COPA HOLDINGS, S.A. vs JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP, two Airlines stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CPA and JBLU diverge most: on revenue growth, CPA reads +29.4% and JBLU reads -0.4%; on operating margin, CPA reads 22.6% and JBLU reads -10.0%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What CPA's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What JBLU's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (revenue-multiple basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CPA | JBLU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $136.11 | $5.28 |
| Market cap | $5.6B | $2.0B |
| Sector | Airlines | Airlines |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/E | 8.4 | — |
| P/B | 2.02 | 1.08 |
| P/S | 1.55 | 0.21 |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.4 | 30.4 |
| Revenue growth | +29.4% | -0.4% |
| Operating margin | 22.6% | -10.0% |
| Net margin | 18.6% | -7.8% |
| Return on equity | 24.2% | -39.4% |
| Return on assets | 10.2% | -4.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 25.6% | -3.2% |
| FCF yield | 20.5% | -57.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 4.66 |
| Current ratio | 1.31 | 0.70 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.53 | 6.44 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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