SKYW vs DAL vs RYAAY Stock Comparison

Skywest, Delta Air Lines and Ryanair Holdings Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SKYW Skywest Inc
$81.68 -15.3% 1M -18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.17B
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
3 wins
DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc.
$83.42 -0.8% 1M +45.4% 1Y
Market cap
$54.88B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.80B
Div. yield
0.96%
Airlines Industrials
4 wins
RYAAY Ryanair Holdings Plc
$55.29 +0.4% 1M -11.5% 1Y
Market cap
$28.86B
P/E
15.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.33B
Div. yield
2.43%
Airlines Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ryanair Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ryanair Holdings 5, Delta Air Lines 4, Skywest 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSKYWDALRYAAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.17B $54.88B $28.86B DAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.8x 16.6x 15.7x SKYW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.3x 16.2x 15.4x SKYW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +14.1% +8.5% DAL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.7% 4.6% 10.2% RYAAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% 10.8% 14.8% RYAAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.3x -0.6x RYAAY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.96% 2.43% RYAAY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.7% +45.4% -11.5% DAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.5%/yr +15.1%/yr +2.7%/yr DAL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.2% 38.6% 36.5% RYAAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 38/100 57/100 SKYW

Percentile Scorecard

SKYWDALRYAAY

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

AxisSKYWDALRYAAY
Valuation 83 #24 of 137 61 #54 of 137 59 #57 of 137
Growth 65 #44 of 124 50 #62 of 124 26 #92 of 124
Profitability 59 #51 of 122 48 #64 of 122 79 #27 of 122
Financial Health 26 #109 of 147 23 #114 of 147 80 #31 of 147
Shareholder Returns 96 #4 of 85 8 #78 of 85 41 #51 of 85
Overall 66 38 57
  • SKYW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • DAL 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

PeriodSKYWDALRYAAYSPY
1 month -15.3%-0.8%+0.4% -2.3%
3 months -26.7%-8.9%-7.8% -0.7%
6 months +0.4%+21.8%+3.9% +4.8%
Year to date -18.7%+20.2%-23.4% +10.3%
1 year -18.7%+45.4%-11.5% +10.3%
3 years +83.5%+150.1%+46.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year +22.4%+35.8%+13.6% +20.1%
5 years +80.3%+102.3%+14.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year +12.5%+15.1%+2.7% +10.1%
10 years +177.4%+99.0%+82.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year +10.7%+7.1%+6.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSKYWDALRYAAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.2%38.6%36.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.9%33.7%35.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.461.691.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.471.18-0.32 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.5%-48.0%-54.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.5%-10.9%-25.1% -3.5%
52-week high $115.94$93.66$73.82 $779.14
52-week low $78.40$55.65$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.

MultipleSKYWDALRYAAY
P/E now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 16.1x 16.6xmedian 16.1x 15.7xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x 1.6xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 8.1x 8.3xmedian 8.1x 6.7xmedian 8.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 11.4x 18.2xmedian 11.4x 21.9xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.75 -8.95median 0.75 -2.05median 0.75

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 monthsSKYWDALRYAAY
Revenue $4.26B $71.80B $18.33B
Operating income $589.74M $5.29B $2.19B
Net income $413.07M $3.29B $2.05B
Free cash flow $199.17M $3.02B $1.31B
EPS (diluted) $10.43 $4.99 $3.50
Cash & equivalents $71.75M $3.79B $2.86B
Total debt $2.38B $13.95B $497.18M
Shares (diluted) 39.62M 659.00M 532.20M
Enterprise value $667.38M $37.07B $13.13B

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
MetricSKYWDALRYAAY
P/E 7.8x 16.6x 15.7x
P/FCF 15.9x 18.2x 21.9x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x 6.9x 7.9x
P/S 0.7x 0.8x 1.6x
P/B 1.1x 2.4x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 3.3x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 5.3x 8.3x 6.7x
EV/EBIT 8.4x 12.3x 12.1x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 0.9x 1.4x
EV/FCF 25.0x 21.5x 20.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.2x 8.1x 7.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 -8.95 -2.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSKYWDALRYAAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 14.1% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 7.8% 9.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.1% -12.9% -22.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 142.4% -2.3% -3.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.9% -28.9% -25.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 150.1% -1.1% -5.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.7% -29.5% -35.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 155.4% -1.9% -7.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.7% 0.3% -16.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 4.0% -3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -45.8% -1.7% -58.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.8% 36.6% -23.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSKYWDALRYAAY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 22.1% 11.0% 21.5%
Operating margin 13.9% 7.4% 12.0%
Pretax margin 12.5% 6.1% 12.3%
Net margin 9.7% 4.6% 10.2%
FCF margin 4.7% 4.2% 7.2%
Operating cash flow margin 18.8% 11.1% 19.9%
Return on equity 14.8% 14.8% 15.5%
Return on assets 5.5% 3.8% 8.9%
Return on invested capital 8.9% 10.8% 14.8%
Return on capital employed 10.3% 10.0% 15.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 2.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSKYWDALRYAAY
Debt / assets 31.7% 16.2% 2.4%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.3x -0.6x
Debt / FCF 11.9x 4.6x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 62.6% 73.8% 37.6%
Equity / assets 37.4% 26.2% 62.4%
Interest coverage 5.9x – –
Current ratio 0.6x 0.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.74 1.52 4.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSKYWDALRYAAY
Dividend yield – 1.0% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 7.9% – –
Shareholder yield 7.9% 1.0% 2.4%
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.

ConsensusSKYWDALRYAAY
Forward P/E 7.3xFY2026 16.2xFY2026 15.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.20FY2026 $5.14FY2026 $3.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 -11.7%FY2026 -24.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.1% +40.7% -6.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.61BFY2026 $71.03BFY2026 $18.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% -4.2% 0.0%
SKYW estimates →DAL estimates →RYAAY estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSKYWDALRYAAY
Held by institutions 92.2% 88.2% 39.9%
Institutions holding 351 1,514 412
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +0.6% -0.8%
Institutions buying 182 817 192
Institutions selling 140 484 149
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.69 1.29
SKYW holders →DAL holders →RYAAY holders →

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.

SKYWDALRYAAY
SKYW 1.00 0.73 0.52
DAL 0.73 1.00 0.60
RYAAY 0.52 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SKYW, DAL and RYAAY?

Delta Air Lines (DAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Skywest (SKYW) $3.17B, Delta Air Lines (DAL) $54.88B, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) $28.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, SKYW, DAL and RYAAY?

Skywest (SKYW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Skywest (SKYW) 7.8x, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 16.6x, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 15.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Skywest (SKYW) is cheapest (Skywest (SKYW) 7.3x, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 16.2x, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 15.4x). 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) +7.0%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) +14.1%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) has the highest net margin (Skywest (SKYW) 9.7%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 4.6%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) leads (Skywest (SKYW) 8.9%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 10.8%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 14.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Delta Air Lines (DAL) returned the most: Skywest (SKYW) -18.7%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) +45.4%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) -11.5%. Over five years, Delta Air Lines (DAL) compounded fastest (Skywest (SKYW) +12.5%/yr, Delta Air Lines (DAL) +15.1%/yr, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) +2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) has the highest dividend yield: Skywest (SKYW) 0.00%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 0.96%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 2.43%. Skywest (SKYW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) has been the steadiest (Skywest (SKYW) 40.2%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 38.6%, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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