GBTG vs EXPE vs DAL Stock Comparison

Global Business Travel, Expedia and Delta Air Lines Prices as of Sep 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EXPE Expedia Group, Inc.
$283.97 +7.5% 1M +29.8% 1Y
Market cap
$33.30B
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.70B
Div. yield
0.01%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
5 wins
DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc.
$79.19 -6.8% 1M +29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$51.99B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.80B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Delta Air Lines leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Delta Air Lines 5, Expedia 5, Global Business Travel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGBTGEXPEDALLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.96B $33.30B $51.99B DAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 55.5x 16.4x 15.8x DAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.2x 14.1x 15.4x EXPE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.2% +12.0% +14.1% GBTG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% 13.0% 4.6% EXPE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.2% 29.5% 10.8% EXPE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x -0.5x 1.3x EXPE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.1% +29.8% +29.9% DAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +11.6%/yr +15.2%/yr DAL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.9% 51.1% 38.6% DAL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 63/100 38/100 EXPE

Percentile Scorecard

GBTGEXPEDAL

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

AxisGBTGEXPEDAL
Valuation 39 #18 of 29 65 #59 of 167 65 #48 of 136
Growth 72 #8 of 26 77 #36 of 153 47 #65 of 122
Profitability 40 #16 of 26 96 #7 of 153 46 #63 of 116
Financial Health 63 #12 of 31 33 #121 of 179 22 #112 of 144
Shareholder Returns 47 #11 of 20 44 #53 of 94 7 #76 of 82
Overall 52 63 38
  • GBTG ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • EXPE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • DAL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGBTGEXPEDALSPY
1 month +0.2%+7.5%-6.8% -0.8%
3 months +1.2%+2.0%-8.6% +3.5%
6 months +70.3%+15.8%+16.1% +7.0%
Year to date +24.2%+0.2%+14.1% +12.2%
1 year +16.1%+29.8%+29.9% +13.0%
3 years +72.7%+205.1%+158.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +20.0%+45.1%+37.2% +23.1%
5 years —+73.0%+102.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+11.6%+15.2% +11.0%
10 years —+126.2%+91.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+8.5%+6.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGBTGEXPEDALSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.9%51.1%38.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.9%50.5%34.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.590.961.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.280.580.78 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.0%-60.9%-48.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.1%-16.3%-15.4% -1.8%
52-week high $9.51$339.12$93.66 $779.14
52-week low $4.97$188.51$55.65 $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.

MultipleGBTGEXPEDAL
P/E now vs peer median 55.5xmedian 18.8x 16.8xmedian 17.5x 15.8xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 15.2x 9.0xmedian 14.5x 7.9xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 48.7xmedian 16.1x 7.3xmedian 12.1x 17.2xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.5x 13.2xmedian 1.7x 2.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.88median 0.38 0.41median 0.41 -8.49median 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 monthsGBTGEXPEDAL
Revenue $3.18B $15.70B $71.80B
Gross profit $1.86B $14.20B –
Operating income $68.00M $2.51B $5.29B
Net income $92.00M $2.04B $3.29B
Free cash flow $102.00M $4.46B $3.02B
R&D – $1.28B –
EPS (diluted) $0.17 $16.61 $4.99
Cash & equivalents $518.00M $6.68B $3.79B
Total debt $1.51B $5.46B $13.95B
Shares (diluted) 520.37M 122.55M 659.00M
Enterprise value $3.19B $8.48B $34.18B

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
MetricGBTGEXPEDAL
P/E 55.5x 16.8x 15.8x
P/FCF 48.7x 7.3x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow 19.9x 6.2x 6.5x
P/S 1.6x 2.1x 0.7x
P/B 3.0x 13.2x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 20.4x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 20.3x 9.0x 7.9x
EV/EBIT 87.6x 12.3x 11.8x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 2.0x 0.9x
EV/FCF 58.4x 6.9x 20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.8x 5.9x 7.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.88 0.41 -8.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGBTGEXPEDAL
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.2% 12.0% 14.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 8.6% 7.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.5% 13.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 10.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -53.4% 80.0% -12.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 40.2% 27.9% -2.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 276.9% 83.5% -28.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.3% 31.4% -1.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 240.9% 98.2% -29.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.4% 41.0% -1.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.8% 87.8% 0.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.8% 18.6% 4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -29.7% 123.3% -1.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.8% 24.3% 36.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGBTGEXPEDAL
Gross margin 58.5% 90.4% –
EBITDA margin 9.2% 21.7% 11.0%
Operating margin 2.1% 16.0% 7.4%
Pretax margin 1.4% 15.5% 6.1%
Net margin 2.8% 13.0% 4.6%
FCF margin 3.2% 28.4% 4.2%
Operating cash flow margin 7.9% 33.2% 11.1%
Return on equity 5.6% 94.7% 14.8%
Return on assets 1.8% 7.3% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 2.2% 29.5% 10.8%
Return on capital employed 1.9% 33.9% 10.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 2.6x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 2.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGBTGEXPEDAL
Debt / assets 29.8% 18.8% 16.2%
Debt / equity 0.9x 2.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x -0.5x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 14.8x 1.2x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 67.6% 91.5% 73.8%
Equity / assets 32.4% 8.5% 26.2%
Interest coverage 0.7x 7.1x –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.8x 0.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.22 1.51 1.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGBTGEXPEDAL
Dividend yield – 0.6% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 2.2% 5.7% –
Shareholder yield 2.2% 6.4% 1.0%
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.

ConsensusGBTGEXPEDAL
Forward P/E 43.2xFY2026 14.1xFY2026 15.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.22FY2026 $20.17FY2026 $5.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 +27.2%FY2026 -11.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +127.3% +16.3% +40.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.56BFY2026 $16.58BFY2026 $71.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.8%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% +1.5% -4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGBTGEXPEDAL
Held by institutions 64.2% 100.0% 88.2%
Institutions holding 192 1,118 1,511
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +7.8% +0.6%
Institutions buying 136 602 815
Institutions selling 31 361 483
Buyers to sellers 4.39 1.67 1.69

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.

GBTGEXPEDAL
GBTG 1.00 0.18 0.13
EXPE 0.18 1.00 0.33
DAL 0.13 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GBTG, EXPE and DAL?

Delta Air Lines (DAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Global Business Travel (GBTG) $4.96B, Expedia (EXPE) $33.30B, Delta Air Lines (DAL) $51.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, GBTG, EXPE and DAL?

Delta Air Lines (DAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Global Business Travel (GBTG) 55.5x, Expedia (EXPE) 16.4x, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 15.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Expedia (EXPE) is cheapest (Global Business Travel (GBTG) 43.2x, Expedia (EXPE) 14.1x, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 15.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Global Business Travel (GBTG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Global Business Travel (GBTG) +30.2%, Expedia (EXPE) +12.0%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) +14.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Expedia (EXPE) has the highest net margin (Global Business Travel (GBTG) 2.8%, Expedia (EXPE) 13.0%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 4.6%). On return on invested capital, Expedia (EXPE) leads (Global Business Travel (GBTG) 2.2%, Expedia (EXPE) 29.5%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Delta Air Lines (DAL) returned the most: Global Business Travel (GBTG) +16.1%, Expedia (EXPE) +29.8%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) +29.9%. Over five years, Delta Air Lines (DAL) compounded fastest (Expedia (EXPE) +11.6%/yr, Delta Air Lines (DAL) +15.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Expedia (EXPE) 0.01%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 0.00%. Global Business Travel (GBTG) and Delta Air Lines (DAL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Delta Air Lines (DAL) has been the steadiest (Global Business Travel (GBTG) 56.9%, Expedia (EXPE) 51.1%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 38.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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