RYAAY vs PREM vs ALK Stock Comparison

Ryanair Holdings, Premier Air Charter Holdings and Alaska Air Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RYAAY Ryanair Holdings Plc
$53.00 -4.2% 1M -13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$28.15B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.19B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Ryanair Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ryanair Holdings 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.

QuestionRYAAYPREMALKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.15B $4.55M $4.00B RYAAY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.6x -1.1x -10.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.8x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.3% +39.0% +8.2% PREM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% -12.9% — RYAAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x -9.0x — PREM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.9% -33.3% -20.1% RYAAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.1%/yr -56.6%/yr -7.9%/yr RYAAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 290.0% 52.1% RYAAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 16/100 34/100 RYAAY

Percentile Scorecard

RYAAYPREMALK

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

AxisRYAAYPREMALK
Valuation 58 #58 of 136 11 #121 of 136 73 #37 of 136
Growth 52 #59 of 122 30 #86 of 122 9 #111 of 122
Profitability 82 #22 of 116 15 #99 of 116 21 #92 of 116
Financial Health 73 #39 of 144 7 #134 of 144 –
Shareholder Returns 43 #47 of 82 – –
Overall 62 16 34
  • RYAAY ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • PREM 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

PeriodRYAAYPREMALKSPY
1 month -4.2%-33.3%-14.6% -0.8%
3 months -7.8%-66.7%-26.4% +3.5%
6 months -4.6%-66.7%-13.6% +7.0%
Year to date -26.6%-33.3%-30.5% +12.2%
1 year -13.9%-33.3%-20.1% +13.0%
3 years +48.5%-50.0%+11.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +14.1%-20.6%+3.8% +23.1%
5 years +22.0%-98.5%-33.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.1%-56.6%-7.9% +11.0%
10 years +76.5%—-50.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.8%—-6.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRYAAYPREMALKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%290.0%52.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.3%456.0%50.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.410.912.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.38-0.11-0.39 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.9%-98.7%-56.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.2%-75.0%-41.9% -1.8%
52-week high $73.82$0.08$60.21 $779.14
52-week low $51.33$0.02$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.

MultipleRYAAYPREMALK
P/E now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 16.1x -1.4xmedian 16.1x -9.8xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.0x 0.2xmedian 1.0x 0.3xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 8.7x -20.9xmedian 8.7x —median 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 11.5x -2.9xmedian 11.5x -12.7xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.2x 3.7xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.41median 0.81 -0.04median 0.81 0.18median 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 monthsRYAAYPREMALK
Revenue $18.19B $31.56M $15.31B
Gross profit – $3.52M –
Operating income $2.38B -$2.66M -$290.00M
Net income $2.21B -$4.09M -$395.00M
Free cash flow $2.16B -$1.96M –
EPS (diluted) $3.90 $-0.01 $-3.55
Cash & equivalents $2.84B $156.50K $835.00M
Total debt $4.75B $16.78M –
Shares (diluted) 532.20M 280.85M 111.13M
Enterprise value $11.80B $3.83M $4.00B

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
MetricRYAAYPREMALK
P/E 13.5x -1.4x -9.8x
P/FCF 12.8x -2.9x -12.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x 35.7x 4.1x
P/S 1.5x 0.2x 0.3x
P/B 2.6x 3.7x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 3.7x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 6.1x -20.9x –
EV/EBIT 10.5x -3.7x –
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.3x 0.3x
EV/FCF 11.5x -5.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.2x 62.5x 4.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.41 -0.04 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRYAAYPREMALK
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.3% 39.0% 8.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.8% – 13.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 367.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.5% -1.1% -196.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% -95.4% -40.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.6% -18.8% -363.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.1% -87.6% -52.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -13.5% -4.9% -378.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 34.8% -55.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.0% -93.8% -29.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 46.0% -5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.9% -530.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.4% -140.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRYAAYPREMALK
Gross margin – 11.2% –
EBITDA margin 22.3% -1.5% –
Operating margin 13.1% -8.4% –
Pretax margin 13.4% -13.5% –
Net margin 11.4% -12.9% –
FCF margin 11.9% -6.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 22.1% 0.5% 6.1%
Return on equity 18.5% -195.7% -11.0%
Return on assets 9.6% -10.9% -1.9%
Return on invested capital 16.9% – –
Return on capital employed 18.7% -15.1% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 0.0x -2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRYAAYPREMALK
Debt / assets 0.2% 11.2% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 2.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x -9.0x –
Debt / FCF 0.0x -2.2x –
Liabilities / assets 47.8% 96.1% –
Equity / assets 52.2% 3.9% 16.8%
Interest coverage – -1.7x –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.2x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.2x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score 3.37 -0.11 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRYAAYPREMALK
Dividend yield 2.5% – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 2.5% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusRYAAYPREMALK
Forward P/E 14.8xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.58FY2026 – $-4.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -24.8%FY2026 – -291.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -6.1% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.47BFY2026 – $15.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 – +7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after 0.0% – +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRYAAYPREMALK
Held by institutions 39.9% – 92.1%
Institutions holding 410 – 490
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% – +0.0%
Institutions buying 192 – 265
Institutions selling 147 – 146
Buyers to sellers 1.31 – 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.

RYAAYPREMALK
RYAAY 1.00 0.05 0.63
PREM 0.05 1.00 -0.02
ALK 0.63 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RYAAY, PREM and ALK?

Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) $28.15B, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) $4.55M, Alaska Air (ALK) $4.00B.

Which company is growing faster?

Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) +13.3%, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) +39.0%, Alaska Air (ALK) +8.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) has the highest net margin (Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 11.4%, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) returned the most: Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) -13.9%, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -33.3%, Alaska Air (ALK) -20.1%. Over five years, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) compounded fastest (Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) +4.1%/yr, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -56.6%/yr, Alaska Air (ALK) -7.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) has been the steadiest (Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 36.5%, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) 290.0%, Alaska Air (ALK) 52.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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