TCOM vs GBTG vs LUV Stock Comparison

Trip.com, Global Business Travel and Southwest Airlines Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TCOM Trip.com Group Ltd
$39.91 +1.2% 1M -45.2% 1Y
Market cap
$26.04B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.45B
Div. yield
–
Travel Services Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
LUV Southwest Airlines Co
$42.85 +0.4% 1M +33.1% 1Y
Market cap
$21.30B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.55B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Trip.com leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Trip.com 7, Southwest Airlines 3, Global Business Travel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTCOMGBTGLUVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.04B $4.96B $21.30B TCOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.6x 55.5x 20.2x TCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.0x 43.2x 16.5x TCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.1% +30.2% +14.5% GBTG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 36.1% 2.8% 3.3% TCOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.3% 2.2% 8.2% LUV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.4x 0.8x LUV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.2% +16.1% +33.1% LUV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.6%/yr — -1.7%/yr TCOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.3% 56.9% 43.6% TCOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 52/100 58/100 TCOM

Percentile Scorecard

TCOMGBTGLUV

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

AxisTCOMGBTGLUV
Valuation 82 #6 of 29 39 #18 of 29 49 #70 of 136
Growth 80 #6 of 26 72 #8 of 26 88 #15 of 122
Profitability 68 #9 of 26 40 #16 of 26 42 #68 of 116
Financial Health 93 #3 of 31 63 #12 of 31 32 #98 of 144
Shareholder Returns – 47 #11 of 20 78 #19 of 82
Overall 81 52 58
  • TCOM ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • GBTG ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • LUV ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTCOMGBTGLUVSPY
1 month +1.2%+0.2%+0.4% -0.8%
3 months -10.9%+1.2%-5.6% +3.5%
6 months -25.0%+70.3%+12.2% +7.0%
Year to date -44.5%+24.2%+3.7% +12.2%
1 year -45.2%+16.1%+33.1% +13.0%
3 years +13.0%+72.7%+91.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +4.2%+20.0%+24.3% +23.1%
5 years +37.9%—-8.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +6.6%—-1.7% +11.0%
10 years -14.5%—+11.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.6%—+1.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTCOMGBTGLUVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.3%56.9%43.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.1%42.9%38.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.590.591.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.250.280.76 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.9%-48.0%-57.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.5%-0.1%-21.8% -1.8%
52-week high $78.96$9.51$54.80 $779.14
52-week low $37.96$4.97$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.

MultipleTCOMGBTGLUV
P/E now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 18.8x 55.5xmedian 18.8x 19.9xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.2x 20.3xmedian 15.2x 7.9xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.1x 48.7xmedian 16.1x -46.7xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.5x 3.0xmedian 2.5x 2.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.15median 0.38 1.88median 0.38 0.50median 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 monthsTCOMGBTGLUV
Revenue $9.45B $3.18B $31.55B
Gross profit $7.55B $1.86B –
Operating income $1.50B $68.00M $1.39B
Net income $3.42B $92.00M $1.05B
Free cash flow – $102.00M -$449.00M
R&D $2.30B – –
EPS (diluted) $4.88 $0.17 $2.13
Cash & equivalents $8.26B $518.00M $3.62B
Total debt $18.23B $1.51B $5.89B
Shares (diluted) 698.38M 520.37M 494.00M
Enterprise value -$18.99B $3.19B $7.32B

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
MetricTCOMGBTGLUV
P/E 7.7x 55.5x 19.9x
P/FCF – 48.7x -46.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 19.9x 7.6x
P/S 2.7x 1.6x 0.7x
P/B 1.1x 3.0x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 5.9x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – 20.3x 7.9x
EV/EBIT 12.0x 87.6x 16.8x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.9x 0.7x
EV/FCF – 58.4x -51.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 23.8x 8.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.15 1.88 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTCOMGBTGLUV
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.1% 30.2% 14.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 13.3% 7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.9% 24.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 40.9% 14.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -28.2% -53.4% 339.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 42.4% 40.2% 78.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.1% 276.9% 177.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.9% 34.3% 28.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.2% 240.9% 195.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 51.8% 29.4% 40.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -3.8% 36.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 60.8% -6.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -29.7% -35.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.8% 20.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTCOMGBTGLUV
Gross margin 80.0% 58.5% –
EBITDA margin – 9.2% 9.4%
Operating margin 15.9% 2.1% 4.4%
Pretax margin 45.7% 1.4% 4.3%
Net margin 36.1% 2.8% 3.3%
FCF margin – 3.2% -1.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 7.9% 8.7%
Return on equity 14.3% 5.6% 14.6%
Return on assets 8.9% 1.8% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 5.3% 2.2% 8.2%
Return on capital employed 6.1% 1.9% 8.3%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.7x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTCOMGBTGLUV
Debt / assets 10.2% 29.8% 19.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.9x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.4x 0.8x
Debt / FCF – 14.8x -13.1x
Liabilities / assets 38.0% 67.6% 76.0%
Equity / assets 62.0% 32.4% 24.0%
Interest coverage 19.8x 0.7x 5.9x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.2x 0.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 1.22 2.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTCOMGBTGLUV
Dividend yield – – 1.7%
Net buyback yield – 2.2% 5.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.2% 7.6%
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.

ConsensusTCOMGBTGLUV
Forward P/E 11.0xFY2026 43.2xFY2026 16.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.64FY2026 $0.22FY2026 $2.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -44.2%FY2026 0.0%FY2026 +179.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.0% +127.3% +58.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.46BFY2026 $3.56BFY2026 $31.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.0%FY2026 +30.8%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.9% +8.1% +16.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTCOMGBTGLUV
Held by institutions 23.0% 64.2% 92.9%
Institutions holding 319 192 930
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% -0.6% +4.4%
Institutions buying 152 136 476
Institutions selling 119 31 280
Buyers to sellers 1.28 4.39 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.

TCOMGBTGLUV
TCOM 1.00 0.06 0.10
GBTG 0.06 1.00 0.13
LUV 0.10 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TCOM, GBTG and LUV?

Trip.com (TCOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Trip.com (TCOM) $26.04B, Global Business Travel (GBTG) $4.96B, Southwest Airlines (LUV) $21.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, TCOM, GBTG and LUV?

Trip.com (TCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Trip.com (TCOM) 7.6x, Global Business Travel (GBTG) 55.5x, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 20.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trip.com (TCOM) is cheapest (Trip.com (TCOM) 11.0x, Global Business Travel (GBTG) 43.2x, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 16.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Global Business Travel (GBTG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Trip.com (TCOM) +18.1%, Global Business Travel (GBTG) +30.2%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) +14.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trip.com (TCOM) has the highest net margin (Trip.com (TCOM) 36.1%, Global Business Travel (GBTG) 2.8%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 3.3%). On return on invested capital, Southwest Airlines (LUV) leads (Trip.com (TCOM) 5.3%, Global Business Travel (GBTG) 2.2%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southwest Airlines (LUV) returned the most: Trip.com (TCOM) -45.2%, Global Business Travel (GBTG) +16.1%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) +33.1%. Over five years, Trip.com (TCOM) compounded fastest (Trip.com (TCOM) +6.6%/yr, Southwest Airlines (LUV) -1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trip.com (TCOM) has been the steadiest (Trip.com (TCOM) 36.3%, Global Business Travel (GBTG) 56.9%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 43.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TCOM, GBTG 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, Trip.com (TCOM) leads on 7. 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.