PREM vs AZUL vs LUV Stock Comparison

Premier Air Charter Holdings, Azul and Southwest Airlines Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AZUL Azul Sa
$4.05 -37.5% 1M
Market cap
$2.83B
P/E
142.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
1 win
LUV Southwest Airlines Co
$42.85 +0.4% 1M +33.1% 1Y
Market cap
$21.29B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.55B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Southwest Airlines leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Southwest Airlines 7, Premier Air Charter Holdings 2, Azul 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPREMAZULLUVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.55M $2.83B $21.29B LUV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.1x 142.7x 20.2x LUV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.4x 16.5x AZUL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.0% — +14.5% PREM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.9% — 3.3% LUV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -9.0x — 0.8x PREM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.3% — +33.1% LUV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -56.6%/yr — -1.7%/yr LUV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 290.0% 560.8% 43.6% LUV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 16/100 — 58/100 LUV

Percentile Scorecard

PREMAZULLUV

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

AxisPREMAZULLUV
Valuation 11 #121 of 136 18 #112 of 136 49 #70 of 136
Growth 30 #86 of 122 – 88 #15 of 122
Profitability 15 #99 of 116 – 42 #68 of 116
Financial Health 7 #134 of 144 1 #143 of 144 32 #98 of 144
Shareholder Returns – – 78 #19 of 82
Overall 16 – 58
  • PREM ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • AZUL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • LUV ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPREMAZULLUVSPY
1 month -33.3%-37.5%+0.4% -0.8%
3 months -66.7%-52.1%-5.6% +3.5%
6 months -66.7%+3.8%+12.2% +7.0%
Year to date -33.3%—+3.7% +12.2%
1 year -33.3%—+33.1% +13.0%
3 years -50.0%—+91.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -20.6%—+24.3% +23.1%
5 years -98.5%—-8.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -56.6%—-1.7% +11.0%
10 years ——+11.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+1.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePREMAZULLUVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 290.0%560.8%43.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 456.0%725.2%38.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.911.881.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11—0.76 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.7%-99.2%-57.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.0%-99.2%-21.8% -1.8%
52-week high $0.08$495.00$54.80 $779.14
52-week low $0.02$3.90$29.67 $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.

MultiplePREMAZULLUV
P/E now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 16.1x 142.7xmedian 16.1x 19.9xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.0x 3.2xmedian 1.0x 0.7xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -20.9xmedian 8.7x —median 8.7x 7.9xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.9xmedian 11.5x -47.8xmedian 11.5x -46.7xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 2.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.04median 0.81 —median 0.81 0.50median 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 monthsPREMAZULLUV
Revenue $31.56M – $31.55B
Gross profit $3.52M – –
Operating income -$2.66M – $1.39B
Net income -$4.09M – $1.05B
Free cash flow -$1.96M – -$449.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 – $2.13
Cash & equivalents $156.50K $181.08M $3.62B
Total debt $16.78M $4.21B $5.89B
Shares (diluted) 280.85M 17.41B 494.00M
Enterprise value $3.83M $1.93B $7.32B

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
MetricPREMAZULLUV
P/E -1.4x 142.7x 19.9x
P/FCF -2.9x -47.8x -46.7x
P/Operating cash flow 35.7x – 7.6x
P/S 0.2x 3.2x 0.7x
P/B 3.7x – 2.9x
P/Tangible book 3.7x – 2.9x
EV/EBITDA -20.9x – 7.9x
EV/EBIT -3.7x – 16.8x
EV/Revenue 0.3x – 0.7x
EV/FCF -5.0x – -51.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 62.5x – 8.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.04 – 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPREMAZULLUV
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.0% – 14.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 367.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.1% – 339.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -95.4% – 78.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.8% – 177.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -87.6% – 28.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.9% – 195.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.8% – 40.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -93.8% – 36.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.0% – -6.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -530.4% – -35.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -140.2% – 20.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPREMAZULLUV
Gross margin 11.2% – –
EBITDA margin -1.5% – 9.4%
Operating margin -8.4% – 4.4%
Pretax margin -13.5% – 4.3%
Net margin -12.9% – 3.3%
FCF margin -6.2% – -1.4%
Operating cash flow margin 0.5% – 8.7%
Return on equity -195.7% – 14.6%
Return on assets -10.9% – 3.5%
Return on invested capital – – 8.2%
Return on capital employed -15.1% – 8.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x – 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPREMAZULLUV
Debt / assets 11.2% 97.6% 19.3%
Debt / equity 2.9x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -9.0x – 0.8x
Debt / FCF -2.2x – -13.1x
Liabilities / assets 96.1% 165.7% 76.0%
Equity / assets 3.9% – 24.0%
Interest coverage -1.7x – 5.9x
Current ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -0.11 – 2.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPREMAZULLUV
Dividend yield – – 1.7%
Net buyback yield – – 5.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 7.6%
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.

ConsensusPREMAZULLUV
Forward P/E – 8.4xFY2026 16.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.48FY2026 $2.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +179.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +187.5% +58.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $4.51BFY2026 $31.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +6.3%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +13.8% +16.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPREMAZULLUV
Held by institutions – 2.9% 92.9%
Institutions holding – 42 930
Change in shares held, QoQ – – +4.4%
Institutions buying – 42 476
Institutions selling – 0 280
Buyers to sellers – – 1.70

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.

PREMAZULLUV
PREM 1.00 -0.12 -0.01
AZUL -0.12 1.00 0.00
LUV -0.01 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PREM, AZUL and LUV?

Southwest Airlines (LUV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) $4.55M, Azul (AZUL) $2.83B, Southwest Airlines (LUV) $21.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, PREM, AZUL and LUV?

Southwest Airlines (LUV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -1.1x, Azul (AZUL) 142.7x, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 20.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Azul (AZUL) is cheapest (Azul (AZUL) 8.4x, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 16.5x). 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%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) +14.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has the highest net margin (Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -12.9%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southwest Airlines (LUV) returned the most: Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -33.3%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) +33.1%. Over five years, Southwest Airlines (LUV) compounded fastest (Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -56.6%/yr, Southwest Airlines (LUV) -1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southwest Airlines (LUV) has been the steadiest (Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) 290.0%, Azul (AZUL) 560.8%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 43.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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