AZUL vs AAL vs ALK Stock Comparison

Azul, American Airlines and Alaska Air Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
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

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.

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

Percentile Scorecard

AZULAALALK

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

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

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureAZULAALALKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 550.1%47.0%52.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 720.4%45.3%49.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.431.892.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.01-0.16 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.3%-59.3%-56.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -99.1%-27.9%-36.4% -3.5%
52-week high $495.00$18.15$60.21 $779.14
52-week low $3.40$10.18$33.56 $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.

MultipleAZULAALALK
P/E now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 16.1x -26.6xmedian 16.1x -24.3xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 0.9x 0.1xmedian 0.9x 0.3xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 8.1x 10.6xmedian 8.1x 13.3xmedian 8.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -35.1xmedian 11.4x 30.4xmedian 11.4x -12.2xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median -12.9xmedian 1.2x -2.2xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.23median 0.75 0.92median 0.75 0.50median 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 monthsAZULAALALK
Revenue $3.44B $58.34B $14.76B
Operating income $1.26B $1.01B -$224.00M
Net income $886.90M -$326.00M -$175.00M
Free cash flow -$365.84M $285.00M -$350.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $-0.49 $-1.57
Cash & equivalents $244.88M – $1.06B
Total debt $4.39B $28.93B $6.24B
Shares (diluted) 17.41B 662.61M 111.13M
Enterprise value $11.85B -$15.38B -$3.55B

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZULAALALK
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% – 6.7%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 0.0% 6.7%
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZULAALALK
Held by institutions – 78.0% 92.1%
Institutions holding – 580 492
Change in shares held, QoQ – +16.5% +0.0%
Institutions buying – 277 267
Institutions selling – 182 146
Buyers to sellers – 1.52 1.83

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.

AZULAALALK
AZUL 1.00 0.08 0.05
AAL 0.08 1.00 0.79
ALK 0.05 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZUL, AAL and ALK?

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

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

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

Which stock is riskier?

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

Which is the better stock, AZUL, AAL and ALK?

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.