SKYW vs CPA vs RYAAY Stock Comparison

Skywest, Copa Holdings and Ryanair Holdings Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SKYW Skywest Inc
$82.41 -14.2% 1M -13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.22B
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
3 wins
CPA Copa Holdings, S.A.
$146.07 +7.8% 1M +17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.85B
P/E
9.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
5 wins
RYAAY Ryanair Holdings Plc
$59.05 +8.0% 1M -8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$30.39B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.33B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Copa Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Copa Holdings 5, Ryanair Holdings 3, Skywest 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSKYWCPARYAAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.22B $5.85B $30.39B RYAAY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.8x 9.3x 16.3x SKYW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.4x 10.3x 16.5x SKYW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +14.8% +8.5% CPA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.7% 15.7% 10.2% CPA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% 15.3% 14.8% CPA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.9x -0.6x RYAAY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.3% +17.9% -8.6% CPA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr +13.2%/yr +3.6%/yr CPA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.5% 43.9% 37.3% RYAAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 61/100 55/100 SKYW

Percentile Scorecard

SKYWCPARYAAY

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

AxisSKYWCPARYAAY
Valuation 85 #22 of 137 52 #67 of 137 56 #61 of 137
Growth 66 #44 of 127 59 #53 of 127 25 #95 of 127
Profitability 59 #52 of 125 81 #25 of 125 77 #29 of 125
Financial Health 26 #109 of 147 47 #78 of 147 78 #33 of 147
Shareholder Returns 97 #4 of 88 64 #32 of 88 38 #55 of 88
Overall 66 61 55
  • SKYW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CPA ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • RYAAY ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSKYWCPARYAAYSPY
1 month -14.2%+7.8%+8.0% -1.0%
3 months -28.9%-3.2%-3.5% -0.4%
6 months -6.2%+19.2%+0.9% +4.5%
Year to date -17.9%+21.1%-18.2% +12.4%
1 year -13.3%+17.9%-8.6% +13.6%
3 years +85.1%+67.4%+56.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year +22.8%+18.7%+16.1% +20.8%
5 years +67.0%+85.5%+19.1% +63.7%
5 years, per year +10.8%+13.2%+3.6% +10.4%
10 years +178.9%+64.3%+95.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year +10.8%+5.1%+7.0% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureSKYWCPARYAAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.5%43.9%37.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.8%40.2%35.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.461.841.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.330.41-0.23 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.5%-42.5%-54.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.9%-7.1%-20.0% -1.6%
52-week high $115.94$157.19$73.82 $779.14
52-week low $77.70$107.81$51.33 $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.

MultipleSKYWCPARYAAY
P/E now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 14.5x 9.6xmedian 14.5x 16.7xmedian 14.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.0x 1.5xmedian 1.0x 1.7xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 8.2x 6.0xmedian 8.2x 7.2xmedian 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 12.9x —median 12.9x 23.4xmedian 12.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.64 1.62median 0.64 -2.19median 0.64

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 monthsSKYWCPARYAAY
Revenue $4.26B $3.99B $18.33B
Operating income $589.74M $772.19M $2.19B
Net income $413.07M $626.62M $2.05B
Free cash flow $199.17M – $1.31B
EPS (diluted) $10.43 $15.19 $3.50
Cash & equivalents $71.75M $266.83M $2.86B
Total debt $2.38B $2.27B $497.18M
Shares (diluted) 39.62M 41.26M 532.20M
Enterprise value $711.30M $919.67M $14.66B

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
MetricSKYWCPARYAAY
P/E 7.9x 9.6x 16.7x
P/FCF 15.7x – 23.4x
P/Operating cash flow 3.9x – 8.5x
P/S 0.7x 1.5x 1.7x
P/B 1.1x 2.1x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 2.2x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 5.3x 6.0x 7.2x
EV/EBIT 8.4x 9.1x 13.0x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.8x 1.6x
EV/FCF 24.8x – 21.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.2x – 7.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 1.62 -2.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSKYWCPARYAAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 14.8% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 5.7% 9.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.1% -0.3% -22.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 142.4% 0.9% -3.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.9% -1.7% -25.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 150.1% 22.2% -5.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.7% -0.5% -35.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 155.4% 5.9% -7.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.7% – -16.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% – -3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -45.8% – -58.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.8% – -23.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSKYWCPARYAAY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 22.1% 29.4% 21.5%
Operating margin 13.9% 19.4% 12.0%
Pretax margin 12.5% 18.0% 12.3%
Net margin 9.7% 15.7% 10.2%
FCF margin 4.7% – 7.2%
Operating cash flow margin 18.8% – 19.9%
Return on equity 14.8% 21.8% 15.5%
Return on assets 5.5% 8.9% 8.9%
Return on invested capital 8.9% 15.3% 14.8%
Return on capital employed 10.3% 14.4% 15.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSKYWCPARYAAY
Debt / assets 31.7% 31.8% 2.4%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.8x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.9x -0.6x
Debt / FCF 11.9x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 62.6% 59.7% 37.6%
Equity / assets 37.4% 40.3% 62.4%
Interest coverage 5.9x 7.3x –
Current ratio 0.6x 1.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.8x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.73 2.31 4.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSKYWCPARYAAY
Dividend yield – 4.6% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 8.0% – –
Shareholder yield 8.0% 4.6% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusSKYWCPARYAAY
Forward P/E 7.4xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 16.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.20FY2026 $14.13FY2026 $3.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 -13.2%FY2026 -24.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.1% +41.4% -6.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.61BFY2026 $4.72BFY2026 $18.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% -4.7% 0.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSKYWCPARYAAY
Held by institutions 92.2% 62.4% 39.9%
Institutions holding 351 321 412
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% -4.3% -0.8%
Institutions buying 182 187 192
Institutions selling 140 98 149
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.91 1.29

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.

SKYWCPARYAAY
SKYW 1.00 0.49 0.54
CPA 0.49 1.00 0.63
RYAAY 0.54 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SKYW, CPA and RYAAY?

Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Skywest (SKYW) $3.22B, Copa Holdings (CPA) $5.85B, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) $30.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, SKYW, CPA and RYAAY?

Skywest (SKYW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Skywest (SKYW) 7.8x, Copa Holdings (CPA) 9.3x, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 16.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Skywest (SKYW) is cheapest (Skywest (SKYW) 7.4x, Copa Holdings (CPA) 10.3x, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 16.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Copa Holdings (CPA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Skywest (SKYW) +7.0%, Copa Holdings (CPA) +14.8%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copa Holdings (CPA) has the highest net margin (Skywest (SKYW) 9.7%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 15.7%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, Copa Holdings (CPA) leads (Skywest (SKYW) 8.9%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 15.3%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 14.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Copa Holdings (CPA) returned the most: Skywest (SKYW) -13.3%, Copa Holdings (CPA) +17.9%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) -8.6%. Over five years, Copa Holdings (CPA) compounded fastest (Skywest (SKYW) +10.8%/yr, Copa Holdings (CPA) +13.2%/yr, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) +3.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) has been the steadiest (Skywest (SKYW) 40.5%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 43.9%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 37.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SKYW, CPA and RYAAY?

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