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Best Airline Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top airline stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best airline stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Airlines
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Airlines is Zen Rated D and is the 89th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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LTM
LATAM AIRLINES GROUP SA
$49.624.00%0.22%-12.49%-8.28%4.20%55.60%N/AN/AN/A$70.42$26.3629.54%88.24%0.76997,000-41.28%
AERO
GRUPO AEROMEXICO SAB DE CV
$13.408.41%-6.56%-28.87%-35.92%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$23.05$12.2641.87%9.30%2.12501,000-7.73%
UAL
UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC
$93.964.46%4.08%-12.33%-17.24%-9.77%17.13%125.54%72.85%57.28%$119.21$52.0021.18%80.69%1.6110,020,0008.45%
CPA
COPA HOLDINGS SA
$113.384.04%-0.56%-20.00%-7.03%-7.32%18.88%28.67%38.13%67.67%$156.41$82.5427.51%37.36%1.00664,00069.82%
LUV
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO
$40.352.39%0.30%-20.73%-2.91%21.03%15.82%36.23%-29.97%-9.18%$55.11$23.8226.78%69.43%1.108,082,000-42.36%
ALGT
ALLEGIANT TRAVEL CO
$82.346.87%10.29%-20.59%-1.09%32.85%46.43%1.82%-65.90%-52.90%$118.00$39.8030.22%106.88%1.55511,0000.79%
DAL
DELTA AIR LINES INC
$65.132.66%7.05%-2.62%-7.62%10.86%33.24%102.64%42.70%33.16%$76.38$34.7414.73%87.51%1.4316,582,000-7.24%
RJET
REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS INC
$16.69-0.24%-4.46%-17.86%-18.82%-13.75%21.14%-48.25%-91.53%N/A$25.80$10.2235.31%63.39%1.44186,000-85.21%
AAL
AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC
$10.813.64%3.25%-16.40%-30.71%-11.32%-8.62%-20.69%-51.46%-74.21%$16.50$8.5034.48%27.18%1.5577,141,00032.72%
SKYW
SKYWEST INC
$91.193.75%0.30%-10.53%-10.90%-11.55%-4.60%395.87%70.07%379.19%$123.94$74.7026.42%22.07%1.33396,000-66.75%
FLYX
FLYEXCLUSIVE INC
$2.218.87%-10.16%2.79%-30.94%-54.24%-35.38%-78.18%N/AN/A$8.88$1.9075.11%16.32%0.40159,000-70.50%
RYAAY
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
$59.302.90%-4.57%-8.22%-18.53%4.16%28.58%60.86%35.70%77.01%$74.24$38.5220.12%53.95%0.901,634,000-9.12%
VLRS
CONTROLADORA VUELA COMPANIA DE AVIACION SAB DE CV
$7.234.93%3.29%-22.67%-21.50%5.39%27.96%-35.27%-48.61%-65.37%$10.80$3.4933.06%107.16%1.37608,000-61.74%
ALK
ALASKA AIR GROUP INC
$38.634.66%0.49%-23.70%-24.52%-28.65%-28.65%0.34%-41.17%-52.38%$65.88$36.6841.36%5.32%1.335,334,00010.92%
SRFM
SURF AIR MOBILITY INC
$1.320.76%-7.69%-31.96%-37.74%-70.40%-65.35%N/AN/AN/A$9.91$1.2886.68%3.13%2.081,772,000-32.65%
ULCC
FRONTIER GROUP HOLDINGS INC
$3.489.43%7.41%-28.69%-28.10%-32.95%-38.62%-60.68%N/AN/A$6.66$2.8947.75%20.37%1.766,160,000-6.58%
JBLU
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP
$4.204.22%-1.41%-27.96%-11.21%-16.83%-25.93%-36.65%-78.18%-79.58%$6.50$3.3435.38%25.75%1.5232,779,0008.56%
SNCY
SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC
$16.845.58%7.74%-15.25%16.22%34.94%21.33%-7.47%-50.83%N/A$22.29$8.1024.45%107.90%1.44982,0003.59%
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Airline Stocks FAQ

What are the best airline stocks to buy right now in Mar 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best airline stocks to buy right now are:

1. Latam Airlines Group Sa (NYSE:LTM)


Latam Airlines Group Sa (NYSE:LTM) is the #1 top airline stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Latam Airlines Group Sa (NYSE:LTM) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Latam Airlines Group Sa (NYSE:LTM) has a Due Diligence Score of 24, which is -7 points lower than the airline industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates LTM as a "A".

LTM passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Latam Airlines Group Sa has seen its stock return 55.6% over the past year, overperforming other airline stocks by 41 percentage points.

Latam Airlines Group Sa has an average 1 year price target of $66.67, an upside of 34.36% from Latam Airlines Group Sa's current stock price of $49.62.

Latam Airlines Group Sa stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Latam Airlines Group Sa, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Grupo Aeromexico Sab De CV (NYSE:AERO)


Grupo Aeromexico Sab De CV (NYSE:AERO) is the #2 top airline stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Grupo Aeromexico Sab De CV (NYSE:AERO) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Grupo Aeromexico Sab De CV (NYSE:AERO) has a Due Diligence Score of 12, which is -19 points lower than the airline industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AERO as a "B".

AERO passed 4 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals.

Grupo Aeromexico Sab De CV has an average 1 year price target of $29.57, an upside of 120.68% from Grupo Aeromexico Sab De CV's current stock price of $13.40.

Grupo Aeromexico Sab De CV stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Grupo Aeromexico Sab De CV, 85.71% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:UAL)


United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:UAL) is the #3 top airline stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:UAL) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:UAL) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 24 points higher than the airline industry average of 31.

UAL passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. United Airlines Holdings has seen its stock return 17.13% over the past year, overperforming other airline stocks by 2 percentage points.

United Airlines Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $132.53, an upside of 41.05% from United Airlines Holdings's current stock price of $93.96.

United Airlines Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 15 analysts covering United Airlines Holdings, 86.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 13.33% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the airline stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 4 airline stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 airline stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV)


Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV) has an annual dividend yield of 1.78%, which is the same as the airline industry average of 1.51%. Southwest Airlines Co's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Southwest Airlines Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Southwest Airlines Co's dividend payout ratio of 87.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Ryanair Holdings (NASDAQ:RYAAY)


Ryanair Holdings (NASDAQ:RYAAY) has an annual dividend yield of 1.67%, which is the same as the airline industry average of 1.51%. Ryanair Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Ryanair Holdings's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Ryanair Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 37.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Copa Holdings Sa (NYSE:CPA)


Copa Holdings Sa (NYSE:CPA) has an annual dividend yield of 1.51%, which is the same as the airline industry average of 1.51%. Copa Holdings Sa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Copa Holdings Sa's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Copa Holdings Sa's dividend payout ratio of 39.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are airline stocks up?

Airline stocks were up 4.14% in the last day, and up 1.83% over the last week. Frontier Group Holdings was the among the top gainers in the airlines industry, gaining 9.43% yesterday.

Shares of airline companies are trading higher amid oil price declines following President Trump's suspension of U.S. strikes on Iran's power and energy infrastructure for five days.

What are the most undervalued airline stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued airline stocks right now are:

1. Copa Holdings Sa (NYSE:CPA)


Copa Holdings Sa (NYSE:CPA) is the most undervalued airline stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Copa Holdings Sa has a valuation score of 71, which is 39 points higher than the airline industry average of 32. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Copa Holdings Sa's stock has gained 18.88% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the airline industry by 4 percentage points.

2. Grupo Aeromexico Sab De CV (NYSE:AERO)


Grupo Aeromexico Sab De CV (NYSE:AERO) is the second most undervalued airline stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Grupo Aeromexico Sab De CV has a valuation score of 0, which is -32 points higher than the airline industry average of 32. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AERO a Valuation Rating of "B".

3. Latam Airlines Group Sa (NYSE:LTM)


Latam Airlines Group Sa (NYSE:LTM) is the third most undervalued airline stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Latam Airlines Group Sa has a valuation score of 29, which is -3 points higher than the airline industry average of 32. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates LTM a Valuation Rating of "B".

Latam Airlines Group Sa's stock has gained 55.6% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the airline industry by 41 percentage points.

Are airline stocks a good buy now?

43.75% of airline stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect airline stocks to rise by 35.18% over the next year.

5.88% of airline stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5.88% of airline stocks are rated B (Buy), 64.71% are rated C (Hold), 17.65% are rated D (Sell), and 5.88% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the airlines industry?

The average P/E ratio of the airlines industry is 17.38x.
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