DAL vs GBTG vs TCOM Stock Comparison

Delta Air Lines, Global Business Travel and Trip.com Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc.
$79.19 -6.8% 1M +29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$52.37B
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.80B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
5 wins
TCOM Trip.com Group Ltd
$39.91 +1.2% 1M -45.2% 1Y
Market cap
$25.92B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.45B
Div. yield
–
Travel Services Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Delta Air Lines leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Delta Air Lines 5, Trip.com 5, Global Business Travel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDALGBTGTCOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.37B $4.96B $25.92B DAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.9x 55.5x 7.6x TCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.4x 43.2x 11.0x TCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.1% +30.2% +18.1% GBTG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% 2.8% 36.1% TCOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.8% 2.2% 5.3% DAL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 3.4x — DAL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.9% +16.1% -45.2% DAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.2%/yr — +6.6%/yr DAL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.6% 56.9% 36.3% TCOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 52/100 81/100 TCOM

Percentile Scorecard

DALGBTGTCOM

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

AxisDALGBTGTCOM
Valuation 65 #48 of 136 39 #18 of 29 82 #6 of 29
Growth 47 #65 of 122 72 #8 of 26 80 #6 of 26
Profitability 46 #63 of 116 40 #16 of 26 68 #9 of 26
Financial Health 22 #112 of 144 63 #12 of 31 93 #3 of 31
Shareholder Returns 7 #76 of 82 47 #11 of 20 –
Overall 38 52 81
  • DAL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • GBTG ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • TCOM ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDALGBTGTCOMSPY
1 month -6.8%+0.2%+1.2% -0.8%
3 months -8.6%+1.2%-10.9% +3.5%
6 months +16.1%+70.3%-25.0% +7.0%
Year to date +14.1%+24.2%-44.5% +12.2%
1 year +29.9%+16.1%-45.2% +13.0%
3 years +158.4%+72.7%+13.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +37.2%+20.0%+4.2% +23.1%
5 years +102.7%—+37.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +15.2%—+6.6% +11.0%
10 years +91.3%—-14.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.7%—-1.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDALGBTGTCOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.6%56.9%36.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.3%42.9%43.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.720.590.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.780.28-1.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.0%-48.0%-51.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.4%-0.1%-49.5% -1.8%
52-week high $93.66$9.51$78.96 $779.14
52-week low $55.65$4.97$37.96 $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.

MultipleDALGBTGTCOM
P/E now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 16.1x 55.5xmedian 18.8x 7.7xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.0x 1.6xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 8.7x 20.3xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 11.5x 48.7xmedian 16.1x —median 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.2x 3.0xmedian 2.5x 1.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -8.49median 0.81 1.88median 0.38 0.15median 0.38

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 monthsDALGBTGTCOM
Revenue $71.80B $3.18B $9.45B
Gross profit – $1.86B $7.55B
Operating income $5.29B $68.00M $1.50B
Net income $3.29B $92.00M $3.42B
Free cash flow $3.02B $102.00M –
R&D – – $2.30B
EPS (diluted) $4.99 $0.17 $4.88
Cash & equivalents $3.79B $518.00M $8.26B
Total debt $13.95B $1.51B $18.23B
Shares (diluted) 659.00M 520.37M 698.38M
Enterprise value $34.55B $3.19B -$19.12B

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
MetricDALGBTGTCOM
P/E 15.8x 55.5x 7.7x
P/FCF 17.2x 48.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 19.9x –
P/S 0.7x 1.6x 2.7x
P/B 2.3x 3.0x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 5.9x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x 20.3x –
EV/EBIT 11.8x 87.6x 12.0x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.9x 1.9x
EV/FCF 20.6x 58.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.8x 23.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.49 1.88 0.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDALGBTGTCOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.1% 30.2% 18.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 13.3% 27.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 24.5% 16.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.4% 40.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -12.9% -53.4% -28.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 40.2% 42.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -28.9% 276.9% 34.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 34.3% 54.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -29.5% 240.9% 33.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 29.4% 51.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% -3.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 60.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.7% -29.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.6% 34.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDALGBTGTCOM
Gross margin – 58.5% 80.0%
EBITDA margin 11.0% 9.2% –
Operating margin 7.4% 2.1% 15.9%
Pretax margin 6.1% 1.4% 45.7%
Net margin 4.6% 2.8% 36.1%
FCF margin 4.2% 3.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.1% 7.9% –
Return on equity 14.8% 5.6% 14.3%
Return on assets 3.8% 1.8% 8.9%
Return on invested capital 10.8% 2.2% 5.3%
Return on capital employed 10.0% 1.9% 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 2.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – 2.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDALGBTGTCOM
Debt / assets 16.2% 29.8% 10.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.9x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 3.4x –
Debt / FCF 4.6x 14.8x –
Liabilities / assets 73.8% 67.6% 38.0%
Equity / assets 26.2% 32.4% 62.0%
Interest coverage – 0.7x 19.8x
Current ratio 0.4x 1.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 1.49 1.22 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDALGBTGTCOM
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield – 2.2% –
Shareholder yield 1.0% 2.2% 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.

ConsensusDALGBTGTCOM
Forward P/E 15.4xFY2026 43.2xFY2026 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.14FY2026 $0.22FY2026 $3.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.7%FY2026 0.0%FY2026 -44.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.7% +127.3% +17.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $71.03BFY2026 $3.56BFY2026 $9.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.9%FY2026 +30.8%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.2% +8.1% +20.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDALGBTGTCOM
Held by institutions 88.2% 64.2% 23.0%
Institutions holding 1,511 192 319
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% -0.6% +1.2%
Institutions buying 815 136 152
Institutions selling 483 31 119
Buyers to sellers 1.69 4.39 1.28

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.

DALGBTGTCOM
DAL 1.00 0.13 0.14
GBTG 0.13 1.00 0.06
TCOM 0.14 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAL, GBTG and TCOM?

Delta Air Lines (DAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Delta Air Lines (DAL) $52.37B, Global Business Travel (GBTG) $4.96B, Trip.com (TCOM) $25.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAL, GBTG and TCOM?

Trip.com (TCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Delta Air Lines (DAL) 15.9x, Global Business Travel (GBTG) 55.5x, Trip.com (TCOM) 7.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trip.com (TCOM) is cheapest (Delta Air Lines (DAL) 15.4x, Global Business Travel (GBTG) 43.2x, Trip.com (TCOM) 11.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Global Business Travel (GBTG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Delta Air Lines (DAL) +14.1%, Global Business Travel (GBTG) +30.2%, Trip.com (TCOM) +18.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trip.com (TCOM) has the highest net margin (Delta Air Lines (DAL) 4.6%, Global Business Travel (GBTG) 2.8%, Trip.com (TCOM) 36.1%). On return on invested capital, Delta Air Lines (DAL) leads (Delta Air Lines (DAL) 10.8%, Global Business Travel (GBTG) 2.2%, Trip.com (TCOM) 5.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Delta Air Lines (DAL) returned the most: Delta Air Lines (DAL) +29.9%, Global Business Travel (GBTG) +16.1%, Trip.com (TCOM) -45.2%. Over five years, Delta Air Lines (DAL) compounded fastest (Delta Air Lines (DAL) +15.2%/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 (Delta Air Lines (DAL) 38.6%, Global Business Travel (GBTG) 56.9%, Trip.com (TCOM) 36.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DAL, GBTG and TCOM?

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