ALK vs LTM: Alaska Air and LATAM Airlines Group compared
The short version
From the latest prices and each company's SEC filings. Who's ahead on each measure, not which to buy.
- LATAM Airlines Group is the larger company, worth $15.7B, about 3.7 times Alaska Air.
- LATAM Airlines Group grew revenue faster over the last year (+11.2% vs +9.8%).
- LATAM Airlines Group keeps more of each dollar of revenue as operating profit (16.4% vs -1.5%).
Side by side
The stronger figure is shaded where higher (or, for valuation multiples, lower) reads as better. How the implied growth works.
| Measure | ALK | LTM |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $4.2B | $15.7B |
| Share price | $39.36 | $50.25 |
| Revenue (last fiscal year) | $14.2B | $14.3B |
| Free cash flow (last fiscal year) | — | $2.0B |
| Revenue growth, last year | +9.8% | +11.2% |
| Revenue growth per year, last 5 fiscal years | +23.2% | +30.7% |
| Operating margin | -1.5% | 16.4% |
| Net margin | -1.2% | 10.2% |
| Return on equity | -4.8% | 108.5% |
| P/E (trailing) | 77.0x | — |
| Price / free cash flow | — | 10.6x |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.2x | 5.15x |
| FCF growth the price implies | — | -7.2% |
| Dividend yield | — | — |
| Debt / equity | 4.79x | 12.1x |
| Fundamental grade | F | B |
| Superinvestors holding it | 4 | 1 |
| Insider purchases, last 12 months | 0 | 0 |
Results from SEC filings
Revenue and free cash flow by fiscal year, from each company's 10-K filings.
Alaska Air
| Year | Revenue | Free cash flow | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $6.2B | $738M | 11.1% |
| 2022 | $9.6B | -$253M | 0.73% |
| 2023 | $10.4B | -$444M | 3.8% |
| 2024 | $11.7B | — | 4.9% |
| 2025 | $14.2B | — | 2.1% |
LATAM Airlines Group
| Year | Revenue | Free cash flow | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $4.9B | -$771M | -70.1% |
| 2022 | $9.4B | -$684M | 12.9% |
| 2023 | $11.6B | $1.5B | 9.3% |
| 2024 | $12.8B | $1.8B | 12.0% |
| 2025 | $14.3B | $2.0B | 16.4% |
Where the revenue comes from
Alaska Air · by segments, 2025
Alaska Airlines$9.1B64%
Hawaiian Airlines$3.3B23%
Regional$1.9B13%
LATAM Airlines Group · by products, 2025
Passengers$12.6B88%
Cargo$1.7B12%
Compare them in fullFifteen years of statements, quarterly results, DCF and IRR models, and any number of peers side by side.
Open ALK in InvestinglyQuestions
Which is bigger, Alaska Air or LATAM Airlines Group?
LATAM Airlines Group (LTM), at $15.7B against $4.2B.
Which grows faster, ALK or LTM?
LATAM Airlines Group: revenue grew +11.2% over the last year, against +9.8%.
Prices and ratios as of the last daily update; statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice.