DAL vs RYAAY vs AERO Stock Comparison

Delta Air Lines, Ryanair Holdings and Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc.
$89.29 +7.4% 1M +60.4% 1Y
Market cap
$58.74B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.80B
Div. yield
0.90%
Airlines Industrials
4 wins
RYAAY Ryanair Holdings Plc
$59.05 +8.0% 1M -8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$30.82B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.33B
Div. yield
2.28%
Airlines Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ryanair Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ryanair Holdings 6, Delta Air Lines 4, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDALRYAAYAEROLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $58.74B $30.82B $2.32B DAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.8x 16.7x 14.5x AERO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 16.5x 45.5x RYAAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.1% +8.5% +8.8% DAL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% 10.2% 3.6% RYAAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.8% 14.8% — RYAAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -0.6x -0.4x RYAAY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.90% 2.28% 0.00% RYAAY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +60.4% -8.6% — DAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.1%/yr +3.6%/yr — DAL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.7% 37.3% 54.4% RYAAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 55/100 59/100 AERO

Percentile Scorecard

DALRYAAYAERO

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

AxisDALRYAAYAERO
Valuation 57 #59 of 137 56 #61 of 137 98 #4 of 137
Growth 48 #67 of 127 25 #95 of 127 16 #107 of 127
Profitability 48 #66 of 125 77 #29 of 125 55 #57 of 125
Financial Health 23 #114 of 147 78 #33 of 147 66 #51 of 147
Shareholder Returns 9 #80 of 88 38 #55 of 88 –
Overall 37 55 59
  • DAL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • RYAAY ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • AERO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDALRYAAYAEROSPY
1 month +7.4%+8.0%+2.6% -1.0%
3 months -4.1%-3.5%-1.5% -0.4%
6 months +21.7%+0.9%-0.8% +4.5%
Year to date +28.7%-18.2%-27.5% +12.4%
1 year +60.4%-8.6%— +13.6%
3 years +167.7%+56.5%— +76.4%
3 years, per year +38.9%+16.1%— +20.8%
5 years +101.6%+19.1%— +63.7%
5 years, per year +15.1%+3.6%— +10.4%
10 years +108.2%+95.9%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +7.6%+7.0%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureDALRYAAYAEROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.7%37.3%54.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.0%35.6%56.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.701.421.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.56-0.23— 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.0%-54.9%-46.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.7%-20.0%-30.5% -1.6%
52-week high $93.66$73.82$22.91 $779.14
52-week low $55.65$51.33$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.

MultipleDALRYAAYAERO
P/E now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 14.5x 16.7xmedian 14.5x 14.5xmedian 14.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.0x 1.7xmedian 1.0x 0.5xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 8.2x 7.2xmedian 8.2x 1.5xmedian 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 12.9x 23.4xmedian 12.9x 3.7xmedian 12.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.2x -3.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -9.58median 0.64 -2.19median 0.64 —median 0.64

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 monthsDALRYAAYAERO
Revenue $71.80B $18.33B $4.40B
Operating income $5.29B $2.19B $635.00M
Net income $3.29B $2.05B $120.00M
Free cash flow $3.02B $1.31B $630.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.99 $3.50 $1.09
Cash & equivalents $3.79B $2.86B $965.00M
Total debt $13.95B $497.18M $475.00M
Shares (diluted) 659.00M 532.20M 145.90M
Enterprise value $40.93B $15.09B -$1.75B

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
MetricDALRYAAYAERO
P/E 17.8x 16.7x 14.5x
P/FCF 19.4x 23.4x 3.7x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 8.5x 3.7x
P/S 0.8x 1.7x 0.5x
P/B 2.6x 2.3x -3.9x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 2.4x -3.9x
EV/EBITDA 8.8x 7.2x 1.5x
EV/EBIT 13.0x 13.0x 2.9x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 1.6x 0.4x
EV/FCF 22.8x 21.6x 2.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x 7.8x 2.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.58 -2.19 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDALRYAAYAERO
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.1% 8.5% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 9.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -12.9% -22.5% -2.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% -3.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -28.9% -25.5% -38.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -5.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) -29.5% -35.1% -43.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.9% -7.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% -16.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -3.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.7% -58.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.6% -23.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDALRYAAYAERO
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 11.0% 21.5% 27.6%
Operating margin 7.4% 12.0% 14.4%
Pretax margin 6.1% 12.3% 5.5%
Net margin 4.6% 10.2% 3.6%
FCF margin 4.2% 7.2% 14.3%
Operating cash flow margin 11.1% 19.9% 14.3%
Return on equity 14.8% 15.5% –
Return on assets 3.8% 8.9% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 10.8% 14.8% –
Return on capital employed 10.0% 15.2% 10.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.8x 5.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDALRYAAYAERO
Debt / assets 16.2% 2.4% 6.4%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.0x -0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -0.6x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 4.6x 0.4x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 73.8% 37.6% 108.0%
Equity / assets 26.2% 62.4% -8.0%
Interest coverage – – 5.8x
Current ratio 0.4x 1.2x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.5x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 1.55 4.24 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDALRYAAYAERO
Dividend yield 0.9% 2.3% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.9% 2.3% 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.

ConsensusDALRYAAYAERO
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 16.5xFY2026 45.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.14FY2026 $3.58FY2026 $0.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.7%FY2026 -24.8%FY2026 -85.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.7% -6.1% +408.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $71.03BFY2026 $18.47BFY2026 $5.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.9%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.2% 0.0% +15.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDALRYAAYAERO
Held by institutions 88.2% 39.9% 65.1%
Institutions holding 1,514 412 75
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% -0.8% -1.5%
Institutions buying 817 192 32
Institutions selling 484 149 17
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.29 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.

DALRYAAYAERO
DAL 1.00 0.62 0.44
RYAAY 0.62 1.00 0.47
AERO 0.44 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAL, RYAAY and AERO?

Delta Air Lines (DAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Delta Air Lines (DAL) $58.74B, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) $30.82B, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) $2.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAL, RYAAY and AERO?

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Delta Air Lines (DAL) 17.8x, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 16.7x, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 14.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) is cheapest (Delta Air Lines (DAL) 17.4x, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 16.5x, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 45.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Delta Air Lines (DAL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Delta Air Lines (DAL) +14.1%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) +8.5%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) has the highest net margin (Delta Air Lines (DAL) 4.6%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 10.2%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 3.6%). On return on invested capital, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) leads (Delta Air Lines (DAL) 10.8%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 14.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Delta Air Lines (DAL) returned the most: Delta Air Lines (DAL) +60.4%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) -8.6%. Over five years, Delta Air Lines (DAL) compounded fastest (Delta Air Lines (DAL) +15.1%/yr, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) +3.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) has the highest dividend yield: Delta Air Lines (DAL) 0.90%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 2.28%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 0.00%. Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) has been the steadiest (Delta Air Lines (DAL) 38.7%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 37.3%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 54.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DAL, RYAAY 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, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 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.