LATAM Airlines Group 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 LTM and LUV diverge most: on fcf yield, LTM reads 13.2% and LUV reads -2.2%; on debt / equity, LTM reads 0.00 and LUV reads 0.84. 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). 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 | LTM | LUV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $50.27 | $41.65 |
| Market cap | $14.8B | $20.5B |
| Sector | Airlines | Airlines |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/E | 10.2 | 26.4 |
| P/B | 11.01 | 2.90 |
| P/S | 1.04 | 0.68 |
| EV/EBITDA | 3.1 | 8.7 |
| Revenue growth | +34.4% | +9.4% |
| Gross margin | 29.2% | — |
| Operating margin | 16.4% | 3.4% |
| Net margin | 10.3% | 2.8% |
| Return on equity | 108.8% | 11.8% |
| Return on assets | 8.3% | 2.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 156.9% | 6.1% |
| FCF yield | 13.2% | -2.2% |
| Dividend yield | — | 1.7% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.84 |
| Current ratio | 0.60 | 0.49 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.76 | 7.53 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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