Southwest Airlines LUV Peer Comparison

NYSE LUV
$38.69 +0.02 (+0.05%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT
Peer Comparison

47 Comparable Companies

Industry Airlines

Southwest Airlines Co (LUV) is the 8th largest of 47 Airlines companies by market capitalisation, at 18.92 Bn, behind Ryanair Holdings Plc at 28.60 Bn. It trades on a P/E of 22.61, 37% above the peer median of 16.47. The table below compares all 47 on 8 financial metrics.

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# Ticker Company match industry_code industry_group industry_group_code Market Capitalization P/E P/S Enterprise Value
1 DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc. primary I-18 Transportation IG-05 51.66 Bn 13.07 0.76 46.99 Bn
2 RYAAY Ryanair Holdings Plc primary I-18 Transportation IG-05 28.60 Bn 12.96 1.57 24.67 Bn
3 LUV Southwest Airlines Co primary I-18 Transportation IG-05 18.92 Bn 22.61 0.63 15.13 Bn
4 CPA Copa Holdings, S.A. primary I-18 Transportation IG-05 5.36 Bn 6.61 1.34 4.10 Bn
5 ALK Alaska Air Group, Inc. primary I-18 Transportation IG-05 4.49 Bn -25.67 0.30 1.83 Bn
6 SKYW Skywest Inc primary I-18 Transportation IG-05 3.79 Bn 9.24 0.90 3.19 Bn
7 AERO Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V. primary I-18 Transportation IG-05 2.29 Bn 10.66 0.40 1.25 Bn
8 ALGT Allegiant Travel CO primary I-18 Transportation IG-05 1.75 Bn 67.29 0.61 0.70 Bn
9 JBLU Jetblue Airways Corp primary I-18 Transportation IG-05 1.64 Bn -1.86 0.17 -0.38 Bn
10 ULCC Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. primary I-18 Transportation IG-05 1.30 Bn -3.38 0.31 0.35 Bn
11 VTOL Bristow Group Inc. primary I-18 Transportation IG-05 1.28 Bn 12.23 0.82 0.96 Bn
12 RJET Republic Airways Holdings Inc. primary I-18 Transportation IG-05 0.81 Bn 4.74 0.31 0.54 Bn
13 VLRS Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. primary I-18 Transportation IG-05 0.78 Bn -2.90 0.54 -0.05 Bn
14 UP Wheels Up Experience Inc. primary I-18 Transportation IG-05 0.14 Bn 0.01 Bn
15 FLYX Flyexclusive Inc. primary I-18 Transportation IG-05 0.06 Bn -3.87 0.16 0.05 Bn
16 SRFM Surf Air Mobility Inc. primary I-18 Transportation IG-05 0.06 Bn -0.67 0.55 0.04 Bn
17 JETBF Global Crossing Airlines Group Inc. primary I-18 Transportation IG-05 0.04 Bn -13.16 0.14 0.03 Bn
18 PREM Premier Air Charter Holdings Inc. primary I-18 Transportation IG-05 0.02 Bn -3.60 0.48 0.02 Bn
19 JTAI Jet.AI Inc. primary I-18 Transportation IG-05 0.00 Bn 0.31 0.16 -0.01 Bn
20 COST Costco Wholesale Corp /New secondary S-16 Staples Retail SG-06 400.57 Bn 45.32 1.36 380.57 Bn
21 BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. secondary T-51 Internet Platforms TG-08 133.00 Bn 18.45 4.71 115.79 Bn
22 ABNB Airbnb, Inc. secondary T-51 Internet Platforms TG-08 100.36 Bn 37.29 7.63 88.29 Bn
23 EXPE Expedia Group, Inc. secondary T-51 Internet Platforms TG-08 32.81 Bn 16.09 2.09 25.69 Bn
24 TRPCF Trip.com Group Ltd secondary D-22 Travel and Lodging DG-07 29.56 Bn 8.33 3.21 18.09 Bn
25 H Hyatt Hotels Corp secondary D-18 Travel and Lodging DG-07 14.94 Bn 184.46 2.09 14.34 Bn
26 TKO TKO Group Holdings, Inc. secondary C-10 Live Venues CG-04 14.28 Bn 23.52 2.69 12.72 Bn
27 LLYVB Liberty Live Holdings, Inc. secondary C-10 Live Venues CG-04 8.74 Bn -19.99 21.48 8.22 Bn
28 JOBY Joby Aviation, Inc. secondary I-01 Aerospace and Defense IG-01 6.28 Bn -7.15 54.00 6.28 Bn
29 MMYT MakeMyTrip Ltd secondary T-51 Internet Platforms TG-08 5.03 Bn -86.97 4.74 4.64 Bn
30 GBTG Global Business Travel Group, Inc. secondary D-22 Travel and Lodging DG-07 4.87 Bn 55.38 1.53 4.36 Bn
31 ACHR Archer Aviation Inc. secondary I-01 Aerospace and Defense IG-01 4.33 Bn -5.42 656.75 4.33 Bn
32 TNL Travel & Leisure Co. secondary D-19 Travel and Lodging DG-07 4.03 Bn 16.92 0.98 3.75 Bn
33 VAC MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE Corp secondary D-19 Travel and Lodging DG-07 3.51 Bn -10.52 0.68 3.21 Bn
34 LIND Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. secondary D-20 Travel and Lodging DG-07 1.65 Bn -81.56 1.99 1.29 Bn
35 PRSU Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality, Inc. secondary D-25 Gaming and Leisure DG-08 1.33 Bn 16.84 2.75 1.30 Bn
36 TRIP TripAdvisor, Inc. secondary T-51 Internet Platforms TG-08 1.06 Bn 132.53 0.59 0.22 Bn
37 SPCE Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc secondary I-03 Aerospace and Defense IG-01 0.33 Bn -1.32 270.75 0.33 Bn
38 BARK Bark, Inc. secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 0.08 Bn -2.52 0.21 0.06 Bn
39 SEAT Vivid Seats Inc. secondary T-51 Internet Platforms TG-08 0.05 Bn -0.19 0.11 -0.08 Bn
40 AHMA Ambitions Enterprise Management Co. L.L.C secondary D-22 Travel and Lodging DG-07 0.04 Bn 25.08 1.81 0.03 Bn
41 FEDU Four Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc. secondary D-28 Consumer Services DG-09 0.02 Bn 5.26 0.64 0.01 Bn
42 YTRA Yatra Online, Inc. secondary D-22 Travel and Lodging DG-07 0.01 Bn -2.49 0.06 0.00 Bn
43 JXG JX Luxventure Group Inc. secondary D-22 Travel and Lodging DG-07 0.01 Bn -0.53 0.07 0.01 Bn
44 MGSD Maitong Sunshine Cultural Development Co., Ltd secondary D-22 Travel and Lodging DG-07 0.00 Bn -8.91 11.75 0.00 Bn
45 WBUY Webuy Global Ltd secondary S-13 Staples Retail SG-06 0.00 Bn -215,129.85 0.26 0.00 Bn
46 WETO Wetour Robotics Ltd secondary D-22 Travel and Lodging DG-07 0.00 Bn 0.00 Bn
47 TOUR Tuniu Corp secondary D-22 Travel and Lodging DG-07 0.00 Bn 0.00 0.00 -0.14 Bn