SKYW vs DAL vs AZUL Stock Comparison

Skywest, Delta Air Lines and Azul Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SKYW Skywest Inc
$95.68 -6.5% 1M -5.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.72B
P/E
9.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.19B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
4 wins
DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc.
$81.46 -4.1% 1M +34.8% 1Y
Market cap
$53.59B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.80B
Div. yield
0.98%
Airlines Industrials
6 wins
AZUL Azul Sa
$3.40 -47.5% 1M
Market cap
$10.29B
P/E
119.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Delta Air Lines leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Delta Air Lines 6, Skywest 4, Azul 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSKYWDALAZULLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.72B $53.59B $10.29B DAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.2x 16.2x 119.8x SKYW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.5x 15.8x 7.1x AZUL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.1% +14.1% — DAL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% 4.6% — SKYW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% 10.8% — DAL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.3x — DAL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.98% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.4% +34.8% — DAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.8%/yr +15.8%/yr — DAL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.4% 38.6% 558.7% SKYW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 38/100 — SKYW

Percentile Scorecard

SKYWDALAZUL

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

AxisSKYWDALAZUL
Valuation 84 #22 of 136 64 #50 of 136 20 #109 of 136
Growth 82 #23 of 121 47 #65 of 121 –
Profitability 63 #43 of 115 47 #62 of 115 –
Financial Health 30 #101 of 143 23 #110 of 143 1 #142 of 143
Shareholder Returns 91 #8 of 82 7 #76 of 82 –
Overall 70 38 –
  • SKYW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • DAL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • AZUL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSKYWDALAZULSPY
1 month -6.5%-4.1%-47.5% -0.2%
3 months -15.9%-8.9%-60.5% +3.9%
6 months +15.5%+21.2%-12.8% +8.2%
Year to date -4.7%+17.4%— +12.9%
1 year -5.4%+34.8%— +12.3%
3 years +126.4%+165.8%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +31.3%+38.5%— +23.3%
5 years +107.9%+108.1%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.8%+15.8%— +10.9%
10 years +227.1%+96.4%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.6%+7.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSKYWDALAZULSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.4%38.6%558.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%34.3%720.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.311.731.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.140.90— 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.5%-48.0%-99.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.5%-13.0%-99.3% -1.2%
52-week high $115.94$93.66$495.00 $779.14
52-week low $78.40$55.65$3.40 $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.

MultipleSKYWDALAZUL
P/E now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 16.3x 16.2xmedian 16.3x 119.8xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.0x 0.7xmedian 1.0x 2.7xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 8.7x 8.1xmedian 8.7x —median 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 11.4x 17.7xmedian 11.4x -40.1xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.82 -8.74median 0.82 —median 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 monthsSKYWDALAZUL
Revenue $4.19B $71.80B –
Operating income $587.86M $5.29B –
Net income $409.91M $3.29B –
Free cash flow $371.69M $3.02B –
EPS (diluted) $10.35 $4.99 –
Cash & equivalents $81.41M $3.79B $181.08M
Total debt $2.31B $13.95B $4.21B
Shares (diluted) 39.62M 659.00M 17.41B
Enterprise value $1.03B $35.78B $9.39B

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
MetricSKYWDALAZUL
P/E 9.2x 16.2x 119.8x
P/FCF 10.0x 17.7x -40.1x
P/Operating cash flow 3.9x 6.7x –
P/S 0.9x 0.7x 2.7x
P/B 1.3x 2.4x –
P/Tangible book 1.3x 3.2x –
EV/EBITDA 5.7x 8.1x –
EV/EBIT 9.2x 12.1x –
EV/Revenue 1.3x 0.9x –
EV/FCF 14.6x 21.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 5.7x 8.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 -8.74 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSKYWDALAZUL
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.1% 14.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 7.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.5% -12.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 105.6% -2.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 0.5% -28.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 327.5% -1.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 4.9% -29.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 343.1% -1.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.9% 0.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 4.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.1% -1.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.2% 36.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSKYWDALAZUL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 22.8% 11.0% –
Operating margin 14.0% 7.4% –
Pretax margin 12.6% 6.1% –
Net margin 9.8% 4.6% –
FCF margin 8.9% 4.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 22.6% 11.1% –
Return on equity 14.9% 14.8% –
Return on assets 5.6% 3.8% –
Return on invested capital 8.9% 10.8% –
Return on capital employed 10.5% 10.0% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 2.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSKYWDALAZUL
Debt / assets 31.2% 16.2% 97.6%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF 6.2x 4.6x –
Liabilities / assets 62.7% 73.8% 165.7%
Equity / assets 37.3% 26.2% –
Interest coverage 5.9x – –
Current ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.79 1.51 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSKYWDALAZUL
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 5.4% – –
Shareholder yield 5.4% 1.0% –
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.

ConsensusSKYWDALAZUL
Forward P/E 8.5xFY2026 15.8xFY2026 7.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.20FY2026 $5.14FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 -11.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +2.1% +40.7% +187.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.61BFY2026 $71.03BFY2026 $4.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% -4.2% +13.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSKYWDALAZUL
Held by institutions 92.2% 88.2% –
Institutions holding 350 1,512 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +0.6% –
Institutions buying 181 816 –
Institutions selling 140 483 –
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.69 –

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.

SKYWDALAZUL
SKYW 1.00 0.77 -0.01
DAL 0.77 1.00 -0.09
AZUL -0.01 -0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SKYW, DAL and AZUL?

Delta Air Lines (DAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Skywest (SKYW) $3.72B, Delta Air Lines (DAL) $53.59B, Azul (AZUL) $10.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, SKYW, DAL and AZUL?

Skywest (SKYW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Skywest (SKYW) 9.2x, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 16.2x, Azul (AZUL) 119.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Azul (AZUL) is cheapest (Skywest (SKYW) 8.5x, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 15.8x, Azul (AZUL) 7.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Delta Air Lines (DAL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Skywest (SKYW) +9.1%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) +14.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Skywest (SKYW) has the highest net margin (Skywest (SKYW) 9.8%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 4.6%). On return on invested capital, Delta Air Lines (DAL) leads (Skywest (SKYW) 8.9%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Delta Air Lines (DAL) returned the most: Skywest (SKYW) -5.4%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) +34.8%. Over five years, Delta Air Lines (DAL) compounded fastest (Skywest (SKYW) +15.8%/yr, Delta Air Lines (DAL) +15.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Skywest (SKYW) 0.00%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 0.98%. Skywest (SKYW) and Azul (AZUL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Skywest (SKYW) has been the steadiest (Skywest (SKYW) 37.4%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 38.6%, Azul (AZUL) 558.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SKYW, DAL and AZUL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 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.