AZUL vs BKNG vs DAL Stock Comparison

Azul, Booking Holdings and Delta Air Lines Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AZUL Azul Sa
$3.88 -44.0% 1M
Market cap
$3.13B
P/E
136.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
1 win
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$150.43 -7.3% 1M -25.9% 1Y
Market cap
$113.63B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.24B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
7 wins
DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc.
$81.63 -3.8% 1M +38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$52.21B
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.80B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Booking Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Booking Holdings 7, Delta Air Lines 3, Azul 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZULBKNGDALLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.13B $113.63B $52.21B BKNG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 136.7x 15.8x 15.9x BKNG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.1x 13.8x 15.9x AZUL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +12.9% +14.1% DAL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 25.5% 4.6% BKNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 75.5% 10.8% BKNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x 1.3x BKNG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -25.9% +38.9% DAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +9.2%/yr +15.9%/yr DAL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 554.5% 38.0% 38.4% BKNG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 61/100 39/100 BKNG

Percentile Scorecard

AZULBKNGDAL

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

AxisAZULBKNGDAL
Valuation 17 #113 of 136 66 #58 of 166 66 #47 of 136
Growth – 38 #95 of 153 46 #66 of 121
Profitability – 100 #1 of 153 50 #57 of 112
Financial Health 1 #139 of 140 41 #106 of 179 23 #108 of 140
Shareholder Returns – 58 #39 of 91 10 #72 of 80
Overall – 61 39
  • AZUL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • BKNG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • DAL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAZULBKNGDALSPY
1 month -44.0%-7.3%-3.8% +0.7%
3 months -55.2%-22.2%-7.8% +3.7%
6 months -0.5%-10.6%+20.1% +7.1%
Year to date —-29.8%+17.6% +12.8%
1 year —-25.9%+38.9% +11.9%
3 years —+34.9%+161.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+10.5%+37.8% +22.8%
5 years —+55.4%+108.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+9.2%+15.9% +10.9%
10 years —+155.0%+97.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+9.8%+7.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAZULBKNGDALSPY
Volatility, 1Y 554.5%38.0%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 720.4%38.1%33.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.770.831.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.681.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.3%-39.5%-48.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -99.2%-31.5%-12.8% -1.2%
52-week high $495.00$219.68$93.66 $779.14
52-week low $3.40$147.94$55.65 $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.

MultipleAZULBKNGDAL
P/E now vs peer median 136.7xmedian 16.5x 16.0xmedian 16.7x 16.3xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 0.9x 4.0xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.8x 11.8xmedian 12.7x 8.1xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -45.8xmedian 11.9x 11.8xmedian 10.5x 17.8xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x -10.5xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.84 -0.28median 0.39 -8.76median 0.84

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 monthsAZULBKNGDAL
Revenue – $28.24B $71.80B
Operating income – $9.28B $5.29B
Net income – $7.21B $3.29B
Free cash flow – $9.54B $3.02B
EPS (diluted) – $9.36 $4.99
Cash & equivalents $181.08M $17.21B $3.79B
Total debt $4.21B $20.18B $13.95B
Shares (diluted) 17.41B 770.00M 659.00M
Enterprise value $2.24B $46.68B $34.40B

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
MetricAZULBKNGDAL
P/E 136.7x 16.0x 16.3x
P/FCF -45.8x 11.8x 17.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.5x 6.7x
P/S 3.0x 4.0x 0.7x
P/B – -10.5x 2.4x
P/Tangible book – -9.7x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA – 11.8x 8.1x
EV/EBIT – 12.5x 12.1x
EV/Revenue – 4.1x 0.9x
EV/FCF – 12.2x 21.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.8x 8.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.28 -8.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZULBKNGDAL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 12.9% 14.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 13.4% 7.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 12.9% -12.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 15.3% -2.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – 49.8% -28.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 17.4% -1.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – -93.7% -29.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -57.3% -1.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 2.9% 0.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.2% 4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 3.2% -1.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.9% 36.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZULBKNGDAL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 34.9% 11.0%
Operating margin – 32.9% 7.4%
Pretax margin – 32.9% 6.1%
Net margin – 25.5% 4.6%
FCF margin – 33.8% 4.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 34.9% 11.1%
Return on equity – – 14.8%
Return on assets – 25.1% 3.8%
Return on invested capital – 75.5% 10.8%
Return on capital employed – 121.7% 10.0%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZULBKNGDAL
Debt / assets 97.6% 68.0% 16.2%
Debt / equity – -1.9x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x 1.3x
Debt / FCF – 2.1x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 165.7% 136.3% 73.8%
Equity / assets – -36.3% 26.2%
Interest coverage – 8.4x –
Current ratio 0.2x 1.1x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.1x 1.0x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.8x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 5.77 1.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZULBKNGDAL
Dividend yield – 0.8% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – 9.3% –
Shareholder yield – 10.1% 1.0%
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.

ConsensusAZULBKNGDAL
Forward P/E 8.1xFY2026 13.8xFY2026 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $10.90FY2026 $5.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +19.5%FY2026 -11.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +187.5% +16.7% +40.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.51BFY2026 $27.56BFY2026 $71.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.8% +11.4% -4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZULBKNGDAL
Held by institutions – 92.9% 88.2%
Institutions holding – 1,917 1,513
Change in shares held, QoQ – -9.6% +0.6%
Institutions buying – 892 817
Institutions selling – 829 483
Buyers to sellers – 1.08 1.69

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.

AZULBKNGDAL
AZUL 1.00 0.00 -0.09
BKNG 0.00 1.00 0.36
DAL -0.09 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZUL, BKNG and DAL?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Azul (AZUL) $3.13B, Booking Holdings (BKNG) $113.63B, Delta Air Lines (DAL) $52.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, AZUL, BKNG and DAL?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Azul (AZUL) 136.7x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 15.8x, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 15.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Azul (AZUL) is cheapest (Azul (AZUL) 8.1x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 13.8x, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 15.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Delta Air Lines (DAL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Booking Holdings (BKNG) +12.9%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) +14.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) has the highest net margin (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 4.6%). On return on invested capital, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 75.5%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Delta Air Lines (DAL) returned the most: Booking Holdings (BKNG) -25.9%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) +38.9%. Over five years, Delta Air Lines (DAL) compounded fastest (Booking Holdings (BKNG) +9.2%/yr, Delta Air Lines (DAL) +15.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Booking Holdings (BKNG) has been the steadiest (Azul (AZUL) 554.5%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 38.0%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AZUL, BKNG and DAL?

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