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Best Airlines stocks by quality

Of the 60 stocks listed here, 3 reach the maximum quality score. The median valuation of the group comes out at 6.0 times its free cash flow. Among those with the maximum score, the cheapest is Vietnam Airlines JSC (HVN.VN), at 4.8 times its free cash flow.

The Airlines stocks with the highest scores from our fundamental analysis, ranked from best to worst quality, with their valuation (P/FCF). Click a stock for its full analysis.

#StockQuality scoreP/FCF
1SkyWest Inc (SKYW)10/104.8x
2Vietnam Airlines JSC (HVN.VN)10/104.8x
3Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (92015.T)10/1011.1x
4Ryanair Holdings plc (RYA.IR)9/1015.0x
5International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (IAG.MC)9/108.3x
6International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (IAG.L)9/108.0x
7easyJet plc (EZJ.L)9/108.2x
8Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited (BA.BK)9/108.2x
9Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (9201.T)9/103.5x
10Tigerair Taiwan Co., Ltd. (6757.TW)9/106.2x
11United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL)8/1012.5x
12Ryanair Holdings PLC (RYAAY)8/1013.9x
13LATAM Airlines Group SA (LTM)8/106343.3x
14Asia Aviation Public Company Limited (AAV.BK)8/101.2x
15Juneyao Airlines Co., Ltd (603885.SS)8/103.2x
16EVA Airways Corp. (2618.TW)8/108.1x
17Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (0293.HK)8/106.1x
18Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI.BK)7/95.8x
19VietJet Aviation Joint Stock Company (VJC.VN)7/10n.d.
20Virgin Australia Holdings Limited (VGN.AX)7/104.8x
21Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi Anonim Sirketi (PGSUS.IS)7/102.0x
22Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (NAS.OL)7/105.9x
23Deutsche Lufthansa AG (LHA.DE)7/10n.d.
24Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL)7/1013.3x
25Copa Holdings SA (CPA)7/10n.d.
26PT AirAsia Indonesia Tbk (CMPP.JK)7/100.9x
27Grupo Aeromexico SAB de CV (AERO)7/104.2x
28Hainan Airlines Holding Co., Ltd. (900945.SS)7/104.2x
29Hainan Airlines Holding Co., Ltd. (600221.SS)7/103.8x
30China Southern Airlines Company Limited (600029.SS)7/104.1x
31China Airlines, Ltd. (2610.TW)7/10n.d.
32China Southern Airlines Company Limited (1055.HK)7/102.1x
33Wizz Air Holdings Plc (WIZZ.L)6/103.0x
34Surf Air Mobility Inc (SRFM)6/10n.d.
35Singapore Airlines Limited (SIA19.BK)6/100.9x
36InterGlobe Aviation Limited (INDIGO.NS)6/108.5x
37PT. Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (GIAA.JK)6/10n.d.
38Singapore Airlines Limited (C6L.SI)6/1010.0x
39ANA Holdings Inc. (9202.T)6/108.6x
40Air China Limited (601111.SS)6/104.9x
41STARLUX Airlines Co., Ltd. (2646.TW)6/10n.d.
42Air China Limited (0753.HK)6/102.7x
43Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion SAB de CV (VLRS)5/1014.8x
44Republic Airways Holdings Inc (RJET)5/10n.d.
45Qantas Airways Limited (QAN.AX)5/1031.7x
46Southwest Airlines Co (LUV)5/10n.d.
47Flyexclusive Inc (FLYX)5/10n.d.
48Exchange Income Corporation (EIF.TO)5/10n.d.
49Cargojet Inc. (CJT.TO)5/10n.d.
50Azul SA (AZUL)5/10n.d.
51Alaska Air Group Inc (ALK)5/10n.d.
52Allegiant Travel Co (ALGT)5/1014.2x
53Spring Airlines Co., Ltd. (601021.SS)5/10136.1x
54China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (600115.SS)5/104.4x
55Flynas Company (4264.SR)5/10n.d.
56China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (0670.HK)5/102.7x
57Korean Airlines Co.,Ltd. (003495.KS)5/10n.d.
58Korean Airlines Co.,Ltd. (003490.KS)5/10n.d.
59China Express Airlines Co.,LTD (002928.SZ)5/1052.6x
60Frontier Group Holdings Inc (ULCC)4/10n.d.

Our quality score judges how solid a business is across 10 objective financial criteria (profitability, free cash flow growth, share buybacks, debt, return on capital). The P/FCF (price to free cash flow) shows whether the stock is cheap or expensive. Full method: our methodology.

To place these multiples against sector averages, the reference public sector data is Aswath Damodaran's (NYU Stern).

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