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| Metric | LUVSOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | DALDELTA AIR LINES, INC. | UALUnited Airlines Holdings, Inc. | AALAmerican Airlines Group Inc. | Median of the restexcluding LUV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $39.65▲ 0.85 (2.19%) | $76.66▲ 2.03 (2.72%) | $97.77▲ 2.17 (2.27%) | $12.11▲ 0.43 (3.68%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 7.3/10 | 4.7/10 | 4.7/10 | 4.7/10 | 4.7/10 |
| Market value | $23.50B | $49.52B | $31.63B | $8.00B | |
| Revenue | $28.06B | $63.36B | $59.07B | $54.63B | |
| Profit | $441.0M | $5.00B | $3.35B | $111.0M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | 2.1% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 2.8% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | 1.5% | 9.2% | 8.0% | 2.7% | 8.0% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | 1.6% | 7.9% | 5.7% | 0.2% | 5.7% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | -3.0% | 6.1% | 4.3% | -1.2% | 4.3% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | 5.5% | 24.0% | 21.9% | -3.0% | 21.9% |
| Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies. | 3.4% | 15.8% | 12.0% | 3.6% | 12.0% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | 53.29x | 9.89x | 9.43x | 72.04x | 9.89x |
| EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies. | — | 7.08x | 6.14x | 9.60x | 7.08x |
| Price to book | 2.94x | 2.37x | 2.07x | -2.15x | 2.07x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 2.64x | 2.90x | 4.00x | -17.57x | 2.90x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 6/8 | 7/8 | 7/8 | 5/8 | 7.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | grey | distress | distress | distress |
How LUV compares with the others
- LUV's operating margin of 1.5% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (8.0%).
- Its revenue growth of 2.1% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (2.8%).
- It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 53.3x against 9.9x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.