LUV vs LTM vs UAL
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
LUV52.3
Southwest Airlines Co.
Industrials · Airlines, Airports & Air Services
$39.50 −3.26%$19.3B mkt cap
Score DNA
LTM53.6
LATAM Airlines Group S.A.
Industrials · Airlines, Airports & Air Services
$47.47 −2.12%$13.6B mkt cap
Score DNA
UAL40.6
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
Industrials · Airlines, Airports & Air Services
$96.10 −5.14%$31.2B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
LUV LTM UAL · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | LUV | LTM | UAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-05-01 | — | 2026-05-01 |
| 13F net change in holders | +63 | — | +93 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 686 | 11 | 999 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 473 | 24 | 851 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +213 | −13 | +148 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | LUV | LTM | UAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 23.1x
89th
|
8.7x
22nd
|
8.9x
33rd
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 1.02 | — | 0.89 |
| Price / sales | 0.6x
60th
|
0.9x
80th
|
0.5x
40th
|
| Price / book | 2.7x
77th
|
6.8x
85th
|
1.9x
38th
|
| Price / tangible book | 4.4x
42nd
|
21.3x
83rd
|
4.7x
50th
|
| Price / free cash flow | — | 7.1x
22nd
|
12.3x
67th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 8.2x
92nd
|
3.9x
58th
|
3.5x
33rd
|
| Enterprise value | $22.4B
80th
|
$20.0B
73rd
|
$48.2B
93rd
|
| EV / sales | 0.7x
13th
|
1.3x
80th
|
0.8x
20th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 8.3x
62nd
|
6.6x
54th
|
5.8x
23rd
|
| EV / EBIT | 19.6x
73rd
|
8.3x
9th
|
9.0x
36th
|
| EV / free cash flow | — | 10.4x
22nd
|
19.0x
67th
|
| Earnings yield | 4.3%
47th
|
11.4%
87th
|
11.2%
80th
|
| FCF yield | -3.2%
33rd
|
14.1%
87th
|
8.2%
60th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 12.2%
27th
|
25.7%
53rd
|
28.6%
73rd
|
| Graham number (per share) | $23.19
12th
|
$29.19
25th
|
$110.98
75th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | LUV | LTM | UAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 61.0%
79th
|
27.0%
36th
|
65.1%
86th
|
| EBITDA margin | 9.0%
33rd
|
19.2%
73rd
|
13.3%
47th
|
| Operating margin | 3.5%
40th
|
15.2%
87th
|
7.7%
60th
|
| EBIT margin | 3.8%
40th
|
15.2%
87th
|
8.5%
60th
|
| Net margin | 2.8%
53rd
|
9.9%
87th
|
5.6%
73rd
|
| NOPAT margin | 2.7%
40th
|
14.0%
87th
|
6.1%
60th
|
| FCF margin | -2.1%
33rd
|
12.2%
87th
|
4.0%
53rd
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 7.9%
33rd
|
22.1%
67th
|
14.2%
47th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 7.5%
60th
|
9.6%
73rd
|
15.3%
87th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| Effective tax rate | 21.6%
67th
|
7.8%
7th
|
21.9%
73rd
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | LUV | LTM | UAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 11.1%
54th
|
107.0%
100th
|
23.3%
92nd
|
| ROA | 2.8%
60th
|
8.6%
93rd
|
4.3%
73rd
|
| ROIC | 8.0%
53rd
|
26.6%
93rd
|
11.3%
73rd
|
| ROCE | 6.8%
53rd
|
20.5%
100th
|
9.4%
67th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 3.9%
47th
|
13.3%
100th
|
6.6%
73rd
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 23.2%
67th
|
42.0%
93rd
|
26.4%
73rd
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 60.9%
93rd
|
21.6%
60th
|
48.4%
87th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 3.8%
55th
|
— | 8.9%
73rd
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 4.0%
55th
|
— | 7.0%
73rd
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 6.4%
55th
|
— | 15.5%
73rd
|
| Incremental ROIC | 80.8%
100th
|
43.7%
75th
|
29.1%
67th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | LUV | LTM | UAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 9.5%
50th
|
20.1%
100th
|
8.5%
25th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 16.3%
53rd
|
1.1%
13th
|
21.0%
73rd
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 6.2%
55th
|
— | 7.3%
64th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 25.0%
45th
|
— | 33.9%
82nd
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 58.1%
82nd
|
— | 41.7%
73rd
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 26.0%
88th
|
— | 4.2%
62nd
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 113.5%
100th
|
33.2%
67th
|
5.7%
50th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 12.9%
60th
|
— | 9.5%
40th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 132.0%
100th
|
38.8%
67th
|
5.9%
50th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 22.7%
100th
|
— | 10.0%
40th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | — | — | — |
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | — | 56.2%
86th
|
-37.1%
14th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | — | — | 14.2%
67th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | -7.0%
0th
|
— | 0.3%
44th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | -5.6%
27th
|
— | 30.1%
91st
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 3.8% | — | — |
| Sustainable growth rate | 6.2%
25th
|
77.0%
100th
|
23.3%
88th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | LUV | LTM | UAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 30.7%
45th
|
— | 46.7%
91st
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 1.2%
27th
|
— | 8.3%
64th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 1.5%
55th
|
— | 5.5%
64th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | -3.2%
18th
|
— | 3.2%
55th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.84
58th
|
— | 0.85
67th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.31
33rd
|
— | 0.76
92nd
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.02
67th
|
— | 0.00
0th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | LUV | LTM | UAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $3.8B
87th
|
$2.7B
73rd
|
$16.6B
100th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$3.1B
47th
|
−$6.3B
27th
|
−$17.0B
7th
|
| Working capital | −$6.8B
13th
|
−$2.6B
33rd
|
−$6.1B
20th
|
| Current ratio | 0.49
7th
|
0.67
53rd
|
0.78
67th
|
| Quick ratio | 0.42
13th
|
0.60
47th
|
0.72
67th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.29
7th
|
0.34
33rd
|
0.60
73rd
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 106 days
7th
|
909 days
67th
|
193 days
33rd
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | LUV | LTM | UAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $6.9B
60th
|
$9.0B
73rd
|
$33.7B
93rd
|
| Debt / equity | 0.97
46th
|
4.51
77th
|
2.02
62nd
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.44
23rd
|
3.16
77th
|
1.02
62nd
|
| Debt / assets | 22.9%
20th
|
45.9%
67th
|
39.8%
53rd
|
| Debt / capital | 49.3%
46th
|
81.9%
77th
|
66.8%
62nd
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.54
23rd
|
2.97
38th
|
4.03
54th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.14
15th
|
2.09
46th
|
2.04
31st
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 6.7x
85th
|
3.4x
46th
|
4.2x
62nd
|
| Cash interest coverage | 13.8x
93rd
|
4.9x
36th
|
7.0x
57th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 2.9 yrs
50th
|
2.6 yrs
42nd
|
3.8 yrs
58th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 76.5%
47th
|
89.9%
67th
|
80.3%
53rd
|
| IS credit model rating | BBB- | BB | BB- |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 350
27th
|
475
40th
|
550
53rd
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | LUV | LTM | UAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 1.02
100th
|
0.87
87th
|
0.78
73rd
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 1.46
87th
|
1.23
73rd
|
1.16
67th
|
| Inventory turnover | 13.9
29th
|
22.6
50th
|
13.2
21st
|
| Receivables turnover | 31.9
93rd
|
10.6
7th
|
26.4
73rd
|
| Days sales outstanding | 11 days
7th
|
34 days
93rd
|
14 days
27th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 26 days
71st
|
16 days
50th
|
28 days
79th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 14 days
13th
|
61 days
80th
|
89 days
87th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 24 days
93rd
|
−11 days
27th
|
−47 days
7th
|
| Capex / revenue | 9.9%
40th
|
9.9%
47th
|
10.1%
53rd
|
| Capex / depreciation | 1.91
60th
|
2.48
80th
|
2.13
73rd
|
| Operating expense ratio | 173.9%
93rd
|
10.8%
27th
|
61.5%
73rd
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | LUV | LTM | UAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 2.82
67th
|
2.24
22nd
|
2.55
56th
|
| FCF / net income | −0.74
0th
|
1.23
56th
|
0.73
33rd
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | -26.3%
8th
|
55.0%
67th
|
28.5%
50th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 126.3%
92nd
|
45.0%
33rd
|
71.5%
50th
|
| Accruals ratio | -5.2%
80th
|
-10.7%
20th
|
-6.7%
60th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -12.1%
13th
|
-1.3%
80th
|
-0.4%
87th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 0.75
0th
|
0.75
0th
|
0.75
0th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | LUV | LTM | UAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 52
73rd
|
54
80th
|
41
47th
|
| IS profitability | 36
67th
|
39
73rd
|
50
93rd
|
| IS growth | 64
85th
|
84
100th
|
51
62nd
|
| IS value | 47
53rd
|
65
87th
|
63
80th
|
| IS momentum | 91
85th
|
97
100th
|
78
69th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 50
73rd
|
30
47th
|
30
47th
|
| IS quality | 69
67th
|
52
47th
|
70
80th
|
| IS balance sheet | 55
73rd
|
39
40th
|
45
53rd
|
| IS earnings quality | 86
100th
|
67
33rd
|
83
93rd
|
| IS cash flow | 35
40th
|
65
87th
|
33
33rd
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 7
60th
|
7
60th
|
9
100th
|
| Altman Z-score | 2.3
87th
|
1.8
67th
|
1.4
53rd
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.80
42nd
|
−2.37
75th
|
−2.74
58th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −6.49
53rd
|
−5.87
73rd
|
−6.87
33rd
|
| IS credit score | 52
73rd
|
42
53rd
|
38
47th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | LUV | LTM | UAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $19.3B
87th
|
$13.6B
80th
|
$31.2B
93rd
|
| Revenue | $30.1B
80th
|
$15.8B
73rd
|
$62.9B
93rd
|
| EBITDA | $2.7B
73rd
|
$3.0B
80th
|
$8.4B
100th
|
| Net income | $837.0M
80th
|
$1.6B
87th
|
$3.5B
100th
|
| Free cash flow | −$621.0M
13th
|
$1.9B
87th
|
$2.5B
93rd
|
| Total assets | $30.1B
80th
|
$19.6B
67th
|
$84.6B
93rd
|
| Shareholders' equity | $7.1B
87th
|
$2.0B
60th
|
$16.7B
93rd
|
| Employees | 73,456
80th
|
43,341
73rd
|
117,500
93rd
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | LUV | LTM | UAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | −3.3% | −2.1% | −5.1% |
| 1 week | −5.2% | −5.5% | −10.6% |
| 1 month | −2.1% | −7.6% | −10.7% |
| 3 months | −17.9% | −8.2% | −18.2% |
| 6 months | −6.7% | −14.7% | −5.6% |
| Year to date | −3.1% | −13.0% | −15.0% |
| 1 year | +19.8% | +7.9% | −7.6% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +60.8% | — | +134.4% |
| 5 years, cumulative | −20.2% | — | +95.5% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | LUV | LTM | UAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 41.4 | 39.4 | 30.4 |
| From 52-week high | −27.4% | −32.6% | −30.8% |
| From 52-week low | +37.4% | +12.3% | +13.5% |
| Beta | 1.16 | 0.84 | 1.30 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17