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LUV vs DAL // ENTERPRISE SCALE & MARKET CAP
Southwest Airlines Company (NYSE) VS. Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LUV 3
— DAL 10
▲ ENTERPRISE SCALE & MARKET CAP LEADER: DAL
LAST: $42.43 (-2.86%) • MKT CAP: $21.39B
market-cap
$21.39B
LAST: $80.15 (-1.82%) • MKT CAP: $53.71B
market-cap
$53.71B
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LUV VS. DAL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LUV | DAL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.20% | 16.20% | -13.00 | DAL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 16.0x | 7.4x | +8.60 | DAL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.71% | 10.22% | -7.51 | DAL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 1.50% | 9.20% | -7.70 | DAL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.60% | 7.90% | -6.30 | DAL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.10% | 2.80% | -0.70 | DAL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.87% | 0.82% | +1.05 | LUV | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.51 | 1.83 | +0.68 | LUV | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 7/9 | -1.00 | DAL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 59.7 | 53.7 | +6.00 | LUV | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.01 | 1.09 | -0.08 | DAL | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 45.1x | 10.0x | +35.10 | DAL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap ACTIVE | $21.39B | $53.71B | -$32.33B | DAL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LUV REV | DAL REV | LUV GROSS % | DAL GROSS % | LUV FCF | DAL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $28.06B | $63.36B | — | — | $579.2M | $5.49B |
| FY 2024 | $27.48B | $61.64B | — | — | -$774.7M | $5.25B |
| FY 2023 | $26.09B | $58.05B | — | — | $1.99B | $3.85B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LUV // BETA 1.01
DAL // BETA 1.09