EXPE vs LUV vs SE Stock Comparison

Expedia, Southwest Airlines and Sea Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EXPE Expedia Group, Inc.
$275.53 +4.3% 1M +22.3% 1Y
Market cap
$34.19B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.70B
Div. yield
0.01%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
6 wins
LUV Southwest Airlines Co
$43.49 +2.9% 1M +39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$21.47B
P/E
20.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.55B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
2 wins
SE Sea Ltd
$75.19 -24.0% 1M -52.9% 1Y
Market cap
$45.97B
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.55B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Expedia leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Expedia 6, Sea 3, Southwest Airlines 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXPELUVSELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.19B $21.47B $45.97B SE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x 20.4x 27.3x EXPE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.6x 16.7x 19.8x EXPE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% +14.5% +43.5% SE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.0% 3.3% 6.3% EXPE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 29.5% 8.2% — EXPE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.8x — EXPE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.3% +39.9% -52.9% LUV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.9%/yr -1.7%/yr -26.2%/yr EXPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.0% 43.3% 52.2% LUV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 58/100 71/100 SE

Percentile Scorecard

EXPELUVSE

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

AxisEXPELUVSE
Valuation 64 #61 of 166 49 #70 of 136 78 #37 of 166
Growth 76 #37 of 152 88 #16 of 122 68 #49 of 152
Profitability 97 #6 of 152 44 #65 of 116 70 #47 of 152
Financial Health 33 #120 of 179 32 #97 of 143 70 #55 of 179
Shareholder Returns 42 #55 of 94 78 #19 of 81 –
Overall 62 58 71
  • EXPE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • LUV ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • SE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEXPELUVSESPY
1 month +4.3%+2.9%-24.0% +0.9%
3 months -9.4%-2.0%-30.7% +5.9%
6 months +10.0%+16.8%-9.6% +8.5%
Year to date -2.7%+5.2%-41.1% +13.3%
1 year +22.3%+39.9%-52.9% +12.4%
3 years +196.0%+94.7%+88.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +43.6%+24.9%+23.5% +23.5%
5 years +67.6%-8.0%-78.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +10.9%-1.7%-26.2% +11.0%
10 years +109.3%+11.0%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +7.7%+1.0%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureEXPELUVSESPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.0%43.3%52.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.2%38.1%55.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.951.611.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.440.92-1.01 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.9%-57.4%-90.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.8%-20.6%-52.9% -0.9%
52-week high $339.12$54.80$159.71 $779.14
52-week low $188.51$29.67$74.01 $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.

MultipleEXPELUVSE
P/E now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 16.8x 20.2xmedian 16.1x 26.6xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 0.9x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 13.9x 8.0xmedian 8.6x —median 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 11.4x -47.4xmedian 11.6x 8.8xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 1.8x 2.9xmedian 1.2x —median 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.40median 0.36 0.50median 0.80 0.36median 0.36

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 monthsEXPELUVSE
Revenue $15.70B $31.55B $26.55B
Gross profit $14.20B – $12.29B
Operating income $2.51B $1.39B $2.28B
Net income $2.04B $1.05B $3.91B
Free cash flow $4.46B -$449.00M $5.22B
R&D $1.28B – $1.17B
EPS (diluted) $16.61 $2.13 $2.64
Cash & equivalents $6.68B $3.62B $3.53B
Total debt $5.46B $5.89B $2.37B
Shares (diluted) 122.55M 494.00M 638.23M
Enterprise value $9.36B $7.50B $5.85B

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
MetricEXPELUVSE
P/E 16.3x 20.2x 26.6x
P/FCF 7.1x -47.4x 8.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.0x 7.7x 8.8x
P/S 2.0x 0.7x 1.7x
P/B 12.8x 2.9x –
P/Tangible book 19.8x 2.9x –
EV/EBITDA 8.8x 8.0x –
EV/EBIT 11.9x 17.0x 16.3x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 0.7x 1.4x
EV/FCF 6.7x -52.5x 7.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.7x 8.5x 7.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.40 0.50 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXPELUVSE
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% 14.5% 43.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 7.4% 27.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% – 41.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.3% – -83.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 80.0% 339.7% 57.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 78.6% 26.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 83.5% 177.8% -97.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% 28.4% 26.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 98.2% 195.8% 31.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.0% 40.0% 73.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 87.8% 36.2% 14.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.6% -6.0% 56.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 123.3% -35.2% 14.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.3% 20.2% 56.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXPELUVSE
Gross margin 90.4% – 46.3%
EBITDA margin 21.7% 9.4% –
Operating margin 16.0% 4.4% 8.6%
Pretax margin 15.5% 4.3% 11.6%
Net margin 13.0% 3.3% 6.3%
FCF margin 28.4% -1.4% 19.6%
Operating cash flow margin 33.2% 8.7% 19.6%
Return on equity 94.7% 14.6% –
Return on assets 7.3% 3.5% 12.5%
Return on invested capital 29.5% 8.2% –
Return on capital employed 33.9% 8.3% 15.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 2.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXPELUVSE
Debt / assets 18.8% 19.3% 1.0%
Debt / equity 2.2x 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.8x –
Debt / FCF 1.2x -13.1x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 91.5% 76.0% 59.2%
Equity / assets 8.5% 24.0% –
Interest coverage 7.1x 5.9x 123.4x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.5x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.49 2.22 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXPELUVSE
Dividend yield 0.7% 1.7% –
Net buyback yield 5.9% 5.8% –
Shareholder yield 6.6% 7.5% –
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.

ConsensusEXPELUVSE
Forward P/E 13.6xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 19.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.20FY2026 $2.60FY2026 $3.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.4%FY2026 +179.6%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.4% +58.8% +14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.58BFY2026 $31.34BFY2026 $30.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +16.7% +21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXPELUVSE
Held by institutions 100.0% 92.9% 63.6%
Institutions holding 1,118 930 773
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +4.4% +0.6%
Institutions buying 602 476 436
Institutions selling 361 280 223
Buyers to sellers 1.67 1.70 1.96

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.

EXPELUVSE
EXPE 1.00 0.29 0.25
LUV 0.29 1.00 0.17
SE 0.25 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXPE, LUV and SE?

Sea (SE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Expedia (EXPE) $34.19B, Southwest Airlines (LUV) $21.47B, Sea (SE) $45.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXPE, LUV and SE?

Expedia (EXPE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Expedia (EXPE) 16.8x, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 20.4x, Sea (SE) 27.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Expedia (EXPE) is cheapest (Expedia (EXPE) 13.6x, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 16.7x, Sea (SE) 19.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sea (SE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Expedia (EXPE) +12.0%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) +14.5%, Sea (SE) +43.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Expedia (EXPE) has the highest net margin (Expedia (EXPE) 13.0%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 3.3%, Sea (SE) 6.3%). On return on invested capital, Expedia (EXPE) leads (Expedia (EXPE) 29.5%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southwest Airlines (LUV) returned the most: Expedia (EXPE) +22.3%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) +39.9%, Sea (SE) -52.9%. Over five years, Expedia (EXPE) compounded fastest (Expedia (EXPE) +10.9%/yr, Southwest Airlines (LUV) -1.7%/yr, Sea (SE) -26.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Expedia (EXPE) 0.01%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 0.00%, Sea (SE) 0.00%. Southwest Airlines (LUV) and Sea (SE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southwest Airlines (LUV) has been the steadiest (Expedia (EXPE) 51.0%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 43.3%, Sea (SE) 52.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXPE, LUV and SE?

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