Head to head
Southwest Airlines vs Delta Air Lines
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: LUV · DAL
LUV
Southwest Airlines
41.72-1.72%
1-year price shape — +31% over the period
Quant Rating D · 72/100
vs
DAL
Delta Air Lines
82.97-0.82%
1-year price shape — +48% over the period
Quant Rating B · 80/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Delta Air Lines edges it on the scoreable measures. Delta Air Lines has the highest Quant Rating (80); Delta Air Lines has done best over the past year (+48%); Delta Air Lines trades cheapest on trailing earnings.
| LUV | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Airlines | Airlines |
| Last price | 41.72 | 82.97 |
| Change today | -1.72% | -0.82% |
| 1-year return | +31.1% | +48.1% |
| Market cap | $20.41B | $54.56B |
| 52-week range | 28.75 – 54.38 | 54.60 – 95.44 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 26.08 | 13.76 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 21st | 71st |
| P/B | 2.88 | 2.50 |
| Dividend yield | 1.73% | 0.90% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 0.79 | 7.66 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $386.47M | $5.04B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $30.07B | $68.29B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +16.4% | +18.7% |
| Gross margin | 18.0% | 22.3% |
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 8.1% |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 5.8% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $-455.00M | $3.41B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 94.6% | 91.8% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 31 buy / 15 sell | 18 buy / 31 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 4.5% | 4.0% |
| Analyst consensus | 50% buy / 36% hold / 14% sell (14) | 100% buy (18) |
| Analyst price target | $53 (+26%) | $107 (+29%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (72) | B (80) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 72,790 | 103,000 |
| Founded | 1967 | 1928 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.