PREM vs LUV vs AAL Stock Comparison

Premier Air Charter Holdings, Southwest Airlines and American Airlines Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LUV Southwest Airlines Co
$43.70 +3.9% 1M +42.5% 1Y
Market cap
$21.40B
P/E
20.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.55B
Div. yield
1.65%
Airlines Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionPREMLUVAALLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.62M $21.40B $8.46B LUV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.4x 20.3x -26.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.8x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.0% +14.5% +7.5% PREM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.9% 3.3% -0.6% LUV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.2% 3.6% LUV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -9.0x 0.8x 7.6x PREM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.65% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.3% +42.5% -1.5% LUV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -56.3%/yr -1.6%/yr -7.8%/yr LUV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 289.4% 43.3% 46.8% LUV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 16/100 58/100 29/100 LUV

Percentile Scorecard

PREMLUVAAL

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

AxisPREMLUVAAL
Valuation 10 #122 of 136 49 #70 of 136 70 #42 of 136
Growth 30 #85 of 121 88 #15 of 121 12 #107 of 121
Profitability 15 #95 of 112 44 #63 of 112 24 #85 of 112
Financial Health 7 #130 of 140 32 #96 of 140 9 #128 of 140
Shareholder Returns – 79 #18 of 80 –
Overall 16 58 29
  • PREM ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • LUV ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • AAL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPREMLUVAALSPY
1 month -33.3%+3.9%-6.1% +0.7%
3 months -50.0%-4.2%-17.2% +3.7%
6 months -66.7%+15.2%+9.1% +7.1%
Year to date -33.3%+5.7%-16.6% +12.8%
1 year -33.3%+42.5%-1.5% +11.9%
3 years -50.0%+94.1%+14.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year -20.6%+24.8%+4.6% +22.8%
5 years -98.4%-7.6%-33.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -56.3%-1.6%-7.8% +10.9%
10 years —+11.5%-68.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+1.1%-10.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePREMLUVAALSPY
Volatility, 1Y 289.4%43.3%46.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 456.0%38.2%45.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.911.611.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.120.98-0.03 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.7%-57.4%-59.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.0%-20.3%-29.6% -1.2%
52-week high $0.08$54.80$18.15 $779.14
52-week low $0.02$29.67$10.18 $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.

MultiplePREMLUVAAL
P/E now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 16.5x 20.3xmedian 16.5x -26.0xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.9x 0.7xmedian 0.9x 0.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -20.9xmedian 8.8x 8.0xmedian 8.8x 10.5xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.9xmedian 11.9x -47.7xmedian 11.9x 29.7xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.2x 2.9xmedian 1.2x -2.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.04median 0.84 0.51median 0.84 0.90median 0.84

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 monthsPREMLUVAAL
Revenue $31.56M $31.55B $58.34B
Gross profit $3.52M – –
Operating income -$2.66M $1.39B $1.01B
Net income -$4.09M $1.05B -$326.00M
Free cash flow -$1.96M -$449.00M $285.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $2.13 $-0.49
Cash & equivalents $156.50K $3.62B –
Total debt $16.78M $5.89B $28.93B
Shares (diluted) 280.85M 494.00M 662.61M
Enterprise value $4.89M $7.42B -$15.58B

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
MetricPREMLUVAAL
P/E -1.4x 20.3x -26.0x
P/FCF -2.9x -47.7x 29.7x
P/Operating cash flow 35.7x 7.8x 1.9x
P/S 0.2x 0.7x 0.1x
P/B 3.7x 2.9x -2.1x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 2.9x -1.4x
EV/EBITDA -20.9x 8.0x 10.5x
EV/EBIT -3.7x 17.1x 30.4x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.7x 0.5x
EV/FCF -5.0x -52.7x 107.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 62.5x 8.6x 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.04 0.51 0.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPREMLUVAAL
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.0% 14.5% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.4% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 367.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.1% 339.7% -51.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -95.4% 78.6% -41.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.8% 177.8% -157.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -87.6% 28.4% -28.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.9% 195.8% -157.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.8% 40.0% -28.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -93.8% 36.2% 6.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.0% -6.0% 0.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -530.4% -35.2% -81.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -140.2% 20.2% -47.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPREMLUVAAL
Gross margin 11.2% – –
EBITDA margin -1.5% 9.4% 5.0%
Operating margin -8.4% 4.4% 1.7%
Pretax margin -13.5% 4.3% -0.6%
Net margin -12.9% 3.3% -0.6%
FCF margin -6.2% -1.4% 0.5%
Operating cash flow margin 0.5% 8.7% 7.5%
Return on equity -195.7% 14.6% –
Return on assets -10.9% 3.5% -0.5%
Return on invested capital – 8.2% 3.6%
Return on capital employed -15.1% 8.3% 2.7%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 2.6x -13.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPREMLUVAAL
Debt / assets 11.2% 19.3% 45.0%
Debt / equity 2.9x 0.8x -7.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -9.0x 0.8x 7.6x
Debt / FCF -2.2x -13.1x 101.5x
Liabilities / assets 96.1% 76.0% 106.2%
Equity / assets 3.9% 24.0% -6.2%
Interest coverage -1.7x 5.9x 0.6x
Current ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -0.11 2.22 0.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPREMLUVAAL
Dividend yield – 1.6% –
Net buyback yield – 5.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 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.

ConsensusPREMLUVAAL
Forward P/E – 16.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.60FY2026 $-1.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +179.6%FY2026 -416.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +58.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $31.34BFY2026 $59.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +11.7%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +16.7% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPREMLUVAAL
Held by institutions – 92.9% 78.0%
Institutions holding – 931 579
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.4% +16.5%
Institutions buying – 477 277
Institutions selling – 280 182
Buyers to sellers – 1.70 1.52

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.

PREMLUVAAL
PREM 1.00 0.00 0.01
LUV 0.00 1.00 0.75
AAL 0.01 0.75 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PREM, LUV and AAL?

Southwest Airlines (LUV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) $5.62M, Southwest Airlines (LUV) $21.40B, American Airlines (AAL) $8.46B.

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%, American Airlines (AAL) +7.5%.

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%, American Airlines (AAL) -0.6%). On return on invested capital, Southwest Airlines (LUV) leads (Southwest Airlines (LUV) 8.2%, American Airlines (AAL) 3.6%).

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) +42.5%, American Airlines (AAL) -1.5%. Over five years, Southwest Airlines (LUV) compounded fastest (Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -56.3%/yr, Southwest Airlines (LUV) -1.6%/yr, American Airlines (AAL) -7.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) 0.00%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 1.65%, American Airlines (AAL) 0.00%. Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) and American Airlines (AAL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southwest Airlines (LUV) has been the steadiest (Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) 289.4%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 43.3%, American Airlines (AAL) 46.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.