.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
7 wins
SKYW Skywest Inc
$77.70 -19.4% 1M -22.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.28B
P/E
7.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionALKCPASKYWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.45B $6.01B $3.28B CPA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.4x 9.6x 7.9x SKYW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.7x 6.9x SKYW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% +14.8% +7.0% CPA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.2% 15.7% 9.7% CPA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.1% 15.3% 8.9% CPA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.1x 0.9x 1.9x CPA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.4% +8.5% -22.7% CPA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.0%/yr +12.8%/yr +11.6%/yr CPA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.4% 43.3% 40.5% SKYW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 63/100 67/100 SKYW

Percentile Scorecard

ALKCPASKYW

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

AxisALKCPASKYW
Valuation 46 #75 of 137 56 #61 of 137 87 #19 of 137
Growth 18 #104 of 127 60 #52 of 127 66 #44 of 127
Profitability 21 #99 of 125 81 #25 of 125 60 #51 of 125
Financial Health 11 #131 of 147 47 #79 of 147 27 #107 of 147
Shareholder Returns 94 #6 of 87 71 #26 of 87 97 #4 of 87
Overall 38 63 67
  • ALK ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CPA ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • SKYW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALKCPASKYWSPY
1 month -6.9%+2.9%-19.4% -2.0%
3 months -30.0%-7.0%-32.4% -2.2%
6 months -4.5%+20.1%-6.6% +4.2%
Year to date -26.9%+13.1%-22.6% +10.6%
1 year -10.4%+8.5%-22.7% +10.4%
3 years +9.6%+56.3%+74.6% +73.6%
3 years, per year +3.1%+16.1%+20.4% +20.2%
5 years -34.0%+82.6%+72.8% +61.6%
5 years, per year -8.0%+12.8%+11.6% +10.1%
10 years -47.2%+52.7%+168.9% +261.3%
10 years, per year -6.2%+4.3%+10.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALKCPASKYWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.4%43.3%40.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.9%40.1%42.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.221.791.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.200.20-0.56 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.2%-42.5%-70.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.9%-13.2%-33.0% -3.2%
52-week high $60.21$157.19$115.94 $779.14
52-week low $33.56$107.81$77.70 $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.

MultipleALKCPASKYW
P/E now vs peer median -23.4xmedian 15.1x 9.0xmedian 15.1x 7.4xmedian 15.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.0x 1.4xmedian 1.0x 0.7xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 8.2x 5.7xmedian 8.2x 5.1xmedian 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.7xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x 14.8xmedian 12.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.48median 0.68 1.51median 0.68 0.05median 0.68

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 monthsALKCPASKYW
Revenue $14.76B $3.99B $4.26B
Operating income -$224.00M $772.19M $589.74M
Net income -$175.00M $626.62M $413.07M
Free cash flow -$350.00M – $199.17M
EPS (diluted) $-1.57 $15.19 $10.43
Cash & equivalents $1.06B $266.83M $71.75M
Total debt $6.24B $2.27B $2.38B
Shares (diluted) 111.13M 41.26M 39.62M
Enterprise value -$3.37B $1.08B $775.17M

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
MetricALKCPASKYW
P/E -23.4x 9.0x 7.4x
P/FCF -11.7x – 14.8x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x – 3.7x
P/S 0.3x 1.4x 0.7x
P/B 1.1x 2.0x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.0x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 13.0x 5.7x 5.1x
EV/EBIT -34.3x 8.6x 8.1x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 1.7x 1.1x
EV/FCF -21.9x – 23.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.5x – 6.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.48 1.51 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALKCPASKYW
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% 14.8% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 5.7% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -145.3% -0.3% -6.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -43.4% 0.9% 142.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -155.9% -1.7% -4.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -45.7% 22.2% 150.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -160.8% -0.5% -0.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -48.4% 5.9% 155.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -28.5% – -10.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% – 7.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.8% – -45.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.0% – -18.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALKCPASKYW
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 4.0% 29.4% 22.1%
Operating margin -1.5% 19.4% 13.9%
Pretax margin -2.6% 18.0% 12.5%
Net margin -1.2% 15.7% 9.7%
FCF margin -2.4% – 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin 6.9% – 18.8%
Return on equity -4.7% 21.8% 14.8%
Return on assets -0.8% 8.9% 5.5%
Return on invested capital -1.1% 15.3% 8.9%
Return on capital employed -1.6% 14.4% 10.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.8x – 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALKCPASKYW
Debt / assets 29.3% 31.8% 31.7%
Debt / equity 1.7x 0.8x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.1x 0.9x 1.9x
Debt / FCF -17.8x – 11.9x
Liabilities / assets 82.7% 59.7% 62.6%
Equity / assets 17.3% 40.3% 37.4%
Interest coverage -0.7x 7.3x 5.9x
Current ratio 0.5x 1.1x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.8x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.93 2.25 1.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALKCPASKYW
Dividend yield – 4.9% –
Net buyback yield 6.9% – 8.5%
Shareholder yield 6.9% 4.9% 8.5%
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.

ConsensusALKCPASKYW
Forward P/E – 9.7xFY2026 6.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-4.68FY2026 $14.13FY2026 $11.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -291.8%FY2026 -13.2%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +41.4% +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.35BFY2026 $4.72BFY2026 $4.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% -4.7% +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALKCPASKYW
Held by institutions 92.1% 62.4% 92.2%
Institutions holding 492 321 351
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% -4.3% -1.1%
Institutions buying 267 187 182
Institutions selling 146 98 140
Buyers to sellers 1.83 1.91 1.30

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.

ALKCPASKYW
ALK 1.00 0.62 0.71
CPA 0.62 1.00 0.48
SKYW 0.71 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALK, CPA and SKYW?

Copa Holdings (CPA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alaska Air (ALK) $4.45B, Copa Holdings (CPA) $6.01B, Skywest (SKYW) $3.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALK, CPA and SKYW?

Skywest (SKYW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alaska Air (ALK) -25.4x, Copa Holdings (CPA) 9.6x, Skywest (SKYW) 7.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Skywest (SKYW) is cheapest (Copa Holdings (CPA) 9.7x, Skywest (SKYW) 6.9x). 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) +9.8%, Copa Holdings (CPA) +14.8%, Skywest (SKYW) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copa Holdings (CPA) has the highest net margin (Alaska Air (ALK) -1.2%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 15.7%, Skywest (SKYW) 9.7%). On return on invested capital, Copa Holdings (CPA) leads (Alaska Air (ALK) -1.1%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 15.3%, Skywest (SKYW) 8.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Copa Holdings (CPA) returned the most: Alaska Air (ALK) -10.4%, Copa Holdings (CPA) +8.5%, Skywest (SKYW) -22.7%. Over five years, Copa Holdings (CPA) compounded fastest (Alaska Air (ALK) -8.0%/yr, Copa Holdings (CPA) +12.8%/yr, Skywest (SKYW) +11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Skywest (SKYW) has been the steadiest (Alaska Air (ALK) 52.4%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 43.3%, Skywest (SKYW) 40.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.