JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP vs SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO., two Airlines stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where JBLU and LUV diverge most: on revenue growth, JBLU reads -0.4% and LUV reads +9.4%; on operating margin, JBLU reads -10.0% and LUV reads 3.4%. 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 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 | JBLU | LUV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.28 | $45.08 |
| Market cap | $2.0B | $22.2B |
| Sector | Airlines | Airlines |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | -4.4% |
| P/E | — | 28.5 |
| P/B | 1.08 | 3.14 |
| P/S | 0.21 | 0.74 |
| EV/EBITDA | 30.4 | 8.5 |
| Revenue growth | -0.4% | +9.4% |
| Operating margin | -10.0% | 3.4% |
| Net margin | -7.8% | 2.8% |
| Return on equity | -39.4% | 11.8% |
| Return on assets | -4.3% | 2.8% |
| Return on invested capital | -3.2% | 7.3% |
| FCF yield | -57.0% | -2.0% |
| Dividend yield | — | 1.6% |
| Debt / equity | 4.66 | 0.54 |
| Current ratio | 0.70 | 0.49 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.44 | 7.53 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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