COPA HOLDINGS, S.A. vs SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO., two Airlines stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CPA and LUV diverge most: on fcf yield, CPA reads 19.8% and LUV reads -2.0%; on debt / equity, CPA reads 0.00 and LUV reads 0.54. 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 | CPA | LUV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $141.07 | $44.96 |
| Market cap | $5.8B | $22.2B |
| Sector | Airlines | Airlines |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/E | 8.7 | 28.5 |
| P/B | 2.10 | 3.13 |
| P/S | 1.61 | 0.74 |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.6 | 8.5 |
| Revenue growth | +29.4% | +9.4% |
| Operating margin | 22.6% | 3.4% |
| Net margin | 18.6% | 2.8% |
| Return on equity | 24.2% | 11.8% |
| Return on assets | 10.2% | 2.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 25.6% | 7.3% |
| FCF yield | 19.8% | -2.0% |
| Dividend yield | — | 1.6% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.54 |
| Current ratio | 1.31 | 0.49 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.56 | 7.53 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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