Alaska Air Group, Inc. (ALK) vs Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV)

• Alaska Air Group, Inc. ALK 38.90 ▲ +0.52%
• Southwest Airlines Co. LUV 44.39 ▼ −0.11%

Alaska Air Group, Inc. and Southwest Airlines Co. are both Airlines companies. Southwest Airlines Co. is the larger, with a market value of $21.8B against $4.3B — 5.0× the size. Alaska Air Group, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Southwest Airlines Co. trades at 21.0×. Southwest Airlines Co. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 14.5% against 8.23%. Southwest Airlines Co. has the higher net margin (3.34% vs −2.58%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.02% vs −2.44%). Across the 19 metrics below, Southwest Airlines Co. leads on 14 and Alaska Air Group, Inc. on 5.