DAL vs UAL: Delta Air Lines Inc vs United Airlines Holdings Inc
Side-by-side comparison of key financial metrics, valuation ratios, profitability, growth, and risk-adjusted returns. Both companies are in the Industrials sector.

DAL•United States
$71.72
+2.62%
MX$1,797.91
+8.89%
Quick Summary
United Airlines Holdings Inc is 13.8× the market cap of Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL trades at a lower P/E than UAL. DAL pays a dividend; UAL does not.
Price & Performance
| Metric | DAL | UAL |
|---|---|---|
| Current Price | $71.72 | MX$1,797.91 |
| Daily Change | 2.62% | 8.89% |
| 1-Year Return | 75.57% | 36.18% |
| 52-Week High | $75.35 | MX$2,080.00 |
| 52-Week Low | $39.47 | MX$1,290.00 |
| 50-Day MA | $67.95 | MX$1,757.52 |
| 200-Day MA | $60.52 | MX$1,823.77 |
| Beta | 1.35 | 1.29 |
Size & Revenue
| Metric | DAL | UAL |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $38.39B | $527.98B |
| Enterprise Value | $54.36B | $871.49B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $58.05B | $59.07B |
| Shares Outstanding | 653.13M | 324.65M |
| Float | 644.99M | 320.60M |
| Employees | 103,000 | 113,200 |
Valuation
| Metric | DAL | UAL |
|---|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 7.67 | 9.21 |
| Forward P/E | 8.05 | 8.67 |
| PEG Ratio | 39.29 | 6.49 |
| Price / Sales | 0.61 | 8.94 |
| Price / Book | 1.84 | 2.07 |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.84 | 5.99 |
Profitability
| Metric | DAL | UAL |
|---|---|---|
| Profit Margin | 7.90% | 5.68% |
| Operating Margin (TTM) | 8.93% | 9.14% |
| Return on Equity | 27.69% | 23.99% |
| Return on Assets | 4.50% | 4.23% |
| Diluted EPS (TTM) | 7.66 | 176.55 |
Growth
| Metric | DAL | UAL |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.90% | 4.80% |
| Earnings Growth (YoY) | 44.60% | 8.10% |
Dividends
| Metric | DAL | UAL |
|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 1.23% | — |
| Dividend / Share | 0.71 | — |
Risk-Adjusted Returns & Quality
| Metric | DAL | UAL |
|---|---|---|
| Sortino (Composite) | 4.29 | 0.95 |
| Sharpe (Composite) | 5.32 | 0.48 |
| Calmar (Composite) | 12.70 | 3.49 |
| Hurst Exponent | 0.6135 | 0.5671 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 7/9 | 7/9 |
| Magic Formula Rank | #9,111 | #20,399 |
Ownership
| Metric | DAL | UAL |
|---|---|---|
| % Insiders | 52.20% | 62.90% |
| % Institutions | 8653.30% | 9053.40% |
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