Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) vs Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV)

• Delta Air Lines, Inc. DAL 85.67 ▼ −4.00%
• Southwest Airlines Co. LUV 44.42 ▼ −4.31%

Delta Air Lines, Inc. and Southwest Airlines Co. are both Airlines companies. Delta Air Lines, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $56.2B against $21.8B — 2.6× the size. Delta Air Lines, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 17.0× against 21.1×. Southwest Airlines Co. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 14.5% against 14.1%. Delta Air Lines, Inc. has the higher net margin (4.58% vs 3.34%) and the higher return on invested capital (10.5% vs 9.02%). Both pay a dividend; Southwest Airlines Co. yields more (1.62% vs 0.94%). Across the 22 metrics below, Delta Air Lines, Inc. leads on 15 and Southwest Airlines Co. on 7.