PREM vs LUV vs ALK Stock Comparison

Premier Air Charter Holdings, Southwest Airlines and Alaska Air Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LUV Southwest Airlines Co
$43.49 +2.9% 1M +39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$21.25B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.55B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Southwest Airlines leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Southwest Airlines 6, Premier Air Charter Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPREMLUVALKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.48M $21.25B $4.02B LUV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.3x 20.2x -10.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.0% +14.5% +8.2% 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% +39.9% -17.2% LUV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -56.3%/yr -1.7%/yr -7.6%/yr LUV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 289.4% 43.3% 51.9% LUV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 16/100 58/100 34/100 LUV

Percentile Scorecard

PREMLUVALK

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

AxisPREMLUVALK
Valuation 10 #122 of 136 49 #70 of 136 73 #37 of 136
Growth 30 #86 of 122 88 #16 of 122 7 #113 of 122
Profitability 16 #98 of 116 44 #65 of 116 21 #92 of 116
Financial Health 7 #133 of 143 32 #97 of 143 –
Shareholder Returns – 78 #19 of 81 –
Overall 16 58 34
  • PREM ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • LUV ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • ALK ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPREMLUVALKSPY
1 month -33.3%+2.9%-10.4% +0.9%
3 months -60.0%-2.0%-22.4% +5.9%
6 months -66.7%+16.8%-7.1% +8.5%
Year to date -33.3%+5.2%-29.2% +13.3%
1 year -33.3%+39.9%-17.2% +12.4%
3 years -50.0%+94.7%+13.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -20.6%+24.9%+4.4% +23.5%
5 years -98.4%-8.0%-32.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -56.3%-1.7%-7.6% +11.0%
10 years —+11.0%-50.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+1.0%-6.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePREMLUVALKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 289.4%43.3%51.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 456.0%38.1%49.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.911.612.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.120.92-0.33 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.7%-57.4%-56.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.0%-20.6%-40.9% -0.9%
52-week high $0.08$54.80$60.21 $779.14
52-week low $0.02$29.67$33.56 $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.

MultiplePREMLUVALK
P/E now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 16.1x 20.2xmedian 16.1x -10.0xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.9x 0.7xmedian 0.9x 0.3xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -20.9xmedian 8.6x 8.0xmedian 8.6x —median 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.9xmedian 11.6x -47.4xmedian 11.6x -12.7xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.2x 2.9xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.04median 0.80 0.50median 0.80 0.18median 0.80

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 monthsPREMLUVALK
Revenue $31.56M $31.55B $15.31B
Gross profit $3.52M – –
Operating income -$2.66M $1.39B -$290.00M
Net income -$4.09M $1.05B -$395.00M
Free cash flow -$1.96M -$449.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $2.13 $-3.55
Cash & equivalents $156.50K $3.62B $835.00M
Total debt $16.78M $5.89B –
Shares (diluted) 280.85M 494.00M 111.13M
Enterprise value $4.75M $7.28B $4.02B

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
MetricPREMLUVALK
P/E -1.4x 20.2x -10.0x
P/FCF -2.9x -47.4x -12.7x
P/Operating cash flow 35.7x 7.7x 4.2x
P/S 0.2x 0.7x 0.3x
P/B 3.7x 2.9x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 2.9x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -20.9x 8.0x –
EV/EBIT -3.7x 17.0x –
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.7x 0.3x
EV/FCF -5.0x -52.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 62.5x 8.5x 4.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.04 0.50 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPREMLUVALK
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.0% 14.5% 8.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.4% 13.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 367.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.1% 339.7% -196.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -95.4% 78.6% -40.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.8% 177.8% -363.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -87.6% 28.4% -52.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.9% 195.8% -378.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.8% 40.0% -55.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -93.8% 36.2% -29.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.0% -6.0% -5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -530.4% -35.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -140.2% 20.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPREMLUVALK
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% 6.1%
Return on equity -195.7% 14.6% -11.0%
Return on assets -10.9% 3.5% -1.9%
Return on invested capital – 8.2% –
Return on capital employed -15.1% 8.3% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 2.6x -2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPREMLUVALK
Debt / assets 11.2% 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% 76.0% –
Equity / assets 3.9% 24.0% 16.8%
Interest coverage -1.7x 5.9x –
Current ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score -0.11 2.22 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPREMLUVALK
Dividend yield – 1.7% –
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.

ConsensusPREMLUVALK
Forward P/E – 16.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.60FY2026 $-4.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +179.6%FY2026 -291.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +58.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $31.34BFY2026 $15.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +11.7%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +16.7% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPREMLUVALK
Held by institutions – 92.9% 92.1%
Institutions holding – 930 490
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.4% +0.0%
Institutions buying – 476 265
Institutions selling – 280 146
Buyers to sellers – 1.70 1.82

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.

PREMLUVALK
PREM 1.00 0.00 -0.02
LUV 0.00 1.00 0.75
ALK -0.02 0.75 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PREM, LUV and ALK?

Southwest Airlines (LUV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) $5.48M, Southwest Airlines (LUV) $21.25B, Alaska Air (ALK) $4.02B.

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%, Alaska Air (ALK) +8.2%.

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) +39.9%, Alaska Air (ALK) -17.2%. Over five years, Southwest Airlines (LUV) compounded fastest (Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -56.3%/yr, Southwest Airlines (LUV) -1.7%/yr, Alaska Air (ALK) -7.6%/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) 289.4%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 43.3%, Alaska Air (ALK) 51.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.