TCOM vs TKO vs UAL Stock Comparison

Trip.com, TKO Group Holdings and United Airlines Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TCOM Trip.com Group Ltd
$39.59 +0.4% 1M -46.3% 1Y
Market cap
$25.72B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.45B
Div. yield
–
Travel Services Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
TKO TKO Group Holdings, Inc.
$172.21 -5.8% 1M -8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$32.80B
P/E
56.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
1.82%
Live Entertainment Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Trip.com leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Trip.com 5, United Airlines Holdings 4, TKO Group Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTCOMTKOUALLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.72B $32.80B $34.02B UAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.6x 56.1x 9.5x TCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.9x 38.4x 14.9x TCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.1% +5.1% +12.3% TCOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 36.1% 4.3% 5.5% TCOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.3% 6.7% 8.9% UAL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x 1.5x UAL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.82% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -46.3% -8.2% +6.0% UAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.5%/yr +23.0%/yr +17.9%/yr TKO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.2% 31.8% 48.2% TKO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 83/100 81/100 48/100 TCOM

Percentile Scorecard

TCOMTKOUAL

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

AxisTCOMTKOUAL
Valuation 93 #3 of 28 42 #8 of 13 74 #36 of 136
Growth 79 #6 of 25 100 #1 of 11 48 #64 of 121
Profitability 67 #9 of 25 100 #1 of 11 48 #60 of 115
Financial Health 93 #3 of 30 83 #3 of 13 21 #113 of 143
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 83 81 48
  • TCOM ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • TKO ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • UAL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTCOMTKOUALSPY
1 month +0.4%-5.8%-8.1% -0.2%
3 months -12.6%-7.5%-15.4% +3.9%
6 months -24.4%-6.7%+15.8% +8.2%
Year to date -44.9%-17.6%-6.4% +12.9%
1 year -46.3%-8.2%+6.0% +12.3%
3 years +12.1%+110.1%+208.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +3.9%+28.1%+45.7% +23.3%
5 years +37.1%+181.1%+127.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.5%+23.0%+17.9% +10.9%
10 years -12.9%+798.3%+92.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year -1.4%+24.6%+6.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTCOMTKOUALSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.2%31.8%48.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.9%30.9%44.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.580.472.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.28-0.260.12 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.9%-37.2%-49.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.9%-23.4%-23.1% -1.2%
52-week high $78.96$224.96$136.11 $779.14
52-week low $37.96$171.25$85.21 $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.

MultipleTCOMTKOUAL
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 18.1x 56.1xmedian 50.4x 9.5xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.5x 6.2xmedian 1.4x 0.5xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x 24.1xmedian 18.0x 5.7xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.1x 19.6xmedian 17.5x 30.5xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.5x 3.9xmedian 2.4x 1.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.15median 0.30 —median 0.26 1.15median 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 monthsTCOMTKOUAL
Revenue $9.45B $5.30B $65.55B
Gross profit $7.55B $3.15B –
Operating income $1.50B $997.63M $4.92B
Net income $3.42B $661.36M $3.58B
Free cash flow – $1.67B $1.12B
R&D $2.30B – –
EPS (diluted) $4.88 $3.03 $10.93
Cash & equivalents $8.26B $592.49M $6.65B
Total debt $18.23B $4.63B $26.40B
Shares (diluted) 698.38M 75.87M 327.40M
Enterprise value -$19.08B $29.76B -$23.68B

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
MetricTCOMTKOUAL
P/E 7.6x 56.1x 9.5x
P/FCF – 19.6x 30.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 18.3x 4.2x
P/S 2.7x 6.2x 0.5x
P/B 1.1x 3.9x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 6.3x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – 24.1x 5.7x
EV/EBIT 11.9x 36.9x 9.3x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 6.9x 0.7x
EV/FCF – 22.0x 41.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 20.5x 5.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.15 – 1.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTCOMTKOUAL
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.1% 5.1% 12.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 63.0% 7.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.9% 22.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 40.9% 53.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -28.2% 43.5% 1.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 42.4% 19.8% 2.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.1% 73.5% 8.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.9% 21.6% 7.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.2% 155.3% 8.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 51.8% – 8.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 126.3% -12.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -3.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 142.4% -69.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -5.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTCOMTKOUAL
Gross margin 80.0% 59.5% –
EBITDA margin – 28.8% 12.2%
Operating margin 15.9% 18.8% 7.5%
Pretax margin 45.7% 14.2% 6.9%
Net margin 36.1% 4.3% 5.5%
FCF margin – 31.5% 1.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 33.9% 12.4%
Return on equity 14.3% 7.9% 20.8%
Return on assets 8.9% 4.1% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 5.3% 6.7% 8.9%
Return on capital employed 6.1% 7.3% 8.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.7x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTCOMTKOUAL
Debt / assets 10.2% 28.5% 31.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x 1.5x
Debt / FCF – 2.8x 23.7x
Liabilities / assets 38.0% 48.8% 79.1%
Equity / assets 62.0% 51.2% 20.9%
Interest coverage 19.8x 4.1x 3.6x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 2.94 1.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTCOMTKOUAL
Dividend yield – 1.8% –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.8% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 36.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 14.4% –
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.

ConsensusTCOMTKOUAL
Forward P/E 10.9xFY2026 38.4xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.64FY2026 $4.49FY2026 $7.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -44.2%FY2026 +98.7%FY2026 -33.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.0% +19.6% +75.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.46BFY2026 $6.09BFY2026 $66.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.0%FY2026 +28.5%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.9% -5.9% +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTCOMTKOUAL
Held by institutions 23.0% 38.3% 89.6%
Institutions holding 319 656 1,066
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% -2.9% +2.4%
Institutions buying 152 316 568
Institutions selling 119 240 341
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.32 1.67

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.

TCOMTKOUAL
TCOM 1.00 0.06 0.14
TKO 0.06 1.00 0.27
UAL 0.14 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TCOM, TKO and UAL?

United Airlines Holdings (UAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Trip.com (TCOM) $25.72B, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) $32.80B, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) $34.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, TCOM, TKO and UAL?

Trip.com (TCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Trip.com (TCOM) 7.6x, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 56.1x, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) 9.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trip.com (TCOM) is cheapest (Trip.com (TCOM) 10.9x, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 38.4x, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) 14.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Trip.com (TCOM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Trip.com (TCOM) +18.1%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +5.1%, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) +12.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trip.com (TCOM) has the highest net margin (Trip.com (TCOM) 36.1%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 4.3%, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) leads (Trip.com (TCOM) 5.3%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 6.7%, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) 8.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Airlines Holdings (UAL) returned the most: Trip.com (TCOM) -46.3%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) -8.2%, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) +6.0%. Over five years, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) compounded fastest (Trip.com (TCOM) +6.5%/yr, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +23.0%/yr, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) +17.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Trip.com (TCOM) 0.00%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 1.82%, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) 0.00%. Trip.com (TCOM) and United Airlines Holdings (UAL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) has been the steadiest (Trip.com (TCOM) 36.2%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 31.8%, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) 48.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TCOM, TKO and UAL?

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 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.