PREM vs DAL vs LUV Stock Comparison

Premier Air Charter Holdings, Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc.
$79.19 -6.8% 1M +29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$53.46B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.80B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
7 wins
LUV Southwest Airlines Co
$42.85 +0.4% 1M +33.1% 1Y
Market cap
$21.30B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.55B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionPREMDALLUVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.55M $53.46B $21.30B DAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.1x 16.2x 20.2x DAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.4x 16.5x DAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.0% +14.1% +14.5% PREM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.9% 4.6% 3.3% DAL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.8% 8.2% DAL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -9.0x 1.3x 0.8x PREM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.3% +29.9% +33.1% LUV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -56.6%/yr +15.2%/yr -1.7%/yr DAL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 290.0% 38.6% 43.6% DAL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 16/100 38/100 58/100 LUV

Percentile Scorecard

PREMDALLUV

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

AxisPREMDALLUV
Valuation 11 #121 of 136 65 #48 of 136 49 #70 of 136
Growth 30 #86 of 122 47 #65 of 122 88 #15 of 122
Profitability 15 #99 of 116 46 #63 of 116 42 #68 of 116
Financial Health 7 #134 of 144 22 #112 of 144 32 #98 of 144
Shareholder Returns – 7 #76 of 82 78 #19 of 82
Overall 16 38 58
  • PREM ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • DAL 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

PeriodPREMDALLUVSPY
1 month -33.3%-6.8%+0.4% -0.8%
3 months -66.7%-8.6%-5.6% +3.5%
6 months -66.7%+16.1%+12.2% +7.0%
Year to date -33.3%+14.1%+3.7% +12.2%
1 year -33.3%+29.9%+33.1% +13.0%
3 years -50.0%+158.4%+91.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -20.6%+37.2%+24.3% +23.1%
5 years -98.5%+102.7%-8.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -56.6%+15.2%-1.7% +11.0%
10 years —+91.3%+11.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+6.7%+1.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePREMDALLUVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 290.0%38.6%43.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 456.0%34.3%38.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.911.721.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.110.780.76 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.7%-48.0%-57.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.0%-15.4%-21.8% -1.8%
52-week high $0.08$93.66$54.80 $779.14
52-week low $0.02$55.65$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.

MultiplePREMDALLUV
P/E now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 16.1x 15.8xmedian 16.1x 19.9xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.0x 0.7xmedian 1.0x 0.7xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -20.9xmedian 8.7x 7.9xmedian 8.7x 7.9xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.9xmedian 11.5x 17.2xmedian 11.5x -46.7xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.2x 2.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.04median 0.81 -8.49median 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 monthsPREMDALLUV
Revenue $31.56M $71.80B $31.55B
Gross profit $3.52M – –
Operating income -$2.66M $5.29B $1.39B
Net income -$4.09M $3.29B $1.05B
Free cash flow -$1.96M $3.02B -$449.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $4.99 $2.13
Cash & equivalents $156.50K $3.79B $3.62B
Total debt $16.78M $13.95B $5.89B
Shares (diluted) 280.85M 659.00M 494.00M
Enterprise value $3.83M $35.65B $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
MetricPREMDALLUV
P/E -1.4x 15.8x 19.9x
P/FCF -2.9x 17.2x -46.7x
P/Operating cash flow 35.7x 6.5x 7.6x
P/S 0.2x 0.7x 0.7x
P/B 3.7x 2.3x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 3.1x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA -20.9x 7.9x 7.9x
EV/EBIT -3.7x 11.8x 16.8x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.9x 0.7x
EV/FCF -5.0x 20.6x -51.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 62.5x 7.8x 8.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.04 -8.49 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPREMDALLUV
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.0% 14.1% 14.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.8% 7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 367.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.1% -12.9% 339.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -95.4% -2.3% 78.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.8% -28.9% 177.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -87.6% -1.1% 28.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.9% -29.5% 195.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.8% -1.9% 40.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -93.8% 0.3% 36.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.0% 4.0% -6.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -530.4% -1.7% -35.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -140.2% 36.6% 20.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPREMDALLUV
Gross margin 11.2% – –
EBITDA margin -1.5% 11.0% 9.4%
Operating margin -8.4% 7.4% 4.4%
Pretax margin -13.5% 6.1% 4.3%
Net margin -12.9% 4.6% 3.3%
FCF margin -6.2% 4.2% -1.4%
Operating cash flow margin 0.5% 11.1% 8.7%
Return on equity -195.7% 14.8% 14.6%
Return on assets -10.9% 3.8% 3.5%
Return on invested capital – 10.8% 8.2%
Return on capital employed -15.1% 10.0% 8.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 2.4x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPREMDALLUV
Debt / assets 11.2% 16.2% 19.3%
Debt / equity 2.9x 0.6x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -9.0x 1.3x 0.8x
Debt / FCF -2.2x 4.6x -13.1x
Liabilities / assets 96.1% 73.8% 76.0%
Equity / assets 3.9% 26.2% 24.0%
Interest coverage -1.7x – 5.9x
Current ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -0.11 1.49 2.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPREMDALLUV
Dividend yield – 1.0% 1.7%
Net buyback yield – – 5.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.0% 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.

ConsensusPREMDALLUV
Forward P/E – 15.4xFY2026 16.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $5.14FY2026 $2.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -11.7%FY2026 +179.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +40.7% +58.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $71.03BFY2026 $31.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +21.9%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -4.2% +16.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPREMDALLUV
Held by institutions – 88.2% 92.9%
Institutions holding – 1,511 930
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.6% +4.4%
Institutions buying – 815 476
Institutions selling – 483 280
Buyers to sellers – 1.69 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.

PREMDALLUV
PREM 1.00 -0.02 -0.01
DAL -0.02 1.00 0.75
LUV -0.01 0.75 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PREM, DAL and LUV?

Delta Air Lines (DAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) $4.55M, Delta Air Lines (DAL) $53.46B, Southwest Airlines (LUV) $21.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, PREM, DAL and LUV?

Delta Air Lines (DAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -1.1x, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 16.2x, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 20.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Delta Air Lines (DAL) is cheapest (Delta Air Lines (DAL) 15.4x, 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%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) +14.1%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) +14.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Delta Air Lines (DAL) has the highest net margin (Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -12.9%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 4.6%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 3.3%). On return on invested capital, Delta Air Lines (DAL) leads (Delta Air Lines (DAL) 10.8%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southwest Airlines (LUV) returned the most: Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -33.3%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) +29.9%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) +33.1%. Over five years, Delta Air Lines (DAL) compounded fastest (Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -56.6%/yr, Delta Air Lines (DAL) +15.2%/yr, Southwest Airlines (LUV) -1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Delta Air Lines (DAL) has been the steadiest (Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) 290.0%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 38.6%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 43.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PREM, DAL 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, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 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.