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LUV vs MA // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY
Southwest Airlines Company (NYSE) VS. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LUV 3
— MA 10
▲ ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY LEADER: MA
LAST: $43.68 (+0.48%) • MKT CAP: $21.39B
balance-sheet
2.51
LAST: $635.70 (+4.16%) • MKT CAP: $556.88B
balance-sheet
11.17
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LUV VS. MA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LUV | MA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.20% | 33.50% | -30.30 | MA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 16.0x | 29.2x | -13.20 | LUV | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.71% | 3.08% | -0.37 | MA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 1.50% | 57.60% | -56.10 | MA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.60% | 45.60% | -44.00 | MA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.10% | 16.40% | -14.30 | MA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.87% | 0.49% | +1.38 | LUV | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE | 2.51 | 11.17 | -8.66 | MA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 8/9 | -2.00 | MA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 59.7 | 68.8 | -9.10 | MA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.01 | 0.90 | +0.11 | LUV | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 45.1x | 31.2x | +13.90 | MA | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $21.39B | $556.88B | -$535.49B | MA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LUV REV | MA REV | LUV GROSS % | MA GROSS % | LUV FCF | MA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $28.06B | $32.79B | — | — | $579.2M | $17.16B |
| FY 2024 | $27.48B | $28.17B | — | — | -$774.7M | $14.31B |
| FY 2023 | $26.09B | $25.10B | — | — | $1.99B | $10.85B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LUV // BETA 1.01
MA // BETA 0.90