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

• Southwest Airlines Co. LUV 39.49 ▼ −3.28%
• 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 $20.0B against $17.7B — 1.1× the size. China Southern Airlines Company Limited has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Southwest Airlines Co. trades at 23.8×. 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 17 metrics below, Southwest Airlines Co. leads on 13 and China Southern Airlines Company Limited on 4.