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U.S. Airlines Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 08, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D3.5%
  • 3M10.4%
  • 1Y11.8%
  • YTD10.3%

The Airlines industry is up 3.5% in the last week, with Delta Air Lines up 4.3%. During this same period, the Sun Country Airlines Holdings underperformed, falling 7.4%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 12%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Airlines Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 May 2024US$91.5bUS$195.1bUS$7.2b9.4x12.6x0.5x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024US$84.6bUS$190.7bUS$7.5b10.2x11.3x0.4x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024US$86.3bUS$190.9bUS$7.2b11.1x12x0.5x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024US$82.4bUS$193.7bUS$7.1b9.9x11.6x0.4x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023US$86.4bUS$190.8bUS$6.0b10.9x14.3x0.5x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023US$73.9bUS$190.7bUS$6.1b9.6x12.2x0.4x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023US$66.5bUS$189.1bUS$7.2b10.1x9.2x0.4x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023US$78.9bUS$186.1bUS$6.5b10.3x12.1x0.4x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023US$87.1bUS$186.3bUS$6.5b11.6x13.3x0.5x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023US$100.5bUS$185.3bUS$5.1b24.2x19.6x0.5x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023US$92.1bUS$171.6bUS$3.2b26x28.8x0.5x
Fri, 12 May 2023US$76.8bUS$171.6bUS$3.2b22x24x0.4x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023US$76.8bUS$160.9bUS$920.3m18.9x83.4x0.5x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023US$87.6bUS$160.9bUS$1.2b21.1x73.5x0.5x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023US$88.8bUS$159.8bUS$1.4b19.4x64.6x0.6x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022US$74.6bUS$149.1b-US$1,261,567,000.0016.5x-59.1x0.5x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022US$85.2bUS$149.1b-US$1,153,426,000.0020.1x-73.9x0.6x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022US$79.0bUS$145.3b-US$816,797,000.0020.5x-96.7x0.5x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022US$73.0bUS$134.5b-US$612,797,000.0019.5x-119.1x0.5x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022US$82.2bUS$134.5b-US$612,797,000.0022.4x-134.2x0.6x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022US$80.1bUS$121.0b-US$1,385,660,000.0015.3x-57.8x0.7x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022US$79.1bUS$114.3b-US$1,468,660,000.0015x-53.9x0.7x
Sat, 14 May 2022US$90.4bUS$114.3b-US$1,447,846,000.0017.8x-62.5x0.8x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022US$91.4bUS$98.0b-US$1,034,777,000.0017.9x-88.4x0.9x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022US$77.5bUS$97.9b-US$1,028,098,170.0016.4x-75.4x0.8x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022US$96.1bUS$96.3b-US$1,534,618,170.0021.1x-62.6x1x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022US$73.7bUS$55.8b-US$4,862,173,170.0030.2x-15.2x1.3x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021US$74.0bUS$55.7b-US$4,834,832,170.0028.3x-15.3x1.3x
Thu, 28 Oct 2021US$78.7bUS$52.1b-US$5,572,762,170.0030x-14.1x1.5x
Sat, 25 Sep 2021US$91.2bUS$42.3b-US$10,447,170,685.0029.6x-8.7x2.2x
Mon, 23 Aug 2021US$81.6bUS$42.4b-US$10,235,193,952.0024.6x-8x1.9x
Sat, 10 Jul 2021US$81.6bUS$41.4b-US$10,032,653,782.0025.5x-8.1x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-6.4x


Total Market Cap: US$88.6bTotal Earnings: -US$13,943,075,782.00Total Revenue: US$28.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Airlines Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -39.8x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Airlines industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 12.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -39.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.86x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Airlines industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 90% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Industrials industry?

US Market3.31%
Industrials2.62%
Airlines3.46%
Airlines3.46%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
DAL Delta Air LinesUS$52.284.5%
+US$1.5b
54.7%PE6.7x
LUV Southwest AirlinesUS$27.185.9%
+US$903.7m
-7.0%PE41.4x
UAL United Airlines HoldingsUS$53.024.6%
+US$772.7m
16.5%PE6.5x
AAL American Airlines GroupUS$14.426.2%
+US$551.1m
0.6%PE18.9x
ALK Alaska Air GroupUS$43.292.6%
+US$190.9m
0.4%PE22.4x
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ALGT

US$53.06

Allegiant Travel

7D

-1.2%

1Y

-48.8%

SAVE

US$3.40

Spirit Airlines

7D

-1.2%

1Y

-78.3%

MESA

US$0.90

Mesa Air Group

7D

-0.04%

1Y

-40.0%

UP

US$2.23

Wheels Up Experience

7D

3.7%

1Y

-29.3%

ALK

US$43.29

Alaska Air Group

7D

2.6%

1Y

0.4%

LUV

US$27.18

Southwest Airlines

7D

5.9%

1Y

-7.0%

DAL

US$52.28

Delta Air Lines

7D

4.5%

1Y

54.7%

SOAR

US$1.77

Volato Group

7D

-2.7%

1Y

-83.1%

CPA

US$101.72

Copa Holdings

7D

4.5%

1Y

6.4%

SKYW

US$77.06

SkyWest

7D

5.2%

1Y

191.5%