LUV vs AZUL vs AERO Stock Comparison

Southwest Airlines, Azul and Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LUV Southwest Airlines Co
$43.45 +1.8% 1M +34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$21.29B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.55B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
3 wins
AZUL Azul Sa
$3.40 -47.5% 1M
Market cap
$2.96B
P/E
119.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 4, Southwest Airlines 3, Azul 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLUVAZULAEROLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.29B $2.96B $2.13B LUV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.2x 119.8x 13.4x AERO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.7x 7.1x 41.6x AZUL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.5% — +8.8% LUV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.3% — 3.6% AERO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x — -0.4x AERO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.7% — — –
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.7%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.5% 558.7% 54.2% LUV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 — 59/100 AERO

Percentile Scorecard

LUVAZULAERO

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

AxisLUVAZULAERO
Valuation 49 #70 of 136 20 #109 of 136 99 #3 of 136
Growth 88 #15 of 121 – 16 #102 of 121
Profitability 41 #68 of 115 – 54 #54 of 115
Financial Health 32 #97 of 143 1 #142 of 143 66 #49 of 143
Shareholder Returns 77 #20 of 82 – –
Overall 57 – 59
  • LUV ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • AZUL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • AERO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLUVAZULAEROSPY
1 month +1.8%-47.5%-8.1% -0.2%
3 months -6.2%-60.5%-6.5% +3.9%
6 months +14.3%-12.8%-1.2% +8.2%
Year to date +5.1%—-33.7% +12.9%
1 year +34.7%—— +12.3%
3 years +94.5%—— +87.4%
3 years, per year +24.8%—— +23.3%
5 years -8.0%—— +67.9%
5 years, per year -1.7%—— +10.9%
10 years +10.7%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.0%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLUVAZULAEROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.5%558.7%54.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.3%720.4%56.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.611.761.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.80—— 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.4%-99.3%-46.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.7%-99.3%-36.4% -1.2%
52-week high $54.80$495.00$22.91 $779.14
52-week low $29.67$3.40$12.36 $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.

MultipleLUVAZULAERO
P/E now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 16.3x 119.8xmedian 16.3x 13.3xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.0x 2.7xmedian 1.0x 0.5xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 8.7x —median 8.7x 1.3xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -47.4xmedian 11.4x -40.1xmedian 11.4x 3.4xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x -3.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.50median 0.82 —median 0.82 —median 0.82

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 monthsLUVAZULAERO
Revenue $31.55B – $4.40B
Operating income $1.39B – $635.00M
Net income $1.05B – $120.00M
Free cash flow -$449.00M – $630.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.13 – $1.09
Cash & equivalents $3.62B $181.08M $965.00M
Total debt $5.89B $4.21B $475.00M
Shares (diluted) 494.00M 17.41B 145.90M
Enterprise value $7.32B $2.07B -$1.94B

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
MetricLUVAZULAERO
P/E 20.2x 119.8x 13.3x
P/FCF -47.4x -40.1x 3.4x
P/Operating cash flow 7.7x – 3.4x
P/S 0.7x 2.7x 0.5x
P/B 2.9x – -3.6x
P/Tangible book 2.9x – -3.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x – 1.3x
EV/EBIT 17.0x – 2.6x
EV/Revenue 0.7x – 0.4x
EV/FCF -52.4x – 2.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.5x – 2.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.50 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLUVAZULAERO
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.5% – 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.4% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 339.7% – -2.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 78.6% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 177.8% – -38.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.4% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 195.8% – -43.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.0% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.2% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.0% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -35.2% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLUVAZULAERO
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 9.4% – 27.6%
Operating margin 4.4% – 14.4%
Pretax margin 4.3% – 5.5%
Net margin 3.3% – 3.6%
FCF margin -1.4% – 14.3%
Operating cash flow margin 8.7% – 14.3%
Return on equity 14.6% – –
Return on assets 3.5% – 2.9%
Return on invested capital 8.2% – –
Return on capital employed 8.3% – 10.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x – 5.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLUVAZULAERO
Debt / assets 19.3% 97.6% 6.4%
Debt / equity 0.8x – -0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF -13.1x – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 76.0% 165.7% 108.0%
Equity / assets 24.0% – -8.0%
Interest coverage 5.9x – 5.8x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.2x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.1x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 2.22 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLUVAZULAERO
Dividend yield 1.7% – –
Net buyback yield 5.8% – –
Shareholder yield 7.5% – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusLUVAZULAERO
Forward P/E 16.7xFY2026 7.1xFY2026 41.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.60FY2026 $0.48FY2026 $0.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +179.6%FY2026 – -85.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +58.8% +187.5% +408.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $31.34BFY2026 $4.51BFY2026 $5.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.7%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.7% +13.8% +15.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLUVAZULAERO
Held by institutions 92.9% – 65.1%
Institutions holding 930 – 75
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.4% – -1.5%
Institutions buying 476 – 32
Institutions selling 280 – 17
Buyers to sellers 1.70 – 1.88

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.

LUVAZULAERO
LUV 1.00 0.00 0.38
AZUL 0.00 1.00 0.08
AERO 0.38 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LUV, AZUL and AERO?

Southwest Airlines (LUV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Southwest Airlines (LUV) $21.29B, Azul (AZUL) $2.96B, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) $2.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, LUV, AZUL and AERO?

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Southwest Airlines (LUV) 20.2x, Azul (AZUL) 119.8x, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 13.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Azul (AZUL) is cheapest (Southwest Airlines (LUV) 16.7x, Azul (AZUL) 7.1x, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 41.6x). 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: Southwest Airlines (LUV) +14.5%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) has the highest net margin (Southwest Airlines (LUV) 3.3%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 3.6%).

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southwest Airlines (LUV) has been the steadiest (Southwest Airlines (LUV) 43.5%, Azul (AZUL) 558.7%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 54.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LUV, AZUL and AERO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 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.