ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC. vs AZUL SA, two Airlines stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ALK and AZUL diverge most: on operating margin, ALK reads -8.4% and AZUL reads 19.8%; on fcf yield, ALK reads 19.7% and AZUL reads -6.6%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What ALK's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ALK | AZUL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $53.84 | $9.15 |
| Market cap | $6.2B | $4.2B |
| Sector | Airlines | Airlines |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/B | 1.65 | — |
| P/S | 0.43 | 0.99 |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.8 | 2.8 |
| Revenue growth | +14.6% | +22.0% |
| Operating margin | -8.4% | 19.8% |
| Net margin | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| Return on equity | 2.0% | — |
| Return on assets | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 1.9% | — |
| FCF yield | 19.7% | -6.6% |
| Dividend yield | 0.7% | — |
| Debt / equity | 1.45 | — |
| Current ratio | 0.43 | 0.21 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.76 | 4.29 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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