EXPE vs LUV vs YTRA Stock Comparison

Expedia, Southwest Airlines and Yatra Online Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EXPE Expedia Group, Inc.
$272.48 +4.8% 1M +27.4% 1Y
Market cap
$32.30B
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.70B
Div. yield
0.01%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
7 wins
LUV Southwest Airlines Co
$44.37 +4.5% 1M +40.3% 1Y
Market cap
$22.13B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.55B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
3 wins
YTRA Yatra Online, Inc.
$0.80 -12.1% 1M -43.7% 1Y
Market cap
$50.24M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$108.20M
Div. yield
–
Travel Services Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Expedia leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Expedia 7, Southwest Airlines 3, Yatra Online 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXPELUVYTRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.30B $22.13B $50.24M EXPE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.9x 21.0x -19.2x EXPE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.4x 17.1x 7.3x YTRA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% +14.5% +2.2% LUV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.0% 3.3% -2.4% EXPE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 29.5% 8.2% -1.6% EXPE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.8x 1.8x EXPE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.4% +40.3% -43.7% LUV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.4%/yr -3.2%/yr -21.1%/yr EXPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.4% 43.7% 61.6% LUV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 55/100 36/100 EXPE

Percentile Scorecard

EXPELUVYTRA

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

AxisEXPELUVYTRA
Valuation 69 #53 of 166 43 #78 of 137 24 #23 of 30
Growth 75 #39 of 154 83 #22 of 127 24 #20 of 26
Profitability 97 #6 of 154 41 #74 of 125 20 #21 of 26
Financial Health 34 #119 of 179 32 #101 of 147 76 #8 of 30
Shareholder Returns 47 #52 of 97 74 #24 of 90 –
Overall 64 55 36
  • EXPE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • LUV ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • YTRA ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEXPELUVYTRASPY
1 month +4.8%+4.5%-12.1% -5.9%
3 months -11.1%-5.4%-11.1% -4.6%
6 months +7.8%+7.2%-22.3% +0.2%
Year to date -3.8%+7.4%-55.1% +7.5%
1 year +27.4%+40.3%-43.7% +8.2%
3 years +144.2%+88.6%-45.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +34.7%+23.6%-18.6% +19.0%
5 years +49.6%-15.0%-69.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +8.4%-3.2%-21.1% +9.4%
10 years +117.6%+9.9%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +8.1%+0.9%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureEXPELUVYTRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.4%43.7%61.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.1%38.6%66.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.231.551.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.500.92-0.71 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.9%-56.7%-80.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.7%-19.0%-58.1% -5.9%
52-week high $339.12$54.80$1.91 $779.14
52-week low $188.51$31.16$0.79 $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.

MultipleEXPELUVYTRA
P/E now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 18.0x 20.6xmedian 14.1x -19.2xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.3x 0.7xmedian 0.9x 0.5xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 15.5x 8.1xmedian 7.8x 19.7xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 11.4x -48.4xmedian 11.7x -3.5xmedian 17.2x
P/B now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 1.7x 3.0xmedian 1.2x 0.6xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.38 0.51median 0.68 0.16median 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 monthsEXPELUVYTRA
Revenue $15.70B $31.55B $108.20M
Gross profit $14.20B – $53.18M
Operating income $2.51B $1.39B -$1.85M
Net income $2.04B $1.05B -$387.00K
Free cash flow $4.46B -$449.00M -$14.57M
R&D $1.28B – –
EPS (diluted) $16.61 $2.13 $-0.04
Cash & equivalents $6.68B $3.62B $8.13M
Total debt $5.46B $5.89B $13.79M
Shares (diluted) 122.55M 494.00M 62.80M
Enterprise value $7.48B $8.15B $17.08M

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
MetricEXPELUVYTRA
P/E 16.1x 20.6x -19.2x
P/FCF 7.0x -48.4x -3.5x
P/Operating cash flow 6.0x 7.9x -3.4x
P/S 2.0x 0.7x 0.5x
P/B 12.6x 3.0x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 19.6x 3.0x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.7x 8.1x 19.7x
EV/EBIT 11.8x 17.3x -30.4x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 0.8x 0.5x
EV/FCF 6.6x -53.4x -3.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.7x 8.7x -3.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 0.51 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXPELUVYTRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% 14.5% 2.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 7.4% 29.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% – 7.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.3% – 9.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 80.0% 339.7% -433.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 78.6% -52.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 83.5% 177.8% -124.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% 28.4% 52.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 98.2% 195.8% -666.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.0% 40.0% -121.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 87.8% 36.2% -414.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.6% -6.0% 10.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 123.3% -35.2% -365.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.3% 20.2% 10.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXPELUVYTRA
Gross margin 90.4% – 49.1%
EBITDA margin 21.7% 9.4% 2.6%
Operating margin 16.0% 4.4% -1.7%
Pretax margin 15.5% 4.3% -1.2%
Net margin 13.0% 3.3% -2.4%
FCF margin 28.4% -1.4% -13.5%
Operating cash flow margin 33.2% 8.7% -13.8%
Return on equity 94.7% 14.6% -1.6%
Return on assets 7.3% 3.5% -1.0%
Return on invested capital 29.5% 8.2% -1.6%
Return on capital employed 33.9% 8.3% -2.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 2.6x 38.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXPELUVYTRA
Debt / assets 18.8% 19.3% 9.8%
Debt / equity 2.2x 0.8x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.8x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 1.2x -13.1x -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 91.5% 76.0% 37.5%
Equity / assets 8.5% 24.0% 62.5%
Interest coverage 7.1x 5.9x -1.1x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.5x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.4x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.48 2.23 -0.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXPELUVYTRA
Dividend yield 0.7% 1.6% –
Net buyback yield 6.0% 5.7% –
Shareholder yield 6.7% 7.3% –
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.

ConsensusEXPELUVYTRA
Forward P/E 13.4xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 7.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.37FY2026 $2.59FY2026 $0.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.4%FY2026 +178.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +15.4% +59.5% -318.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.58BFY2026 $31.39BFY2026 $125.40MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +17.4% -6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXPELUVYTRA
Held by institutions 100.0% 92.9% 30.7%
Institutions holding 1,120 933 20
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +4.4% -1.4%
Institutions buying 601 477 8
Institutions selling 363 282 6
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.69 1.33

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.

EXPELUVYTRA
EXPE 1.00 0.33 0.20
LUV 0.33 1.00 0.11
YTRA 0.20 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXPE, LUV and YTRA?

Expedia (EXPE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Expedia (EXPE) $32.30B, Southwest Airlines (LUV) $22.13B, Yatra Online (YTRA) $50.24M.

Which stock is cheaper, EXPE, LUV and YTRA?

Expedia (EXPE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Expedia (EXPE) 15.9x, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 21.0x, Yatra Online (YTRA) -19.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Yatra Online (YTRA) is cheapest (Expedia (EXPE) 13.4x, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 17.1x, Yatra Online (YTRA) 7.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Southwest Airlines (LUV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Expedia (EXPE) +12.0%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) +14.5%, Yatra Online (YTRA) +2.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Expedia (EXPE) has the highest net margin (Expedia (EXPE) 13.0%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 3.3%, Yatra Online (YTRA) -2.4%). On return on invested capital, Expedia (EXPE) leads (Expedia (EXPE) 29.5%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 8.2%, Yatra Online (YTRA) -1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southwest Airlines (LUV) returned the most: Expedia (EXPE) +27.4%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) +40.3%, Yatra Online (YTRA) -43.7%. Over five years, Expedia (EXPE) compounded fastest (Expedia (EXPE) +8.4%/yr, Southwest Airlines (LUV) -3.2%/yr, Yatra Online (YTRA) -21.1%/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%, Yatra Online (YTRA) 0.00%. Southwest Airlines (LUV) and Yatra Online (YTRA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southwest Airlines (LUV) has been the steadiest (Expedia (EXPE) 54.4%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 43.7%, Yatra Online (YTRA) 61.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.