AZUL SA vs SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO., two Airlines stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AZUL and LUV diverge most: on return on assets, AZUL reads 0.5% and LUV reads 2.8%; on net margin, AZUL reads 0.6% and LUV reads 2.8%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. 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 | AZUL | LUV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.15 | $51.88 |
| Market cap | $4.2B | $26.1B |
| Sector | Airlines | Airlines |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | -0.7% |
| P/E | — | 34.6 |
| P/B | — | 3.80 |
| P/S | 0.99 | 0.90 |
| EV/EBITDA | 2.8 | 10.7 |
| Revenue growth | +22.0% | +5.0% |
| Operating margin | 19.8% | 4.5% |
| Net margin | 0.6% | 2.8% |
| Return on equity | — | 11.9% |
| Return on assets | 0.5% | 2.8% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 6.8% |
| FCF yield | -6.6% | -1.5% |
| Dividend yield | — | 1.4% |
| Debt / equity | — | 0.66 |
| Current ratio | 0.21 | 0.48 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 4.29 | 7.54 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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