AZUL vs LUV vs CPA Stock Comparison

Azul, Southwest Airlines and Copa Holdings Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AZUL Azul Sa
$4.35 -42.7% 1M
Market cap
$3.78B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.44B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
2 wins
LUV Southwest Airlines Co
$43.46 +2.3% 1M +42.8% 1Y
Market cap
$22.74B
P/E
21.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.55B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
3 wins
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
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Copa Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Copa Holdings 6, Southwest Airlines 3, Azul 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZULLUVCPALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.78B $22.74B $6.01B LUV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.0x 21.6x 9.6x CPA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x 16.7x 9.7x AZUL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.5% +14.5% +14.8% CPA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 3.3% 15.7% CPA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 37.1% 8.2% 15.3% AZUL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 0.8x 0.9x LUV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +42.8% +8.5% LUV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -2.4%/yr +12.8%/yr CPA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 547.9% 43.5% 43.3% CPA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 57/100 63/100 CPA

Percentile Scorecard

AZULLUVCPA

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

AxisAZULLUVCPA
Valuation 29 #98 of 137 48 #72 of 137 56 #61 of 137
Growth 75 #32 of 127 85 #20 of 127 60 #52 of 127
Profitability 46 #68 of 125 43 #72 of 125 81 #25 of 125
Financial Health 5 #140 of 147 32 #101 of 147 47 #79 of 147
Shareholder Returns 5 #83 of 87 76 #22 of 87 71 #26 of 87
Overall 32 57 63
  • AZUL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • LUV ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CPA ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAZULLUVCPASPY
1 month -42.7%+2.3%+2.9% -2.0%
3 months -49.7%-10.7%-7.0% -2.2%
6 months +11.5%+9.4%+20.1% +4.2%
Year to date —+5.2%+13.1% +10.6%
1 year —+42.8%+8.5% +10.4%
3 years —+83.4%+56.3% +73.6%
3 years, per year —+22.4%+16.1% +20.2%
5 years —-11.4%+82.6% +61.6%
5 years, per year —-2.4%+12.8% +10.1%
10 years —+9.5%+52.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year —+0.9%+4.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAZULLUVCPASPY
Volatility, 1Y 547.9%43.5%43.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 720.4%38.2%40.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.451.591.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —0.980.20 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.3%-57.4%-42.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -99.1%-20.7%-13.2% -3.2%
52-week high $495.00$54.80$157.19 $779.14
52-week low $3.40$29.67$107.81 $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.

MultipleAZULLUVCPA
P/E now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 15.1x 20.2xmedian 15.1x 9.0xmedian 15.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.0x 0.7xmedian 1.0x 1.4xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 8.2x 8.0xmedian 8.2x 5.7xmedian 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -36.0xmedian 12.7x -47.4xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x
P/B now vs peer median -13.2xmedian 1.2x 2.9xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 0.68 0.50median 0.68 1.51median 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 monthsAZULLUVCPA
Revenue $3.44B $31.55B $3.99B
Operating income $1.26B $1.39B $772.19M
Net income $886.90M $1.05B $626.62M
Free cash flow -$365.84M -$449.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $2.13 $15.19
Cash & equivalents $244.88M $3.62B $266.83M
Total debt $4.39B $5.89B $2.27B
Shares (diluted) 17.41B 494.00M 41.26M
Enterprise value $2.81B $8.77B $1.08B

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
MetricAZULLUVCPA
P/E 9.0x 20.2x 9.0x
P/FCF -36.0x -47.4x –
P/Operating cash flow -23.4x 7.7x –
P/S 3.8x 0.7x 1.4x
P/B -13.2x 2.9x 2.0x
P/Tangible book -13.2x 2.9x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x 8.0x 5.7x
EV/EBIT 13.7x 17.0x 8.6x
EV/Revenue 5.0x 0.7x 1.7x
EV/FCF -47.3x -52.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow -30.8x 8.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 0.50 1.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZULLUVCPA
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.5% 14.5% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 7.4% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -25.1% 339.7% -0.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 78.6% 0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 147.0% 177.8% -1.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 69.2% 28.4% 22.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 144.0% 195.8% -0.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.5% 40.0% 5.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -346.5% 36.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 87.7% -6.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -159.7% -35.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 89.4% 20.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZULLUVCPA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 60.8% 9.4% 29.4%
Operating margin 36.8% 4.4% 19.4%
Pretax margin -30.5% 4.3% 18.0%
Net margin 11.1% 3.3% 15.7%
FCF margin -10.6% -1.4% –
Operating cash flow margin -16.4% 8.7% –
Return on equity – 14.6% 21.8%
Return on assets 6.4% 3.5% 8.9%
Return on invested capital 37.1% 8.2% 15.3%
Return on capital employed 41.3% 8.3% 14.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.6x 2.6x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZULLUVCPA
Debt / assets 73.9% 19.3% 31.8%
Debt / equity -4.4x 0.8x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 0.8x 0.9x
Debt / FCF -12.0x -13.1x –
Liabilities / assets 116.7% 76.0% 59.7%
Equity / assets -16.7% 24.0% 40.3%
Interest coverage 0.6x 5.9x 7.3x
Current ratio 0.4x 0.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 0.72 2.22 2.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZULLUVCPA
Dividend yield – 1.7% 4.9%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 5.8% –
Shareholder yield -0.1% 7.5% 4.9%
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.

ConsensusAZULLUVCPA
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 9.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $2.60FY2026 $14.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +179.6%FY2026 -13.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +187.5% +58.8% +41.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.51BFY2026 $31.34BFY2026 $4.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.8% +16.7% -4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZULLUVCPA
Held by institutions – 92.9% 62.4%
Institutions holding – 933 321
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.4% -4.3%
Institutions buying – 477 187
Institutions selling – 282 98
Buyers to sellers – 1.69 1.91

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.

AZULLUVCPA
AZUL 1.00 0.00 0.05
LUV 0.00 1.00 0.56
CPA 0.05 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZUL, LUV and CPA?

Southwest Airlines (LUV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Azul (AZUL) $3.78B, Southwest Airlines (LUV) $22.74B, Copa Holdings (CPA) $6.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, AZUL, LUV and CPA?

Copa Holdings (CPA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Azul (AZUL) 10.0x, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 21.6x, Copa Holdings (CPA) 9.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Azul (AZUL) is cheapest (Azul (AZUL) 9.1x, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 16.7x, Copa Holdings (CPA) 9.7x). 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: Azul (AZUL) -6.5%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) +14.5%, Copa Holdings (CPA) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copa Holdings (CPA) has the highest net margin (Azul (AZUL) 11.1%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 3.3%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 15.7%). On return on invested capital, Azul (AZUL) leads (Azul (AZUL) 37.1%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 8.2%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 15.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southwest Airlines (LUV) returned the most: Southwest Airlines (LUV) +42.8%, Copa Holdings (CPA) +8.5%. Over five years, Copa Holdings (CPA) compounded fastest (Southwest Airlines (LUV) -2.4%/yr, Copa Holdings (CPA) +12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Copa Holdings (CPA) has been the steadiest (Azul (AZUL) 547.9%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 43.5%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 43.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AZUL, LUV and CPA?

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 6. 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.