UAL vs AZUL vs PREM Stock Comparison

United Airlines Holdings, Azul and Premier Air Charter Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AZUL Azul Sa
$4.05 -37.5% 1M
Market cap
$12.25B
P/E
142.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

United Airlines Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (United Airlines Holdings 7, Premier Air Charter Holdings 2, Azul 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUALAZULPREMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.71B $12.25B $5.62M UAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.1x 142.7x -1.4x UAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.2x 8.4x — AZUL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.3% — +39.0% PREM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% — -12.9% UAL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x — -9.0x PREM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.4% — -33.3% UAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr — -56.6%/yr UAL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.1% 560.8% 290.0% UAL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 — 12/100 UAL

Percentile Scorecard

UALAZULPREM

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

AxisUALAZULPREM
Valuation 62 #32 of 82 16 #69 of 82 11 #73 of 82
Growth 41 #42 of 70 – 25 #53 of 70
Profitability 31 #46 of 66 – 8 #61 of 66
Financial Health 18 #75 of 91 1 #90 of 91 6 #86 of 91
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 38 – 12
  • UAL ranked among 93 companies in Transportation
  • AZUL ranked among 93 companies in Transportation
  • PREM ranked among 93 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUALAZULPREMSPY
1 month -11.7%-37.5%-33.3% -0.8%
3 months -16.5%-52.1%-66.7% +3.5%
6 months +9.6%+3.8%-66.7% +7.0%
Year to date -10.0%—-33.3% +12.2%
1 year +1.4%—-33.3% +13.0%
3 years +197.0%—-50.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +43.8%—-20.6% +23.1%
5 years +119.8%—-98.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +17.1%—-56.6% +11.0%
10 years +86.5%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.4%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureUALAZULPREMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.1%560.8%290.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.1%725.2%456.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.231.880.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.03—-0.11 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.2%-99.2%-98.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.0%-99.2%-75.0% -1.8%
52-week high $136.11$495.00$0.08 $779.14
52-week low $85.21$3.90$0.02 $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.

MultipleUALAZULPREM
P/E now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 10.7x 142.7xmedian 10.7x -1.4xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.2x 3.2xmedian 1.2x 0.2xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 6.6x —median 6.6x -20.9xmedian 6.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.3xmedian 7.1x -47.8xmedian 7.1x -2.9xmedian 7.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 0.9x —median 0.9x 3.7xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.11median 0.68 —median 0.68 -0.04median 0.68

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 monthsUALAZULPREM
Revenue $65.55B – $31.56M
Gross profit – – $3.52M
Operating income $4.92B – -$2.66M
Net income $3.58B – -$4.09M
Free cash flow $1.12B – -$1.96M
EPS (diluted) $10.93 – $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $6.65B $181.08M $156.50K
Total debt $26.40B $4.21B $16.78M
Shares (diluted) 327.40M 17.41B 280.85M
Enterprise value -$24.98B $11.36B $4.89M

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
MetricUALAZULPREM
P/E 9.1x 142.7x -1.4x
P/FCF 29.3x -47.8x -2.9x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x – 35.7x
P/S 0.5x 3.2x 0.2x
P/B 1.8x – 3.7x
P/Tangible book 2.2x – 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 5.6x – -20.9x
EV/EBIT 9.0x – -3.7x
EV/Revenue 0.7x – 0.3x
EV/FCF 39.8x – -5.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.4x – 62.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.11 – -0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUALAZULPREM
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.3% – 39.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.7% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 367.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.9% – -1.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.4% – -95.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.6% – -18.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% – -87.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.4% – -4.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.3% – 34.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.9% – -93.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.1% – 46.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -69.9% – -530.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.8% – -140.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUALAZULPREM
Gross margin – – 11.2%
EBITDA margin 12.2% – -1.5%
Operating margin 7.5% – -8.4%
Pretax margin 6.9% – -13.5%
Net margin 5.5% – -12.9%
FCF margin 1.7% – -6.2%
Operating cash flow margin 12.4% – 0.5%
Return on equity 20.8% – -195.7%
Return on assets 4.2% – -10.9%
Return on invested capital 8.9% – –
Return on capital employed 8.5% – -15.1%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x – 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUALAZULPREM
Debt / assets 31.0% 97.6% 11.2%
Debt / equity 1.5x – 2.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x – -9.0x
Debt / FCF 23.7x – -2.2x
Liabilities / assets 79.1% 165.7% 96.1%
Equity / assets 20.9% – 3.9%
Interest coverage 3.6x – -1.7x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.2x 0.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.37 – -0.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUALAZULPREM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusUALAZULPREM
Forward P/E 13.2xFY2026 8.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.61FY2026 $0.48FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -28.3%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +69.9% +187.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $66.36BFY2026 $4.51BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +12.3%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +12.6% +13.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUALAZULPREM
Held by institutions 89.6% 2.9% –
Institutions holding 1,066 42 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% – –
Institutions buying 568 42 –
Institutions selling 341 0 –
Buyers to sellers 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.

UALAZULPREM
UAL 1.00 -0.02 -0.06
AZUL -0.02 1.00 -0.12
PREM -0.06 -0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UAL, AZUL and PREM?

United Airlines Holdings (UAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: United Airlines Holdings (UAL) $32.71B, Azul (AZUL) $12.25B, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) $5.62M.

Which stock is cheaper, UAL, AZUL and PREM?

United Airlines Holdings (UAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (United Airlines Holdings (UAL) 9.1x, Azul (AZUL) 142.7x, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -1.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Azul (AZUL) is cheapest (United Airlines Holdings (UAL) 13.2x, Azul (AZUL) 8.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: United Airlines Holdings (UAL) +12.3%, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) +39.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Airlines Holdings (UAL) has the highest net margin (United Airlines Holdings (UAL) 5.5%, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Airlines Holdings (UAL) returned the most: United Airlines Holdings (UAL) +1.4%, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -33.3%. Over five years, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) compounded fastest (United Airlines Holdings (UAL) +17.1%/yr, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) -56.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) has been the steadiest (United Airlines Holdings (UAL) 48.1%, Azul (AZUL) 560.8%, Premier Air Charter Holdings (PREM) 290.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UAL, AZUL and PREM?

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