CART vs EXPE vs LUV Stock Comparison

Maplebear, Expedia and Southwest Airlines Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CART Maplebear Inc.
$58.42 +34.8% 1M +54.5% 1Y
Market cap
$13.55B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins
EXPE Expedia Group, Inc.
$275.53 +4.3% 1M +22.3% 1Y
Market cap
$34.06B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.70B
Div. yield
0.01%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
7 wins
LUV Southwest Airlines Co
$43.49 +2.9% 1M +39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$21.38B
P/E
20.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.55B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Expedia leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Expedia 7, Southwest Airlines 2, Maplebear 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCARTEXPELUVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.55B $34.06B $21.38B EXPE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.2x 16.7x 20.3x EXPE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.7x 13.6x 16.7x EXPE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% +12.0% +14.5% LUV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 13.0% 3.3% EXPE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 29.5% 8.2% EXPE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.5x 0.8x EXPE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.5% +22.3% +39.9% CART
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +10.9%/yr -1.7%/yr EXPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 51.0% 43.3% LUV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 62/100 58/100 CART

Percentile Scorecard

CARTEXPELUV

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

AxisCARTEXPELUV
Valuation 47 #89 of 166 64 #61 of 166 49 #70 of 136
Growth 48 #79 of 152 76 #37 of 152 88 #16 of 122
Profitability 91 #14 of 152 97 #6 of 152 44 #65 of 116
Financial Health 75 #46 of 179 33 #120 of 179 32 #97 of 143
Shareholder Returns 84 #16 of 94 42 #55 of 94 78 #19 of 81
Overall 69 62 58
  • CART ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • EXPE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • LUV ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCARTEXPELUVSPY
1 month +34.8%+4.3%+2.9% +0.9%
3 months +28.0%-9.4%-2.0% +5.9%
6 months +38.0%+10.0%+16.8% +8.5%
Year to date +29.9%-2.7%+5.2% +13.3%
1 year +54.5%+22.3%+39.9% +12.4%
3 years +134.5%+196.0%+94.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +32.9%+43.6%+24.9% +23.5%
5 years —+67.6%-8.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+10.9%-1.7% +11.0%
10 years —+109.3%+11.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+7.7%+1.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCARTEXPELUVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%51.0%43.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.4%50.2%38.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.440.951.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.240.440.92 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.0%-60.9%-57.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.0%-18.8%-20.6% -0.9%
52-week high $60.88$339.12$54.80 $779.14
52-week low $32.93$188.51$29.67 $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.

MultipleCARTEXPELUV
P/E now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 16.8x 16.3xmedian 16.8x 20.2xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.4x 2.0xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 13.9x 8.8xmedian 13.9x 8.0xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 11.4x 7.1xmedian 11.4x -47.4xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 1.8x 12.8xmedian 1.8x 2.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 26.94median 0.36 0.40median 0.36 0.50median 0.80

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 monthsCARTEXPELUV
Revenue $3.99B $15.70B $31.55B
Gross profit $2.90B $14.20B –
Operating income $588.00M $2.51B $1.39B
Net income $480.00M $2.04B $1.05B
Free cash flow $1.18B $4.46B -$449.00M
R&D $706.00M $1.28B –
EPS (diluted) $1.93 $16.61 $2.13
Cash & equivalents $757.00M $6.68B $3.62B
Total debt – $5.46B $5.89B
Shares (diluted) 248.94M 122.55M 494.00M
Enterprise value $9.59B $9.23B $7.41B

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
MetricCARTEXPELUV
P/E 28.6x 16.3x 20.2x
P/FCF 11.6x 7.1x -47.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 6.0x 7.7x
P/S 3.4x 2.0x 0.7x
P/B 5.9x 12.8x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 19.8x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 18.2x 8.8x 8.0x
EV/EBIT 21.7x 11.9x 17.0x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 1.9x 0.7x
EV/FCF 10.9x 6.7x -52.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.4x 5.7x 8.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 26.94 0.40 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCARTEXPELUV
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% 12.0% 14.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 8.6% 7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.2% 13.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 10.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% 80.0% 339.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 27.9% 78.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -1.6% 83.5% 177.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.6% 31.4% 28.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.0% 98.2% 195.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 41.0% 40.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 46.8% 87.8% 36.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.6% -6.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.0% 123.3% -35.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 24.3% 20.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCARTEXPELUV
Gross margin 72.6% 90.4% –
EBITDA margin 17.6% 21.7% 9.4%
Operating margin 14.7% 16.0% 4.4%
Pretax margin 15.7% 15.5% 4.3%
Net margin 12.0% 13.0% 3.3%
FCF margin 29.5% 28.4% -1.4%
Operating cash flow margin 30.9% 33.2% 8.7%
Return on equity 20.4% 94.7% 14.6%
Return on assets 13.6% 7.3% 3.5%
Return on invested capital – 29.5% 8.2%
Return on capital employed 22.7% 33.9% 8.3%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 2.6x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 10.0% 2.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCARTEXPELUV
Debt / assets – 18.8% 19.3%
Debt / equity – 2.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.5x 0.8x
Debt / FCF – 1.2x -13.1x
Liabilities / assets 33.8% 91.5% 76.0%
Equity / assets 66.2% 8.5% 24.0%
Interest coverage – 7.1x 5.9x
Current ratio 2.3x 0.8x 0.5x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 6.99 1.49 2.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCARTEXPELUV
Dividend yield – 0.7% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 13.6% 5.9% 5.8%
Shareholder yield 13.6% 6.6% 7.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 10.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 109.8% –
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.

ConsensusCARTEXPELUV
Forward P/E 23.7xFY2026 13.6xFY2026 16.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.46FY2026 $20.20FY2026 $2.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +53.7%FY2026 +27.4%FY2026 +179.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.2% +16.4% +58.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.00BFY2026 $16.58BFY2026 $31.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.3% +1.5% +16.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCARTEXPELUV
Held by institutions 82.5% 100.0% 92.9%
Institutions holding 499 1,118 930
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +7.8% +4.4%
Institutions buying 246 602 476
Institutions selling 178 361 280
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.67 1.70

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.

CARTEXPELUV
CART 1.00 0.18 0.07
EXPE 0.18 1.00 0.29
LUV 0.07 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CART, EXPE and LUV?

Expedia (EXPE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Maplebear (CART) $13.55B, Expedia (EXPE) $34.06B, Southwest Airlines (LUV) $21.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, CART, EXPE and LUV?

Expedia (EXPE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Maplebear (CART) 28.2x, Expedia (EXPE) 16.7x, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 20.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Expedia (EXPE) is cheapest (Maplebear (CART) 23.7x, Expedia (EXPE) 13.6x, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 16.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Southwest Airlines (LUV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Maplebear (CART) +12.6%, Expedia (EXPE) +12.0%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) +14.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Expedia (EXPE) has the highest net margin (Maplebear (CART) 12.0%, Expedia (EXPE) 13.0%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 3.3%). On return on invested capital, Expedia (EXPE) leads (Expedia (EXPE) 29.5%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Maplebear (CART) returned the most: Maplebear (CART) +54.5%, Expedia (EXPE) +22.3%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) +39.9%. Over five years, Expedia (EXPE) compounded fastest (Expedia (EXPE) +10.9%/yr, Southwest Airlines (LUV) -1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Maplebear (CART) 0.00%, Expedia (EXPE) 0.01%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 0.00%. Maplebear (CART) and Southwest Airlines (LUV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southwest Airlines (LUV) has been the steadiest (Maplebear (CART) 44.1%, Expedia (EXPE) 51.0%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 43.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CART, EXPE and LUV?

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