DAL vs CPA vs RYAAY Stock Comparison

Delta Air Lines, Copa Holdings and Ryanair Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc.
$76.75 -6.1% 1M +30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$51.86B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.80B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
3 wins
CPA Copa Holdings, S.A.
$131.39 +1.1% 1M +4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.36B
P/E
8.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
5 wins
RYAAY Ryanair Holdings Plc
$52.53 -3.9% 1M -13.2% 1Y
Market cap
$27.97B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.19B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Copa Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Copa Holdings 5, Delta Air Lines 3, Ryanair Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDALCPARYAAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $51.86B $5.36B $27.97B DAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.8x 8.6x 13.5x CPA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 9.2x 14.6x CPA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.1% +14.8% +13.3% CPA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% 15.7% 11.4% CPA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.8% 15.3% 16.9% RYAAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.9x -0.7x RYAAY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.6% +4.8% -13.2% DAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.1%/yr +10.7%/yr +3.9%/yr DAL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.6% 42.7% 36.5% RYAAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 64/100 62/100 CPA

Percentile Scorecard

DALCPARYAAY

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

AxisDALCPARYAAY
Valuation 67 #45 of 136 61 #54 of 136 60 #55 of 136
Growth 48 #64 of 122 64 #45 of 122 52 #59 of 122
Profitability 48 #62 of 119 82 #22 of 119 83 #21 of 119
Financial Health 22 #115 of 147 49 #76 of 147 73 #40 of 147
Shareholder Returns 7 #78 of 84 66 #29 of 84 41 #50 of 84
Overall 39 64 62
  • DAL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CPA ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • RYAAY ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDALCPARYAAYSPY
1 month -6.1%+1.1%-3.9% -1.0%
3 months -9.8%-3.8%-7.6% +2.9%
6 months +12.1%+11.4%-7.3% +6.4%
Year to date +10.6%+8.9%-27.2% +11.4%
1 year +30.6%+4.8%-13.2% +13.1%
3 years +139.7%+60.3%+46.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +33.9%+17.0%+13.5% +21.5%
5 years +93.1%+66.5%+21.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.1%+10.7%+3.9% +10.9%
10 years +86.4%+39.8%+78.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +6.4%+3.4%+6.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDALCPARYAAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.6%42.7%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%40.3%35.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.701.811.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.790.11-0.36 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.0%-42.5%-54.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.1%-16.4%-28.8% -2.5%
52-week high $93.66$157.19$73.82 $779.14
52-week low $55.65$107.81$51.33 $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.

MultipleDALCPARYAAY
P/E now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 16.0x 8.7xmedian 16.0x 13.4xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.0x 1.4xmedian 1.0x 1.5xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 8.7x 5.5xmedian 8.7x 6.1xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x 12.7xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.2x 1.9xmedian 1.2x 2.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -8.23median 0.82 1.46median 0.82 3.38median 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 monthsDALCPARYAAY
Revenue $71.80B $3.99B $18.19B
Operating income $5.29B $772.19M $2.38B
Net income $3.29B $626.62M $2.21B
Free cash flow $3.02B – $2.16B
EPS (diluted) $4.99 $15.19 $3.90
Cash & equivalents $3.79B $266.83M $2.84B
Total debt $13.95B $7.93B $4.75B
Shares (diluted) 659.00M 41.26M 532.20M
Enterprise value $34.04B $436.96M $11.62B

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
MetricDALCPARYAAY
P/E 15.3x 8.7x 13.4x
P/FCF 16.7x – 12.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.3x – 6.8x
P/S 0.7x 1.4x 1.5x
P/B 2.2x 1.9x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 2.0x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 7.7x 5.5x 6.1x
EV/EBIT 11.5x 8.3x 10.4x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.6x 1.4x
EV/FCF 20.1x – 11.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x – 6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.23 1.46 3.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDALCPARYAAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.1% 14.8% 13.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 5.7% 12.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -12.9% -0.3% 0.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 0.9% 6.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -28.9% -1.7% -4.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 22.2% 6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -29.5% -0.5% -13.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 5.9% 4.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% – -1.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% – 0.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.7% – -21.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.6% – -7.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDALCPARYAAY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 11.0% 29.4% 22.3%
Operating margin 7.4% 19.4% 13.1%
Pretax margin 6.1% 18.0% 13.4%
Net margin 4.6% 15.7% 11.4%
FCF margin 4.2% – 11.9%
Operating cash flow margin 11.1% – 22.1%
Return on equity 14.8% 21.8% 18.5%
Return on assets 3.8% 8.9% 9.6%
Return on invested capital 10.8% 15.3% 16.9%
Return on capital employed 10.0% 14.4% 18.7%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDALCPARYAAY
Debt / assets 16.2% 31.8% 0.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.8x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.9x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 4.6x – 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 73.8% 59.7% 47.8%
Equity / assets 26.2% 40.3% 52.2%
Interest coverage – 7.3x –
Current ratio 0.4x 1.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.9x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.8x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.48 2.22 3.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDALCPARYAAY
Dividend yield 1.0% 5.1% 2.6%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 1.0% 5.1% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusDALCPARYAAY
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 9.2xFY2026 14.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.57FY2026 $14.27FY2026 $3.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.3%FY2026 -12.3%FY2026 -24.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +40.6% -5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $70.62BFY2026 $4.71BFY2026 $18.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.2%FY2026 +30.0%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.3% -4.4% -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDALCPARYAAY
Held by institutions 88.2% 62.4% 39.9%
Institutions holding 1,511 321 410
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% -4.3% -0.8%
Institutions buying 815 187 192
Institutions selling 483 98 147
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.91 1.31

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.

DALCPARYAAY
DAL 1.00 0.62 0.59
CPA 0.62 1.00 0.61
RYAAY 0.59 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAL, CPA and RYAAY?

Delta Air Lines (DAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Delta Air Lines (DAL) $51.86B, Copa Holdings (CPA) $5.36B, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) $27.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAL, CPA and RYAAY?

Copa Holdings (CPA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Delta Air Lines (DAL) 15.8x, Copa Holdings (CPA) 8.6x, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 13.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Copa Holdings (CPA) is cheapest (Delta Air Lines (DAL) 13.8x, Copa Holdings (CPA) 9.2x, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 14.6x). 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: Delta Air Lines (DAL) +14.1%, Copa Holdings (CPA) +14.8%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) +13.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copa Holdings (CPA) has the highest net margin (Delta Air Lines (DAL) 4.6%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 15.7%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) leads (Delta Air Lines (DAL) 10.8%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 15.3%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 16.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Delta Air Lines (DAL) returned the most: Delta Air Lines (DAL) +30.6%, Copa Holdings (CPA) +4.8%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) -13.2%. Over five years, Delta Air Lines (DAL) compounded fastest (Delta Air Lines (DAL) +14.1%/yr, Copa Holdings (CPA) +10.7%/yr, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) +3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) has been the steadiest (Delta Air Lines (DAL) 38.6%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 42.7%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DAL, CPA and RYAAY?

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 5. 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.