PREM vs DAL vs UAL Stock Comparison

Premier Air Charter Holdings, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc.
$79.19 -6.8% 1M +29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$52.57B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.80B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

United Airlines Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (United Airlines Holdings 5, Delta Air Lines 4, Premier Air Charter Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPREMDALUALLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.55M $52.57B $33.48B DAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.1x 16.0x 9.4x UAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.4x 14.3x UAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.0% +14.1% +12.3% PREM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.9% 4.6% 5.5% UAL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.8% 8.9% DAL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -9.0x 1.3x 1.5x PREM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.3% +29.9% +1.4% DAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -56.6%/yr +15.2%/yr +17.1%/yr UAL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 290.0% 38.6% 48.1% DAL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 16/100 38/100 48/100 UAL

Percentile Scorecard

PREMDALUAL

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

AxisPREMDALUAL
Valuation 11 #121 of 136 65 #48 of 136 74 #36 of 136
Growth 30 #86 of 122 47 #65 of 122 50 #62 of 122
Profitability 15 #99 of 116 46 #63 of 116 49 #60 of 116
Financial Health 7 #134 of 144 22 #112 of 144 21 #114 of 144
Shareholder Returns – 7 #76 of 82 –
Overall 16 38 48
  • PREM ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • DAL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • UAL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPREMDALUALSPY
1 month -33.3%-6.8%-11.7% -0.8%
3 months -66.7%-8.6%-16.5% +3.5%
6 months -66.7%+16.1%+9.6% +7.0%
Year to date -33.3%+14.1%-10.0% +12.2%
1 year -33.3%+29.9%+1.4% +13.0%
3 years -50.0%+158.4%+197.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -20.6%+37.2%+43.8% +23.1%
5 years -98.5%+102.7%+119.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -56.6%+15.2%+17.1% +11.0%
10 years —+91.3%+86.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+6.7%+6.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePREMDALUALSPY
Volatility, 1Y 290.0%38.6%48.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 456.0%34.3%44.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.911.722.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.110.780.03 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.7%-48.0%-49.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.0%-15.4%-26.0% -1.8%
52-week high $0.08$93.66$136.11 $779.14
52-week low $0.02$55.65$85.21 $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.

MultiplePREMDALUAL
P/E now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 16.1x 15.8xmedian 16.1x 9.1xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.0x 0.7xmedian 1.0x 0.5xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -20.9xmedian 8.7x 7.9xmedian 8.7x 5.6xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.9xmedian 11.5x 17.2xmedian 11.5x 29.3xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.2x 1.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.04median 0.81 -8.49median 0.81 1.11median 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 monthsPREMDALUAL
Revenue $31.56M $71.80B $65.55B
Gross profit $3.52M – –
Operating income -$2.66M $5.29B $4.92B
Net income -$4.09M $3.29B $3.58B
Free cash flow -$1.96M $3.02B $1.12B
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $4.99 $10.93
Cash & equivalents $156.50K $3.79B $6.65B
Total debt $16.78M $13.95B $26.40B
Shares (diluted) 280.85M 659.00M 327.40M
Enterprise value $3.83M $34.75B -$24.22B

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
MetricPREMDALUAL
P/E -1.4x 15.8x 9.1x
P/FCF -2.9x 17.2x 29.3x
P/Operating cash flow 35.7x 6.5x 4.0x
P/S 0.2x 0.7x 0.5x
P/B 3.7x 2.3x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 3.1x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA -20.9x 7.9x 5.6x
EV/EBIT -3.7x 11.8x 9.0x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.9x 0.7x
EV/FCF -5.0x 20.6x 39.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 62.5x 7.8x 5.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.04 -8.49 1.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPREMDALUAL
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.0% 14.1% 12.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.8% 7.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 367.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.1% -12.9% 1.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -95.4% -2.3% 2.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.8% -28.9% 8.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -87.6% -1.1% 7.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.9% -29.5% 8.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.8% -1.9% 8.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -93.8% 0.3% -12.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.0% 4.0% -3.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -530.4% -1.7% -69.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -140.2% 36.6% -5.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPREMDALUAL
Gross margin 11.2% – –
EBITDA margin -1.5% 11.0% 12.2%
Operating margin -8.4% 7.4% 7.5%
Pretax margin -13.5% 6.1% 6.9%
Net margin -12.9% 4.6% 5.5%
FCF margin -6.2% 4.2% 1.7%
Operating cash flow margin 0.5% 11.1% 12.4%
Return on equity -195.7% 14.8% 20.8%
Return on assets -10.9% 3.8% 4.2%
Return on invested capital – 10.8% 8.9%
Return on capital employed -15.1% 10.0% 8.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 2.4x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPREMDALUAL
Debt / assets 11.2% 16.2% 31.0%
Debt / equity 2.9x 0.6x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -9.0x 1.3x 1.5x
Debt / FCF -2.2x 4.6x 23.7x
Liabilities / assets 96.1% 73.8% 79.1%
Equity / assets 3.9% 26.2% 20.9%
Interest coverage -1.7x – 3.6x
Current ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score -0.11 1.49 1.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPREMDALUAL
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.0% 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.

ConsensusPREMDALUAL
Forward P/E – 15.4xFY2026 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $5.14FY2026 $7.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -11.7%FY2026 -33.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +40.7% +75.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $71.03BFY2026 $66.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +21.9%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -4.2% +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPREMDALUAL
Held by institutions – 88.2% 89.6%
Institutions holding – 1,511 1,066
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.6% +2.4%
Institutions buying – 815 568
Institutions selling – 483 341
Buyers to sellers – 1.69 1.67

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.

PREMDALUAL
PREM 1.00 -0.02 -0.06
DAL -0.02 1.00 0.90
UAL -0.06 0.90 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PREM, DAL and UAL?

Delta Air Lines (DAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) $4.55M, Delta Air Lines (DAL) $52.57B, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) $33.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, PREM, DAL and UAL?

United Airlines Holdings (UAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -1.1x, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 16.0x, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) 9.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) is cheapest (Delta Air Lines (DAL) 15.4x, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) 14.3x). 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%, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) +12.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Airlines Holdings (UAL) has the highest net margin (Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -12.9%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 4.6%, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Delta Air Lines (DAL) leads (Delta Air Lines (DAL) 10.8%, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) 8.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Delta Air Lines (DAL) returned the most: Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -33.3%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) +29.9%, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) +1.4%. Over five years, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) compounded fastest (Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -56.6%/yr, Delta Air Lines (DAL) +15.2%/yr, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) +17.1%/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%, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) 48.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PREM, DAL and UAL?

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