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Best Airport Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top airport stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best airport stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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 airport stocks to buy right now are:

Corporacion America Airports Sa (NYSE:CAAP) is the #1 top airport stock out of 9 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 Corporacion America Airports Sa (NYSE:CAAP) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Corporacion America Airports Sa (NYSE:CAAP) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 7 points higher than the airport industry average of 33.

CAAP passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Corporacion America Airports Sa has seen its stock return 38.2% over the past year, overperforming other airport stocks by 9 percentage points.

Corporacion America Airports Sa has an average 1 year price target of $27.75, an upside of 9.73% from Corporacion America Airports Sa's current stock price of $25.29.

Corporacion America Airports Sa stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Corporacion America Airports Sa, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Central North Airport Group (NASDAQ:OMAB) is the #2 top airport stock out of 9 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 Central North Airport Group (NASDAQ:OMAB) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Central North Airport Group (NASDAQ:OMAB) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is -2 points lower than the airport industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates OMAB as a "B".

OMAB passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Central North Airport Group has seen its stock return 45.91% over the past year, overperforming other airport stocks by 17 percentage points.

Aersale (NASDAQ:ASLE) is the #3 top airport stock out of 9 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 Aersale (NASDAQ:ASLE) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Aersale (NASDAQ:ASLE) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 11 points higher than the airport industry average of 33.

ASLE passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Aersale has seen its stock lose -16.96% over the past year, underperforming other airport stocks by -46 percentage points.

Aersale has an average 1 year price target of $6.00, a downside of -3.54% from Aersale's current stock price of $6.22.

Aersale stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Aersale, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 2 airport stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 2 airport stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Central North Airport Group (NASDAQ:OMAB) has an annual dividend yield of 4.25%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the airport industry average of 3.03%. Central North Airport Group's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Central North Airport Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Central North Airport Group's dividend payout ratio of 91.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Pacific Airport Group (NYSE:PAC) has an annual dividend yield of 1.81%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the airport industry average of 3.03%. Pacific Airport Group's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Pacific Airport Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Pacific Airport Group's dividend payout ratio of 83.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

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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 airport stocks right now are:

Corporacion America Airports Sa (NYSE:CAAP) is the most undervalued airport stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Corporacion America Airports Sa has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the airport industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Corporacion America Airports Sa's stock has gained 38.2% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the airport industry by 9 percentage points.

Aersale (NASDAQ:ASLE) is the second most undervalued airport stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Aersale has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the airport industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aersale's stock has dropped -16.96% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the airport industry by -46 percentage points.

Central North Airport Group (NASDAQ:OMAB) is the third most undervalued airport stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Central North Airport Group has a valuation score of 14, which is -11 points higher than the airport industry average of 25. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Central North Airport Group's stock has gained 45.91% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the airport industry by 17 percentage points.

50% of airport stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect airport stocks to rise by 10.11% over the next year.

12.5% of airport stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.5% of airport stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.5% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 12.5% are rated F (Strong Sell).