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 revenue growth, JBLU reads -0.4% and LTM reads +34.4%; on operating margin, JBLU reads -10.0% and LTM reads 16.4%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What JBLU's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (revenue-multiple basis). 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 | $5.28 | $50.12 |
| Market cap | $2.0B | $14.8B |
| Sector | Airlines | Airlines |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | — | 10.1 |
| P/B | 1.08 | 10.98 |
| P/S | 0.21 | 1.04 |
| EV/EBITDA | 30.4 | 3.1 |
| Revenue growth | -0.4% | +34.4% |
| Gross margin | — | 29.2% |
| Operating margin | -10.0% | 16.4% |
| Net margin | -7.8% | 10.3% |
| Return on equity | -39.4% | 108.8% |
| Return on assets | -4.3% | 8.3% |
| Return on invested capital | -3.2% | 156.9% |
| FCF yield | -57.0% | 13.3% |
| Debt / equity | 4.66 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 0.70 | 0.60 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.44 | 1.76 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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