AZUL vs RYAAY vs CPA Stock Comparison

Azul, Ryanair Holdings and Copa Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AZUL Azul Sa
$3.40 -47.5% 1M
Market cap
$2.94B
P/E
119.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
1 win
RYAAY Ryanair Holdings Plc
$53.29 -3.6% 1M -13.5% 1Y
Market cap
$27.68B
P/E
13.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.19B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
4 wins
CPA Copa Holdings, S.A.
$132.36 -1.0% 1M +5.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.47B
P/E
8.7x
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, Ryanair Holdings 4, Azul 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZULRYAAYCPALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.94B $27.68B $5.47B RYAAY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 119.8x 13.3x 8.7x CPA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.1x 14.9x 9.4x AZUL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +13.3% +14.8% CPA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 11.4% 15.7% CPA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.9% 15.3% RYAAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.7x 0.9x RYAAY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -13.5% +5.6% CPA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +3.8%/yr +12.3%/yr CPA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 558.7% 36.5% 42.7% RYAAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 62/100 64/100 CPA

Percentile Scorecard

AZULRYAAYCPA

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

AxisAZULRYAAYCPA
Valuation 20 #109 of 136 58 #58 of 136 60 #55 of 136
Growth – 52 #59 of 121 61 #48 of 121
Profitability – 79 #25 of 115 78 #26 of 115
Financial Health 1 #142 of 143 74 #38 of 143 49 #73 of 143
Shareholder Returns – 47 #44 of 82 73 #23 of 82
Overall – 62 64
  • AZUL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • RYAAY 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

PeriodAZULRYAAYCPASPY
1 month -47.5%-3.6%-1.0% -0.2%
3 months -60.5%-10.9%-5.6% +3.9%
6 months -12.8%-2.1%+15.5% +8.2%
Year to date —-26.2%+9.7% +12.9%
1 year —-13.5%+5.6% +12.3%
3 years —+49.4%+67.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+14.3%+18.7% +23.3%
5 years —+20.3%+78.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+3.8%+12.3% +10.9%
10 years —+78.8%+43.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+6.0%+3.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAZULRYAAYCPASPY
Volatility, 1Y 558.7%36.5%42.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 720.4%35.3%40.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.761.411.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.370.13 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.3%-54.9%-42.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -99.3%-27.8%-15.8% -1.2%
52-week high $495.00$73.82$157.19 $779.14
52-week low $3.40$51.33$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.

MultipleAZULRYAAYCPA
P/E now vs peer median 119.8xmedian 16.3x 13.5xmedian 16.3x 8.7xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.0x 1.5xmedian 1.0x 1.4xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.7x 6.2xmedian 8.7x 5.5xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -40.1xmedian 11.4x 12.9xmedian 11.4x —median 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 2.6xmedian 1.2x 1.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.82 3.43median 0.82 1.47median 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 monthsAZULRYAAYCPA
Revenue – $18.19B $3.99B
Operating income – $2.38B $772.19M
Net income – $2.21B $626.62M
Free cash flow – $2.16B –
EPS (diluted) – $3.90 $15.19
Cash & equivalents $181.08M $2.84B $266.83M
Total debt $4.21B $4.75B $7.93B
Shares (diluted) 17.41B 532.20M 41.26M
Enterprise value $2.05B $11.33B $547.53M

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
MetricAZULRYAAYCPA
P/E 119.8x 13.5x 8.7x
P/FCF -40.1x 12.9x –
P/Operating cash flow – 6.9x –
P/S 2.7x 1.5x 1.4x
P/B – 2.6x 1.9x
P/Tangible book – 2.6x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – 6.2x 5.5x
EV/EBIT – 10.5x 8.4x
EV/Revenue – 1.4x 1.6x
EV/FCF – 11.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 6.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.43 1.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZULRYAAYCPA
Revenue growth (1Y) – 13.3% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.8% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 0.5% -0.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% 0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – -4.6% -1.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% 22.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – -13.5% -0.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% 5.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -1.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 0.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -21.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -7.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZULRYAAYCPA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 22.3% 29.4%
Operating margin – 13.1% 19.4%
Pretax margin – 13.4% 18.0%
Net margin – 11.4% 15.7%
FCF margin – 11.9% –
Operating cash flow margin – 22.1% –
Return on equity – 18.5% 21.8%
Return on assets – 9.6% 8.9%
Return on invested capital – 16.9% 15.3%
Return on capital employed – 18.7% 14.4%
Asset turnover – 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZULRYAAYCPA
Debt / assets 97.6% 0.2% 31.8%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.7x 0.9x
Debt / FCF – 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 165.7% 47.8% 59.7%
Equity / assets – 52.2% 40.3%
Interest coverage – – 7.3x
Current ratio 0.2x 0.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 3.38 2.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZULRYAAYCPA
Dividend yield – 2.5% 5.1%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 2.5% 5.1%
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.

ConsensusAZULRYAAYCPA
Forward P/E 7.1xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 9.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $3.58FY2026 $14.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -24.8%FY2026 -13.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +187.5% -6.1% +41.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.51BFY2026 $18.47BFY2026 $4.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.8% 0.0% -4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZULRYAAYCPA
Held by institutions – 39.9% 62.4%
Institutions holding – 410 321
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.8% -4.3%
Institutions buying – 192 187
Institutions selling – 147 98
Buyers to sellers – 1.31 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.

AZULRYAAYCPA
AZUL 1.00 0.04 0.05
RYAAY 0.04 1.00 0.61
CPA 0.05 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZUL, RYAAY and CPA?

Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Azul (AZUL) $2.94B, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) $27.68B, Copa Holdings (CPA) $5.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, AZUL, RYAAY and CPA?

Copa Holdings (CPA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Azul (AZUL) 119.8x, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 13.3x, Copa Holdings (CPA) 8.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Azul (AZUL) is cheapest (Azul (AZUL) 7.1x, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 14.9x, Copa Holdings (CPA) 9.4x). 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: Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) +13.3%, Copa Holdings (CPA) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copa Holdings (CPA) has the highest net margin (Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 11.4%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 15.7%). On return on invested capital, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) leads (Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 16.9%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 15.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Copa Holdings (CPA) returned the most: Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) -13.5%, Copa Holdings (CPA) +5.6%. Over five years, Copa Holdings (CPA) compounded fastest (Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) +3.8%/yr, Copa Holdings (CPA) +12.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) has been the steadiest (Azul (AZUL) 558.7%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 36.5%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 42.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AZUL, RYAAY 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.