AZUL vs AERO vs UAL Stock Comparison

Azul, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V and United Airlines Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AZUL Azul Sa
$3.40 -47.5% 1M
Market cap
$3.01B
P/E
119.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
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Head to Head

8 decided of 12

United Airlines Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (United Airlines Holdings 5, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 2, Azul 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZULAEROUALLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.01B $2.19B $33.83B UAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 119.8x 13.7x 9.5x UAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.1x 41.6x 14.9x AZUL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +8.8% +12.3% UAL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 3.6% 5.5% UAL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x 1.5x AERO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — — +6.0% –
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +17.9%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 558.7% 54.2% 48.2% UAL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 59/100 48/100 AERO

Percentile Scorecard

AZULAEROUAL

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

AxisAZULAEROUAL
Valuation 20 #109 of 136 99 #3 of 136 74 #36 of 136
Growth – 16 #102 of 121 48 #64 of 121
Profitability – 54 #54 of 115 48 #60 of 115
Financial Health 1 #142 of 143 66 #49 of 143 21 #113 of 143
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall – 59 48
  • AZUL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • AERO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • UAL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAZULAEROUALSPY
1 month -47.5%-8.1%-8.1% -0.2%
3 months -60.5%-6.5%-15.4% +3.9%
6 months -12.8%-1.2%+15.8% +8.2%
Year to date —-33.7%-6.4% +12.9%
1 year ——+6.0% +12.3%
3 years ——+208.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year ——+45.7% +23.3%
5 years ——+127.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year ——+17.9% +10.9%
10 years ——+92.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+6.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAZULAEROUALSPY
Volatility, 1Y 558.7%54.2%48.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 720.4%56.9%44.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.761.742.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y ——0.12 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.3%-46.0%-49.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -99.3%-36.4%-23.1% -1.2%
52-week high $495.00$22.91$136.11 $779.14
52-week low $3.40$12.36$85.21 $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.

MultipleAZULAEROUAL
P/E now vs peer median 119.8xmedian 16.3x 13.3xmedian 16.3x 9.5xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.0x 0.5xmedian 1.0x 0.5xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.7x 1.3xmedian 8.7x 5.7xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -40.1xmedian 11.4x 3.4xmedian 11.4x 30.5xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x -3.6xmedian 1.2x 1.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.82 —median 0.82 1.15median 0.82

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 monthsAZULAEROUAL
Revenue – $4.40B $65.55B
Operating income – $635.00M $4.92B
Net income – $120.00M $3.58B
Free cash flow – $630.00M $1.12B
EPS (diluted) – $1.09 $10.93
Cash & equivalents $181.08M $965.00M $6.65B
Total debt $4.21B $475.00M $26.40B
Shares (diluted) 17.41B 145.90M 327.40M
Enterprise value $2.12B -$1.89B -$23.87B

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
MetricAZULAEROUAL
P/E 119.8x 13.3x 9.5x
P/FCF -40.1x 3.4x 30.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 3.4x 4.2x
P/S 2.7x 0.5x 0.5x
P/B – -3.6x 1.9x
P/Tangible book – -3.6x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – 1.3x 5.7x
EV/EBIT – 2.6x 9.3x
EV/Revenue – 0.4x 0.7x
EV/FCF – 2.6x 41.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 2.6x 5.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 1.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZULAEROUAL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 8.8% 12.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 7.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -2.6% 1.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 2.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – -38.0% 8.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 7.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – -43.3% 8.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 8.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -12.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -3.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -69.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -5.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZULAEROUAL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 27.6% 12.2%
Operating margin – 14.4% 7.5%
Pretax margin – 5.5% 6.9%
Net margin – 3.6% 5.5%
FCF margin – 14.3% 1.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 14.3% 12.4%
Return on equity – – 20.8%
Return on assets – 2.9% 4.2%
Return on invested capital – – 8.9%
Return on capital employed – 10.0% 8.5%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 5.3x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZULAEROUAL
Debt / assets 97.6% 6.4% 31.0%
Debt / equity – -0.8x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x 1.5x
Debt / FCF – 0.8x 23.7x
Liabilities / assets 165.7% 108.0% 79.1%
Equity / assets – -8.0% 20.9%
Interest coverage – 5.8x 3.6x
Current ratio 0.2x 2.0x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.1x 1.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.9x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – – 1.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZULAEROUAL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 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.

ConsensusAZULAEROUAL
Forward P/E 7.1xFY2026 41.6xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $0.35FY2026 $7.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -85.5%FY2026 -33.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +187.5% +408.6% +75.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.51BFY2026 $5.78BFY2026 $66.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.8% +15.0% +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZULAEROUAL
Held by institutions – 65.1% 89.6%
Institutions holding – 75 1,066
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.5% +2.4%
Institutions buying – 32 568
Institutions selling – 17 341
Buyers to sellers – 1.88 1.67

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.

AZULAEROUAL
AZUL 1.00 0.08 -0.02
AERO 0.08 1.00 0.52
UAL -0.02 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZUL, AERO and UAL?

United Airlines Holdings (UAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Azul (AZUL) $3.01B, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) $2.19B, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) $33.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, AZUL, AERO and UAL?

United Airlines Holdings (UAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Azul (AZUL) 119.8x, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 13.7x, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) 9.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Azul (AZUL) is cheapest (Azul (AZUL) 7.1x, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 41.6x, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) 14.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

United Airlines Holdings (UAL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) +8.8%, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) +12.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Airlines Holdings (UAL) has the highest net margin (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 3.6%, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) 5.5%).

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) has been the steadiest (Azul (AZUL) 558.7%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 54.2%, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) 48.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AZUL, AERO and UAL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) leads on 5. 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.