PREM vs RYAAY vs LUV Stock Comparison

Premier Air Charter Holdings, Ryanair Holdings and Southwest Airlines Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RYAAY Ryanair Holdings Plc
$53.29 -3.6% 1M -13.5% 1Y
Market cap
$27.82B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.19B
Div. yield
2.52%
Airlines Industrials
9 wins
LUV Southwest Airlines Co
$43.45 +1.8% 1M +34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$21.27B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.55B
Div. yield
1.66%
Airlines Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ryanair Holdings leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Ryanair Holdings 9, Premier Air Charter Holdings 2, Southwest Airlines 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPREMRYAAYLUVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.62M $27.82B $21.27B RYAAY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.4x 13.5x 20.2x RYAAY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.9x 16.7x RYAAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.0% +13.3% +14.5% PREM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.9% 11.4% 3.3% RYAAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.9% 8.2% RYAAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -9.0x -0.7x 0.8x PREM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 2.52% 1.66% RYAAY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.3% -13.5% +34.7% LUV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -56.4%/yr +3.8%/yr -1.7%/yr RYAAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 289.4% 36.5% 43.5% RYAAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 16/100 62/100 57/100 RYAAY

Percentile Scorecard

PREMRYAAYLUV

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

AxisPREMRYAAYLUV
Valuation 11 #121 of 136 58 #58 of 136 49 #70 of 136
Growth 30 #85 of 121 52 #59 of 121 88 #15 of 121
Profitability 15 #98 of 115 79 #25 of 115 41 #68 of 115
Financial Health 7 #133 of 143 74 #38 of 143 32 #97 of 143
Shareholder Returns – 47 #44 of 82 77 #20 of 82
Overall 16 62 57
  • PREM ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • RYAAY 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

PeriodPREMRYAAYLUVSPY
1 month -33.3%-3.6%+1.8% -0.2%
3 months -66.7%-10.9%-6.2% +3.9%
6 months -66.7%-2.1%+14.3% +8.2%
Year to date -33.3%-26.2%+5.1% +12.9%
1 year -33.3%-13.5%+34.7% +12.3%
3 years -50.0%+49.4%+94.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -20.6%+14.3%+24.8% +23.3%
5 years -98.4%+20.3%-8.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -56.4%+3.8%-1.7% +10.9%
10 years —+78.8%+10.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+6.0%+1.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePREMRYAAYLUVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 289.4%36.5%43.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 456.0%35.3%38.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.911.411.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.12-0.370.80 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.7%-54.9%-57.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.0%-27.8%-20.7% -1.2%
52-week high $0.08$73.82$54.80 $779.14
52-week low $0.02$51.33$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.

MultiplePREMRYAAYLUV
P/E now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 16.3x 13.5xmedian 16.3x 20.2xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.0x 1.5xmedian 1.0x 0.7xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -20.9xmedian 8.7x 6.2xmedian 8.7x 8.0xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.9xmedian 11.4x 12.9xmedian 11.4x -47.4xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.2x 2.6xmedian 1.2x 2.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.04median 0.82 3.43median 0.82 0.50median 0.82

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 monthsPREMRYAAYLUV
Revenue $31.56M $18.19B $31.55B
Gross profit $3.52M – –
Operating income -$2.66M $2.38B $1.39B
Net income -$4.09M $2.21B $1.05B
Free cash flow -$1.96M $2.16B -$449.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $3.90 $2.13
Cash & equivalents $156.50K $2.84B $3.62B
Total debt $16.78M $4.75B $5.89B
Shares (diluted) 280.85M 532.20M 494.00M
Enterprise value $4.89M $11.46B $7.30B

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
MetricPREMRYAAYLUV
P/E -1.4x 13.5x 20.2x
P/FCF -2.9x 12.9x -47.4x
P/Operating cash flow 35.7x 6.9x 7.7x
P/S 0.2x 1.5x 0.7x
P/B 3.7x 2.6x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 2.6x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA -20.9x 6.2x 8.0x
EV/EBIT -3.7x 10.5x 17.0x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 1.4x 0.7x
EV/FCF -5.0x 11.6x -52.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 62.5x 6.2x 8.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.04 3.43 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPREMRYAAYLUV
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.0% 13.3% 14.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.8% 7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 367.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.1% 0.5% 339.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -95.4% 6.2% 78.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.8% -4.6% 177.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -87.6% 6.1% 28.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.9% -13.5% 195.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.8% 4.0% 40.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -93.8% -1.0% 36.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.0% 0.1% -6.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -530.4% -21.9% -35.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -140.2% -7.4% 20.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPREMRYAAYLUV
Gross margin 11.2% – –
EBITDA margin -1.5% 22.3% 9.4%
Operating margin -8.4% 13.1% 4.4%
Pretax margin -13.5% 13.4% 4.3%
Net margin -12.9% 11.4% 3.3%
FCF margin -6.2% 11.9% -1.4%
Operating cash flow margin 0.5% 22.1% 8.7%
Return on equity -195.7% 18.5% 14.6%
Return on assets -10.9% 9.6% 3.5%
Return on invested capital – 16.9% 8.2%
Return on capital employed -15.1% 18.7% 8.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.8x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPREMRYAAYLUV
Debt / assets 11.2% 0.2% 19.3%
Debt / equity 2.9x 0.0x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -9.0x -0.7x 0.8x
Debt / FCF -2.2x 0.0x -13.1x
Liabilities / assets 96.1% 47.8% 76.0%
Equity / assets 3.9% 52.2% 24.0%
Interest coverage -1.7x – 5.9x
Current ratio 0.2x 0.8x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -0.11 3.38 2.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPREMRYAAYLUV
Dividend yield – 2.5% 1.7%
Net buyback yield – – 5.8%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.5% 7.5%
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.

ConsensusPREMRYAAYLUV
Forward P/E – 14.9xFY2026 16.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.58FY2026 $2.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -24.8%FY2026 +179.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -6.1% +58.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $18.47BFY2026 $31.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +2.0%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – 0.0% +16.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPREMRYAAYLUV
Held by institutions – 39.9% 92.9%
Institutions holding – 410 930
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.8% +4.4%
Institutions buying – 192 476
Institutions selling – 147 280
Buyers to sellers – 1.31 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.

PREMRYAAYLUV
PREM 1.00 0.05 -0.01
RYAAY 0.05 1.00 0.59
LUV -0.01 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PREM, RYAAY and LUV?

Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) $5.62M, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) $27.82B, Southwest Airlines (LUV) $21.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, PREM, RYAAY and LUV?

Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -1.4x, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 13.5x, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 20.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) is cheapest (Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 14.9x, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 16.7x). 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%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) +13.3%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) +14.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) has the highest net margin (Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -12.9%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 11.4%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 3.3%). On return on invested capital, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) leads (Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 16.9%, 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%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) -13.5%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) +34.7%. Over five years, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) compounded fastest (Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -56.4%/yr, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) +3.8%/yr, Southwest Airlines (LUV) -1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) has the highest dividend yield: Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) 0.00%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 2.52%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 1.66%. Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) has been the steadiest (Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) 289.4%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 36.5%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 43.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PREM, RYAAY 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, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) leads on 9. 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.