Delta Air Lines, Inc. vs Ryanair Holdings plc — how do they compare? Delta Air Lines, Inc. trades at $90.46 (market cap $59.46B), while Ryanair Holdings plc trades at $60.03 (market cap $29.63B). The key difference: Delta Air Lines, Inc. is far larger — about 2× Ryanair Holdings plc's market cap, and Ryanair Holdings plc pays the higher dividend (1.51%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| DAL | RYAAY | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $59.46B | $29.63B |
Sector | Industrials | Industrials |
52-Week High | $93.66 | $73.82 |
52-Week Low | $55.65 | $53.24 |
Enterprise Value | $74.77B | $26.61B |
Dividend Yield | 0.86% | 1.51% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines is one of the world's largest airlines, with a network of over 300 destinations in more than 50 countries. Delta operates a hub-and-spoke system network, where it gathers and distributes passengers across the globe through key locations such as Atlanta, New York, Salt Lake City, Detroit, Seattle, and Minneapolis-St. Paul. Delta's sale of frequent flier miles, particularly to American Express, is a major driver of the firm's profits.
Read more on DAL →Ryanair is the leading airline group by passenger numbers in Europe. The company employs a low-cost no-frills model to offer low fares to leisure customers on short-haul intra-European routes. In 2020, the most recent pre-pandemic fiscal year, the company carried 149 million passengers, utilizing a fleet of 467 Boeing 737 aircraft across its 1,800 routes. To keep costs low the company serves predominantly lower-cost secondary airports. The company generated sales of EUR 8.5 billion in fiscal 2020.
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