EXPE vs DAL vs COST Stock Comparison

Expedia, Delta Air Lines and Costco Wholesale Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EXPE Expedia Group, Inc.
$298.99 +12.8% 1M +35.9% 1Y
Market cap
$34.23B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.70B
Div. yield
0.62%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
4 wins
DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc.
$83.42 -0.8% 1M +45.4% 1Y
Market cap
$54.88B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.80B
Div. yield
0.96%
Airlines Industrials
4 wins
COST Costco Wholesale Corp /New
$1,040.55 +13.0% 1M +14.2% 1Y
Market cap
$461.24B
P/E
50.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$303.15B
Div. yield
0.55%
Warehouse Clubs Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Costco Wholesale leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Costco Wholesale 4, Delta Air Lines 4, Expedia 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXPEDALCOSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.23B $54.88B $461.24B COST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.7x 16.6x 50.1x DAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.8x 16.2x 49.0x EXPE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% +14.1% +10.1% DAL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.0% 4.6% 3.0% EXPE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 29.5% 10.8% 21.7% EXPE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 1.3x -1.1x COST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.62% 0.96% 0.55% DAL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.9% +45.4% +14.2% DAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.0%/yr +15.1%/yr +15.7%/yr COST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.3% 38.6% 20.2% COST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 38/100 50/100 EXPE

Percentile Scorecard

EXPEDALCOST

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

AxisEXPEDALCOST
Valuation 62 #63 of 165 61 #54 of 137 8 #37 of 40
Growth 76 #37 of 153 50 #62 of 124 76 #10 of 38
Profitability 97 #6 of 153 48 #64 of 122 72 #11 of 37
Financial Health 34 #119 of 179 23 #114 of 147 85 #7 of 40
Shareholder Returns 44 #53 of 94 8 #78 of 85 11 #25 of 28
Overall 63 38 50
  • EXPE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • DAL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • COST ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEXPEDALCOSTSPY
1 month +12.8%-0.8%+13.0% -2.3%
3 months +0.3%-8.9%+9.1% -0.7%
6 months +21.3%+21.8%+2.7% +4.8%
Year to date +5.5%+20.2%+20.7% +10.3%
1 year +35.9%+45.4%+14.2% +10.3%
3 years +165.3%+150.1%+85.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year +38.5%+35.8%+22.9% +20.1%
5 years +84.3%+102.3%+107.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year +13.0%+15.1%+15.7% +10.1%
10 years +143.1%+99.0%+611.4% +258.6%
10 years, per year +9.3%+7.1%+21.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEXPEDALCOSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.3%38.6%20.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.6%33.7%19.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.901.69-0.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.701.180.70 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.9%-48.0%-31.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.8%-10.9%-4.9% -3.5%
52-week high $339.12$93.66$1,094.32 $779.14
52-week low $188.51$55.65$850.00 $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.

MultipleEXPEDALCOST
P/E now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 17.3x 16.6xmedian 16.1x 50.1xmedian 21.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 0.9x 1.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 14.5x 8.3xmedian 8.1x 31.1xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 10.8x 18.2xmedian 11.4x 49.2xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 1.2x 12.9xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.43median 0.40 -8.95median 0.75 3.68median 1.01

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 monthsEXPEDALCOST
Revenue $15.70B $71.80B $303.15B
Gross profit $14.20B – $38.88B
Operating income $2.51B $5.29B $11.69B
Net income $2.04B $3.29B $9.23B
Free cash flow $4.46B $3.02B $9.38B
R&D $1.28B – –
EPS (diluted) $16.61 $4.99 $20.76
Cash & equivalents $6.68B $3.79B $20.21B
Total debt $5.46B $13.95B $6.16B
Shares (diluted) 122.55M 659.00M 444.43M
Enterprise value $9.40B $37.07B $384.52B

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
MetricEXPEDALCOST
P/E 17.7x 16.6x 50.1x
P/FCF 7.7x 18.2x 49.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 6.9x 29.2x
P/S 2.2x 0.8x 1.5x
P/B 13.9x 2.4x 12.9x
P/Tangible book 21.5x 3.3x 12.9x
EV/EBITDA 9.6x 8.3x 31.1x
EV/EBIT 13.0x 12.3x 38.2x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 0.9x 1.5x
EV/FCF 7.3x 21.5x 47.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.2x 8.1x 28.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.43 -8.95 3.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXPEDALCOST
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% 14.1% 10.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 7.8% 7.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% – 10.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.3% – 9.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 80.0% -12.9% 12.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.9% -2.3% 12.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 83.5% -28.9% 13.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% -1.1% 13.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 98.2% -29.5% 14.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.0% -1.9% 13.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 87.8% 0.3% 18.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 4.0% 12.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 123.3% -1.7% 19.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.3% 36.6% 11.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXPEDALCOST
Gross margin 90.4% – 12.8%
EBITDA margin 21.7% 11.0% 4.7%
Operating margin 16.0% 7.4% 3.9%
Pretax margin 15.5% 6.1% 4.0%
Net margin 13.0% 4.6% 3.0%
FCF margin 28.4% 4.2% 3.1%
Operating cash flow margin 33.2% 11.1% 5.2%
Return on equity 94.7% 14.8% 26.6%
Return on assets 7.3% 3.8% 10.5%
Return on invested capital 29.5% 10.8% 21.7%
Return on capital employed 33.9% 10.0% 26.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 3.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 2.4x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXPEDALCOST
Debt / assets 18.8% 16.2% 6.9%
Debt / equity 2.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 1.3x -1.1x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 4.6x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 91.5% 73.8% 59.8%
Equity / assets 8.5% 26.2% 40.2%
Interest coverage 7.1x – 80.6x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.55 1.52 9.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXPEDALCOST
Dividend yield 0.6% 1.0% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 5.5% – 0.2%
Shareholder yield 6.1% 1.0% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 10.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 4.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 109.8% – –
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.

ConsensusEXPEDALCOST
Forward P/E 14.8xFY2026 16.2xFY2026 49.0xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $20.20FY2026 $5.14FY2026 $21.22FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +27.4%FY2026 -11.7%FY2026 +2.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +16.4% +40.7% +22.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.58BFY2026 $71.03BFY2026 $345.44BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026 +14.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% -4.2% -4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXPEDALCOST
Held by institutions 100.0% 88.2% 73.2%
Institutions holding 1,120 1,514 4,212
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +0.6% +5.0%
Institutions buying 602 817 1,921
Institutions selling 363 484 1,707
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.69 1.13

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.

EXPEDALCOST
EXPE 1.00 0.34 0.04
DAL 0.34 1.00 -0.04
COST 0.04 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXPE, DAL and COST?

Costco Wholesale (COST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Expedia (EXPE) $34.23B, Delta Air Lines (DAL) $54.88B, Costco Wholesale (COST) $461.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXPE, DAL and COST?

Delta Air Lines (DAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Expedia (EXPE) 17.7x, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 16.6x, Costco Wholesale (COST) 50.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Expedia (EXPE) is cheapest (Expedia (EXPE) 14.8x, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 16.2x, Costco Wholesale (COST) 49.0x). 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: Expedia (EXPE) +12.0%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) +14.1%, Costco Wholesale (COST) +10.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Expedia (EXPE) has the highest net margin (Expedia (EXPE) 13.0%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 4.6%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, Expedia (EXPE) leads (Expedia (EXPE) 29.5%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 10.8%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 21.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Delta Air Lines (DAL) returned the most: Expedia (EXPE) +35.9%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) +45.4%, Costco Wholesale (COST) +14.2%. Over five years, Costco Wholesale (COST) compounded fastest (Expedia (EXPE) +13.0%/yr, Delta Air Lines (DAL) +15.1%/yr, Costco Wholesale (COST) +15.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Delta Air Lines (DAL) has the highest dividend yield: Expedia (EXPE) 0.62%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 0.96%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 0.55%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Costco Wholesale (COST) has been the steadiest (Expedia (EXPE) 51.3%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 38.6%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 20.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXPE, DAL and COST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Costco Wholesale (COST) leads on 4. 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.