Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) vs China Southern Airlines Company Limited (ZNH)

Southwest Airlines Co. and China Southern Airlines Company Limited are both Airlines companies. Southwest Airlines Co. is the larger, with a market value of $20.5B against $17.7B — 1.2× the size. China Southern Airlines Company Limited has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Southwest Airlines Co. trades at 25.7×. Southwest Airlines Co. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.46% against −2.66%. Southwest Airlines Co. has the higher net margin (2.79% vs −9.08%) and the higher return on invested capital (7.04% vs 0.00%). Across the 19 metrics below, Southwest Airlines Co. leads on 15 and China Southern Airlines Company Limited on 4.