JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP vs LATAM Airlines Group S.A., two Airlines stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where JBLU and LTM diverge most: on operating margin, JBLU reads -5.2% and LTM reads 16.4%; on net margin, JBLU reads -9.3% and LTM reads 10.3%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What LTM'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 | JBLU | LTM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.41 | $51.28 |
| Market cap | $1.7B | $15.1B |
| Sector | Airlines | Airlines |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | — | 10.3 |
| P/B | 1.04 | 11.23 |
| P/S | 0.17 | 1.06 |
| EV/EBITDA | 58.1 | 3.2 |
| Revenue growth | +4.0% | +34.4% |
| Gross margin | — | 29.2% |
| Operating margin | -5.2% | 16.4% |
| Net margin | -9.3% | 10.3% |
| Return on equity | -55.8% | 108.8% |
| Return on assets | -5.4% | 8.3% |
| Return on invested capital | -4.4% | 156.9% |
| FCF yield | -65.2% | 13.0% |
| Debt / equity | 5.34 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 0.70 | 0.60 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.46 | 1.78 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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