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How United Airlines Holdings, Inc. stacks up
UAL · against 136 other Industrials companies of similar size
Valuation
89/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #3 of 137 · scores higher than 99% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score6 peers with a valuation score of 80–89, including UAL · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 89?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield, EBITDA yield and free cash flow yield, which are stronger than most Industrials peers.
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 74% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 7.3% vs peer median 3.7%
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 82% of peers. EBITDA yield: 17.9% vs peer median 6.9%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 89% of peers. Earnings yield: 10.0% vs peer median 3.8%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = UAL, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | UAL | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 134 reported | 10.0% | 3.4% | 95% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 137 reported | 13.7% | 5.5% | 96% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 71 reported | 7.3% | 3.4% | 99% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 132 reported | 48.0% | 21.8% | 79% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around UAL| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21.8B EUR (≈$24.0B) | 98 | 66 | |
| 2 | 157.6B HKD (≈$20.2B) | 97 | 67 | |
| 3 | 34.8B USD | 89 | 52 | |
| 4 | 271.0B CNY (≈$37.9B) | 88 | 58 | |
| 5 | 60.0B EUR (≈$66.0B) | 83 | 54 | |
| 6 | 259.3B HKD (≈$33.2B) | 82 | 53 | |
| 6 | 16.1B EUR (≈$17.8B) | 82 | 36 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score