PREM vs AERO vs SKYW Stock Comparison

Premier Air Charter Holdings, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V and Skywest Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SKYW Skywest Inc
$95.68 -6.5% 1M -5.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.72B
P/E
9.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.19B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Skywest leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Skywest 8, Premier Air Charter Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPREMAEROSKYWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.62M $2.13B $3.72B SKYW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.4x 13.3x 9.2x SKYW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 41.6x 8.5x SKYW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.0% +8.8% +9.1% PREM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.9% 3.6% 9.8% SKYW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -9.0x -0.4x 1.8x PREM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.3% — -5.4% SKYW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -56.4%/yr — +15.8%/yr SKYW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 289.4% 54.2% 37.4% SKYW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 16/100 59/100 70/100 SKYW

Percentile Scorecard

PREMAEROSKYW

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

AxisPREMAEROSKYW
Valuation 11 #121 of 136 99 #3 of 136 84 #22 of 136
Growth 30 #85 of 121 16 #102 of 121 82 #23 of 121
Profitability 15 #98 of 115 54 #54 of 115 63 #43 of 115
Financial Health 7 #133 of 143 66 #49 of 143 30 #101 of 143
Shareholder Returns – – 91 #8 of 82
Overall 16 59 70
  • PREM ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • AERO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • SKYW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPREMAEROSKYWSPY
1 month -33.3%-8.1%-6.5% -0.2%
3 months -66.7%-6.5%-15.9% +3.9%
6 months -66.7%-1.2%+15.5% +8.2%
Year to date -33.3%-33.7%-4.7% +12.9%
1 year -33.3%—-5.4% +12.3%
3 years -50.0%—+126.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -20.6%—+31.3% +23.3%
5 years -98.4%—+107.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -56.4%—+15.8% +10.9%
10 years ——+227.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+12.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePREMAEROSKYWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 289.4%54.2%37.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 456.0%56.9%35.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.911.741.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.12—-0.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.7%-46.0%-70.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.0%-36.4%-17.5% -1.2%
52-week high $0.08$22.91$115.94 $779.14
52-week low $0.02$12.36$78.40 $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.

MultiplePREMAEROSKYW
P/E now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 16.3x 13.3xmedian 16.3x 9.2xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.0x 0.5xmedian 1.0x 0.9xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -20.9xmedian 8.7x 1.3xmedian 8.7x 5.7xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.9xmedian 11.4x 3.4xmedian 11.4x 10.0xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.2x -3.6xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.04median 0.82 —median 0.82 0.03median 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 monthsPREMAEROSKYW
Revenue $31.56M $4.40B $4.19B
Gross profit $3.52M – –
Operating income -$2.66M $635.00M $587.86M
Net income -$4.09M $120.00M $409.91M
Free cash flow -$1.96M $630.00M $371.69M
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $1.09 $10.35
Cash & equivalents $156.50K $965.00M $81.41M
Total debt $16.78M $475.00M $2.31B
Shares (diluted) 280.85M 145.90M 39.62M
Enterprise value $4.89M -$1.95B $1.03B

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
MetricPREMAEROSKYW
P/E -1.4x 13.3x 9.2x
P/FCF -2.9x 3.4x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow 35.7x 3.4x 3.9x
P/S 0.2x 0.5x 0.9x
P/B 3.7x -3.6x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 3.7x -3.6x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA -20.9x 1.3x 5.7x
EV/EBIT -3.7x 2.6x 9.2x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.4x 1.3x
EV/FCF -5.0x 2.6x 14.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 62.5x 2.6x 5.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.04 – 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPREMAEROSKYW
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.0% 8.8% 9.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 13.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 367.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.1% -2.6% 0.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -95.4% – 105.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.8% -38.0% 0.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -87.6% – 327.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.9% -43.3% 4.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.8% – 343.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -93.8% – 18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.0% – 16.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -530.4% – 23.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -140.2% – 42.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPREMAEROSKYW
Gross margin 11.2% – –
EBITDA margin -1.5% 27.6% 22.8%
Operating margin -8.4% 14.4% 14.0%
Pretax margin -13.5% 5.5% 12.6%
Net margin -12.9% 3.6% 9.8%
FCF margin -6.2% 14.3% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 0.5% 14.3% 22.6%
Return on equity -195.7% – 14.9%
Return on assets -10.9% 2.9% 5.6%
Return on invested capital – – 8.9%
Return on capital employed -15.1% 10.0% 10.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 5.3x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPREMAEROSKYW
Debt / assets 11.2% 6.4% 31.2%
Debt / equity 2.9x -0.8x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -9.0x -0.4x 1.8x
Debt / FCF -2.2x 0.8x 6.2x
Liabilities / assets 96.1% 108.0% 62.7%
Equity / assets 3.9% -8.0% 37.3%
Interest coverage -1.7x 5.8x 5.9x
Current ratio 0.2x 2.0x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.9x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -0.11 – 1.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPREMAEROSKYW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 5.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 5.4%
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.

ConsensusPREMAEROSKYW
Forward P/E – 41.6xFY2026 8.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.35FY2026 $11.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -85.5%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +408.6% +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $5.78BFY2026 $4.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +7.8%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +15.0% +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPREMAEROSKYW
Held by institutions – 65.1% 92.2%
Institutions holding – 75 350
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.5% -1.1%
Institutions buying – 32 181
Institutions selling – 17 140
Buyers to sellers – 1.88 1.29

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.

PREMAEROSKYW
PREM 1.00 -0.05 0.00
AERO -0.05 1.00 0.38
SKYW 0.00 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PREM, AERO and SKYW?

Skywest (SKYW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) $5.62M, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) $2.13B, Skywest (SKYW) $3.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, PREM, AERO and SKYW?

Skywest (SKYW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -1.4x, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 13.3x, Skywest (SKYW) 9.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Skywest (SKYW) is cheapest (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 41.6x, Skywest (SKYW) 8.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) +39.0%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) +8.8%, Skywest (SKYW) +9.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Skywest (SKYW) has the highest net margin (Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -12.9%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 3.6%, Skywest (SKYW) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Skywest (SKYW) returned the most: Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -33.3%, Skywest (SKYW) -5.4%. Over five years, Skywest (SKYW) compounded fastest (Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -56.4%/yr, Skywest (SKYW) +15.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Skywest (SKYW) has been the steadiest (Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) 289.4%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 54.2%, Skywest (SKYW) 37.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PREM, AERO and SKYW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Skywest (SKYW) leads on 8. 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.