Alaska Air Group, Inc. (ALK) vs United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL)

Alaska Air Group, Inc. and United Airlines Holdings Inc are both Airlines companies. United Airlines Holdings Inc is the larger, with a market value of $36.4B against $4.5B — 8.1× the size. Alaska Air Group, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; United Airlines Holdings Inc trades at 10.7×. Alaska Air Group, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.79% against 8.47%. United Airlines Holdings Inc has the higher net margin (5.56% vs −1.19%) and the higher return on invested capital (11.5% vs −1.94%). Across the 19 metrics below, United Airlines Holdings Inc leads on 13 and Alaska Air Group, Inc. on 6.