DAL vs RYAAY vs CPA Stock Comparison

Delta Air Lines, Ryanair Holdings and Copa Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc.
$79.19 -6.8% 1M +29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$52.96B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.80B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
3 wins
RYAAY Ryanair Holdings Plc
$53.00 -4.2% 1M -13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$28.09B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.19B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
3 wins
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
5 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.

QuestionDALRYAAYCPALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.96B $28.09B $5.50B DAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.1x 13.5x 8.8x CPA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.4x 14.8x 9.2x CPA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.1% +13.3% +14.8% CPA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% 11.4% 15.7% CPA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.8% 16.9% 15.3% RYAAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -0.7x 0.9x RYAAY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.9% -13.9% +2.9% DAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.2%/yr +4.1%/yr +11.5%/yr DAL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.6% 36.5% 42.8% RYAAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 62/100 65/100 CPA

Percentile Scorecard

DALRYAAYCPA

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

AxisDALRYAAYCPA
Valuation 65 #48 of 136 58 #58 of 136 61 #54 of 136
Growth 47 #65 of 122 52 #59 of 122 62 #47 of 122
Profitability 46 #63 of 116 82 #22 of 116 80 #24 of 116
Financial Health 22 #112 of 144 73 #39 of 144 49 #74 of 144
Shareholder Returns 7 #76 of 82 43 #47 of 82 72 #24 of 82
Overall 38 62 65
  • DAL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • RYAAY ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CPA ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDALRYAAYCPASPY
1 month -6.8%-4.2%-2.8% -0.8%
3 months -8.6%-7.8%-6.0% +3.5%
6 months +16.1%-4.6%+12.2% +7.0%
Year to date +14.1%-26.6%+7.8% +12.2%
1 year +29.9%-13.9%+2.9% +13.0%
3 years +158.4%+48.5%+64.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +37.2%+14.1%+18.0% +23.1%
5 years +102.7%+22.0%+72.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +15.2%+4.1%+11.5% +11.0%
10 years +91.3%+76.5%+44.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.7%+5.8%+3.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDALRYAAYCPASPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.6%36.5%42.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.3%35.3%40.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.721.411.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.78-0.380.07 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.0%-54.9%-42.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.4%-28.2%-17.3% -1.8%
52-week high $93.66$73.82$157.19 $779.14
52-week low $55.65$51.33$107.81 $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.

MultipleDALRYAAYCPA
P/E now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 16.1x 13.5xmedian 16.1x 8.6xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.0x 1.5xmedian 1.0x 1.3xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 8.7x 6.1xmedian 8.7x 5.4xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 11.5x 12.8xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.2x 2.6xmedian 1.2x 1.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -8.49median 0.81 3.41median 0.81 1.44median 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 monthsDALRYAAYCPA
Revenue $71.80B $18.19B $3.99B
Operating income $5.29B $2.38B $772.19M
Net income $3.29B $2.21B $626.62M
Free cash flow $3.02B $2.16B –
EPS (diluted) $4.99 $3.90 $15.19
Cash & equivalents $3.79B $2.84B $266.83M
Total debt $13.95B $4.75B $7.93B
Shares (diluted) 659.00M 532.20M 41.26M
Enterprise value $35.14B $11.74B $574.96M

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
MetricDALRYAAYCPA
P/E 15.8x 13.5x 8.6x
P/FCF 17.2x 12.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 6.9x –
P/S 0.7x 1.5x 1.3x
P/B 2.3x 2.6x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 2.6x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x 6.1x 5.4x
EV/EBIT 11.8x 10.5x 8.2x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.4x 1.6x
EV/FCF 20.6x 11.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.8x 6.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.49 3.41 1.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDALRYAAYCPA
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.1% 13.3% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 12.8% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -12.9% 0.5% -0.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 6.2% 0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -28.9% -4.6% -1.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 6.1% 22.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -29.5% -13.5% -0.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 4.0% 5.9%
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
MetricDALRYAAYCPA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 11.0% 22.3% 29.4%
Operating margin 7.4% 13.1% 19.4%
Pretax margin 6.1% 13.4% 18.0%
Net margin 4.6% 11.4% 15.7%
FCF margin 4.2% 11.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.1% 22.1% –
Return on equity 14.8% 18.5% 21.8%
Return on assets 3.8% 9.6% 8.9%
Return on invested capital 10.8% 16.9% 15.3%
Return on capital employed 10.0% 18.7% 14.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDALRYAAYCPA
Debt / assets 16.2% 0.2% 31.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.0x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -0.7x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 4.6x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 73.8% 47.8% 59.7%
Equity / assets 26.2% 52.2% 40.3%
Interest coverage – – 7.3x
Current ratio 0.4x 0.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.49 3.37 2.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDALRYAAYCPA
Dividend yield 1.0% 2.5% 5.2%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 1.0% 2.5% 5.2%
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.

ConsensusDALRYAAYCPA
Forward P/E 15.4xFY2026 14.8xFY2026 9.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.14FY2026 $3.58FY2026 $14.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.7%FY2026 -24.8%FY2026 -13.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.7% -6.1% +41.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $71.03BFY2026 $18.47BFY2026 $4.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.9%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.2% 0.0% -4.7%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

DALRYAAYCPA
DAL 1.00 0.59 0.61
RYAAY 0.59 1.00 0.61
CPA 0.61 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAL, RYAAY and CPA?

Delta Air Lines (DAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Delta Air Lines (DAL) $52.96B, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) $28.09B, Copa Holdings (CPA) $5.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAL, RYAAY and CPA?

Copa Holdings (CPA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Delta Air Lines (DAL) 16.1x, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 13.5x, Copa Holdings (CPA) 8.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Copa Holdings (CPA) is cheapest (Delta Air Lines (DAL) 15.4x, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 14.8x, Copa Holdings (CPA) 9.2x). 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%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) +13.3%, Copa Holdings (CPA) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Delta Air Lines (DAL) returned the most: Delta Air Lines (DAL) +29.9%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) -13.9%, Copa Holdings (CPA) +2.9%. Over five years, Delta Air Lines (DAL) compounded fastest (Delta Air Lines (DAL) +15.2%/yr, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) +4.1%/yr, Copa Holdings (CPA) +11.5%/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%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 36.5%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 42.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.