Southwest Airlines

NYSE

United Airlines

NASDAQ

TLDR: Quick Comparison Summary

Based on 13 vital metrics comparison: Southwest Airlines wins in 2 metrics, United Airlines wins in 9 metrics, with 0 ties. United Airlines appears stronger overall.

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Vital Metrics Comparison

Metric	Southwest Airlines	United Airlines	Better
P/E Ratio (TTM)	35.82	7.19	United Airlines
Price-to-Book Ratio	1.94	2.05	Southwest Airlines
Debt-to-Equity Ratio	85.37	260.98	Southwest Airlines
PEG Ratio	20.05	6.54	United Airlines
EV/EBITDA	9.32	5.10	United Airlines
Profit Margin	1.98%	6.34%	United Airlines
Operating Margin	-2.51%	4.04%	United Airlines
EBITDA Margin	N/A	4.04%	N/A
Return on Equity	5.59%	33.57%	United Airlines
Return on Assets	0.93%	4.82%	United Airlines
Free Cash Flow	$-1.62B	$3.83B	United Airlines
Dividend Yield	1.73%	N/A	N/A
1-Year Return	26.50%	75.23%	United Airlines

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Southwest Airlines vs United Airlines Price History Comparison

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Performance

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Metric	LUV	UAL
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Stock	1D	1W	1M	3M	6M	YTD

Stock	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	15Y	20Y

Metric	LUV	UAL
Shares Shorti	-	-
Short Ratioi	-	-
Short % of Floati	-	-
Average Daily Volume (10 Day)i	-	-
Average Daily Volume (90 Day)i	-	-
Shares Outstandingi	-	-
Float Sharesi	-	-
% Held by Insidersi	-	-
% Held by Institutionsi	-	-

Metric	LUV	UAL
Last 12-Month Dividend	-	-
Last 12-Month Dividend Yield	-	-
3-Year Avg Annual Dividend	-	-
3-Year Avg Dividend Yield	-	-
3-Year Total Dividends	-	-
Ex-Dividend Date	-	-

Southwest Airlines [LUV] vs United Airlines [UAL] Detailed Comparison