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LUV vs BBY // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Southwest Airlines Company (NYSE) VS. Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LUV 2
— BBY 11
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: BBY
LAST: $43.68 (+0.48%) • MKT CAP: $21.39B
valuation
16.0x
LAST: $100.39 (+3.54%) • MKT CAP: $21.05B
valuation
11.2x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LUV VS. BBY)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LUV | BBY | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 22.50% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.20% | 26.20% | -23.00 | BBY | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 16.0x | 11.2x | +4.80 | BBY | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.71% | 5.97% | -3.26 | BBY | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 1.50% | 3.30% | -1.80 | BBY | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.60% | 2.60% | -1.00 | BBY | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.10% | 0.40% | +1.70 | LUV | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.87% | 3.80% | -1.93 | BBY | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.51 | 5.26 | -2.75 | BBY | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 7/9 | -1.00 | BBY | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 59.7 | 61.7 | -2.00 | BBY | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.01 | 1.11 | -0.10 | BBY | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 45.1x | 18.3x | +26.80 | BBY | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $21.39B | $21.05B | $331.3M | LUV | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LUV REV | BBY REV | LUV GROSS % | BBY GROSS % | LUV FCF | BBY FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $28.06B | $41.69B | — | 22.5% | $579.2M | $1.26B |
| FY 2024 | $27.48B | $41.53B | — | 22.6% | -$774.7M | $1.39B |
| FY 2023 | $26.09B | $43.45B | — | — | $1.99B | -$485.3M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LUV // BETA 1.01
BBY // BETA 1.11