SOUTHEAST AIRPORT GROUP vs SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO., two Airlines stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ASR and LUV diverge most: on fcf yield, ASR reads 0.8% and LUV reads -1.5%; on debt / equity, ASR reads 0.00 and LUV reads 0.66. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What ASR's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What LUV'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 | ASR | LUV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $308.31 | $51.88 |
| Market cap | $92.5B | $26.1B |
| Sector | Airlines | Airlines |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | -0.7% |
| P/E | 139.9 | 34.6 |
| P/B | 30.77 | 3.80 |
| P/S | 60.52 | 0.90 |
| EV/EBITDA | 107.1 | 10.7 |
| Revenue growth | +26.7% | +5.0% |
| Operating margin | 55.9% | 4.5% |
| Net margin | 44.8% | 2.8% |
| Return on equity | 22.8% | 11.9% |
| Return on assets | 16.8% | 2.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 19.6% | 6.8% |
| FCF yield | 0.8% | -1.5% |
| Dividend yield | — | 1.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.66 |
| Current ratio | 4.36 | 0.48 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.69 | 7.54 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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