FedEx Corporation vs United Airlines Holdings, Inc., two Airlines stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where FDX and UAL diverge most: on debt / equity, FDX reads 0.76 and UAL reads 1.45; on current ratio, FDX reads 1.48 and UAL reads 0.78. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What FDX's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What UAL'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 | FDX | UAL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $307.35 | $121.31 |
| Market cap | $73.5B | $39.6B |
| Sector | Airlines | Airlines |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +0.0% | — |
| P/E | 16.6 | 11.4 |
| P/B | 2.32 | 2.37 |
| P/S | 0.78 | 0.63 |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.6 | 6.8 |
| Revenue growth | +7.7% | +8.5% |
| Operating margin | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| Net margin | 4.7% | 5.6% |
| Return on equity | 14.0% | 20.9% |
| Return on assets | 4.5% | 4.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 7.4% | 9.3% |
| FCF yield | 7.0% | 6.4% |
| Dividend yield | 1.9% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.76 | 1.45 |
| Current ratio | 1.48 | 0.78 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.75 | 6.89 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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