CPA vs TCOM vs AERO Stock Comparison

Copa Holdings, Trip.com and Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CPA Copa Holdings, S.A.
$130.02 -2.8% 1M +2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.50B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
4 wins
TCOM Trip.com Group Ltd
$39.91 +1.2% 1M -45.2% 1Y
Market cap
$25.94B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.45B
Div. yield
–
Travel Services Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Trip.com leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Trip.com 6, Copa Holdings 4, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCPATCOMAEROLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.50B $25.94B $2.12B TCOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.8x 7.6x 13.3x TCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.2x 11.0x 40.1x CPA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% +18.1% +8.8% TCOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.7% 36.1% 3.6% TCOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.3% 5.3% — CPA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x — -0.4x AERO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.9% -45.2% — CPA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.5%/yr +6.6%/yr — CPA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.8% 36.3% 54.2% TCOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 81/100 59/100 TCOM

Percentile Scorecard

CPATCOMAERO

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

AxisCPATCOMAERO
Valuation 61 #54 of 136 82 #6 of 29 99 #3 of 136
Growth 62 #47 of 122 80 #6 of 26 17 #102 of 122
Profitability 80 #24 of 116 68 #9 of 26 55 #53 of 116
Financial Health 49 #74 of 144 93 #3 of 31 66 #50 of 144
Shareholder Returns 72 #24 of 82 – –
Overall 65 81 59
  • CPA ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • TCOM ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • AERO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCPATCOMAEROSPY
1 month -2.8%+1.2%-11.6% -0.8%
3 months -6.0%-10.9%-7.9% +3.5%
6 months +12.2%-25.0%-5.6% +7.0%
Year to date +7.8%-44.5%-36.2% +12.2%
1 year +2.9%-45.2%— +13.0%
3 years +64.4%+13.0%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +18.0%+4.2%— +23.1%
5 years +72.0%+37.9%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +11.5%+6.6%— +11.0%
10 years +44.3%-14.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +3.7%-1.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCPATCOMAEROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.8%36.3%54.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.3%43.1%56.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.830.591.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.07-1.25— 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.5%-51.9%-46.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.3%-49.5%-38.8% -1.8%
52-week high $157.19$78.96$22.91 $779.14
52-week low $107.81$37.96$12.36 $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.

MultipleCPATCOMAERO
P/E now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 16.1x 7.7xmedian 18.8x 12.8xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.0x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 0.5xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 8.7x —median 15.2x 1.3xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.5x —median 16.1x 3.2xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 2.5x -3.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.44median 0.81 0.15median 0.38 —median 0.81

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 monthsCPATCOMAERO
Revenue $3.99B $9.45B $4.40B
Gross profit – $7.55B –
Operating income $772.19M $1.50B $635.00M
Net income $626.62M $3.42B $120.00M
Free cash flow – – $630.00M
R&D – $2.30B –
EPS (diluted) $15.19 $4.88 $1.09
Cash & equivalents $266.83M $8.26B $965.00M
Total debt $7.93B $18.23B $5.46B
Shares (diluted) 41.26M 698.38M 145.90M
Enterprise value $574.96M -$19.09B -$1.95B

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
MetricCPATCOMAERO
P/E 8.6x 7.7x 12.8x
P/FCF – – 3.2x
P/Operating cash flow – – 3.2x
P/S 1.3x 2.7x 0.5x
P/B 1.9x 1.1x -3.4x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 1.2x -3.4x
EV/EBITDA 5.4x – 1.3x
EV/EBIT 8.2x 12.0x 2.4x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 1.9x 0.4x
EV/FCF – – 2.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 2.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.44 0.15 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPATCOMAERO
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% 18.1% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 27.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 16.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 40.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.3% -28.2% -2.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 42.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -1.7% 34.1% -38.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.2% 54.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) -0.5% 33.2% -43.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 51.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPATCOMAERO
Gross margin – 80.0% –
EBITDA margin 29.4% – 27.6%
Operating margin 19.4% 15.9% 14.4%
Pretax margin 18.0% 45.7% 5.5%
Net margin 15.7% 36.1% 3.6%
FCF margin – – 14.3%
Operating cash flow margin – – 14.3%
Return on equity 21.8% 14.3% –
Return on assets 8.9% 8.9% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 15.3% 5.3% –
Return on capital employed 14.4% 6.1% 10.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 5.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPATCOMAERO
Debt / assets 31.8% 10.2% 6.4%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.2x -0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF – – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 59.7% 38.0% 108.0%
Equity / assets 40.3% 62.0% -8.0%
Interest coverage 7.3x 19.8x 5.8x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.3x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.0x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.9x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 2.22 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPATCOMAERO
Dividend yield 5.2% – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 5.2% 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.

ConsensusCPATCOMAERO
Forward P/E 9.2xFY2026 11.0xFY2026 40.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.13FY2026 $3.64FY2026 $0.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.2%FY2026 -44.2%FY2026 -85.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +41.4% +17.0% +408.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.72BFY2026 $9.46BFY2026 $5.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% +20.9% +15.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPATCOMAERO
Held by institutions 62.4% 23.0% 65.1%
Institutions holding 321 319 75
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.3% +1.2% -1.5%
Institutions buying 187 152 32
Institutions selling 98 119 17
Buyers to sellers 1.91 1.28 1.88

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.

CPATCOMAERO
CPA 1.00 0.14 0.48
TCOM 0.14 1.00 0.08
AERO 0.48 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPA, TCOM and AERO?

Trip.com (TCOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Copa Holdings (CPA) $5.50B, Trip.com (TCOM) $25.94B, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) $2.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, CPA, TCOM and AERO?

Trip.com (TCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Copa Holdings (CPA) 8.8x, Trip.com (TCOM) 7.6x, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 13.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Copa Holdings (CPA) is cheapest (Copa Holdings (CPA) 9.2x, Trip.com (TCOM) 11.0x, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 40.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Trip.com (TCOM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Copa Holdings (CPA) +14.8%, Trip.com (TCOM) +18.1%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trip.com (TCOM) has the highest net margin (Copa Holdings (CPA) 15.7%, Trip.com (TCOM) 36.1%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 3.6%). On return on invested capital, Copa Holdings (CPA) leads (Copa Holdings (CPA) 15.3%, Trip.com (TCOM) 5.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Copa Holdings (CPA) returned the most: Copa Holdings (CPA) +2.9%, Trip.com (TCOM) -45.2%. Over five years, Copa Holdings (CPA) compounded fastest (Copa Holdings (CPA) +11.5%/yr, Trip.com (TCOM) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trip.com (TCOM) has been the steadiest (Copa Holdings (CPA) 42.8%, Trip.com (TCOM) 36.3%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 54.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPA, TCOM and AERO?

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