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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.

Industry: Airports & Air Services
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Airports is Zen Rated C and is the 60th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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CAAP
CORPORACION AMERICA AIRPORTS SA
$4.30B$26.03$27.756.61%Buy26.11%28.64%28.86%10.29%
OMAB
CENTRAL NORTH AIRPORT GROUP
$5.15B$106.63$134.0025.67%Strong Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
ASLE
AERSALE CORP
$345.34M$7.31$6.00-17.92%Hold123.41%276.83%10.27%6.81%
SRTA
STRATA CRITICAL MEDICAL INC
$461.19M$5.33$8.0050.09%Strong Buy311.47%-47.38%N/AN/A
PAC
PACIFIC AIRPORT GROUP
$12.60B$249.29$282.5013.32%Strong Buy2N/AN/AN/AN/A
ASR
SOUTHEAST AIRPORT GROUP
$9.32B$310.54$365.0017.54%Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
UP
WHEELS UP EXPERIENCE INC
$217.70M$6.01N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
JOBY
JOBY AVIATION INC
$10.35B$10.52$13.2025.48%Hold578.88%N/A-24.60%-16.45%
SOAR
VOLATO GROUP INC
$4.22M$0.26N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Airport Stocks FAQ

What are the best airport stocks to buy right now in May 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 airport stocks to buy right now are:

1. Corporacion America Airports Sa (NYSE:CAAP)


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: B, and AI: B.

Corporacion America Airports Sa (NYSE:CAAP) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 12 points higher than the airport industry average of 36.

CAAP passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Corporacion America Airports Sa has seen its stock return 31.33% over the past year, overperforming other airport stocks by 26 percentage points.

Corporacion America Airports Sa has an average 1 year price target of $27.75, an upside of 6.61% from Corporacion America Airports Sa's current stock price of $26.03.

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.

2. Central North Airport Group (NASDAQ:OMAB)


Central North Airport Group (NASDAQ:OMAB) is the #2 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 Central North Airport Group (NASDAQ:OMAB) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Central North Airport Group (NASDAQ:OMAB) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 11 points higher than the airport industry average of 36.

OMAB passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Central North Airport Group has seen its stock return 17.47% over the past year, overperforming other airport stocks by 12 percentage points.

Central North Airport Group has an average 1 year price target of $134.00, an upside of 25.67% from Central North Airport Group's current stock price of $106.63.

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

3. Aersale (NASDAQ:ASLE)


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 47, which is 11 points higher than the airport industry average of 36.

ASLE passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Aersale has seen its stock return 3.84% over the past year, underperforming other airport stocks by -2 percentage points.

Aersale has an average 1 year price target of $6.00, a downside of -17.92% from Aersale's current stock price of $7.31.

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.

What are the airport stocks with highest dividends?

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

1. Central North Airport Group (NASDAQ:OMAB)


Central North Airport Group (NASDAQ:OMAB) has an annual dividend yield of 4.57%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the airport industry average of 3.18%. 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 167.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Pacific Airport Group (NYSE:PAC)


Pacific Airport Group (NYSE:PAC) has an annual dividend yield of 1.79%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the airport industry average of 3.18%. 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% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are airport stocks up?

Airport stocks were up 0.57% in the last day, and up 2.85% over the last week. Joby Aviation was the among the top gainers in the airports & air services industry, gaining 21.2% yesterday.

Joby Aviation shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 financial results.

What are the most undervalued airport 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 airport stocks right now are:

1. Corporacion America Airports Sa (NYSE:CAAP)


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 10 points higher than the airport industry average of 33. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Corporacion America Airports Sa's stock has gained 31.33% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the airport industry by 26 percentage points.

2. Central North Airport Group (NASDAQ:OMAB)


Central North Airport Group (NASDAQ:OMAB) 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.

Central North Airport Group has a valuation score of 57, which is 24 points higher than the airport industry average of 33. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Central North Airport Group's stock has gained 17.47% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the airport industry by 12 percentage points.

3. Southeast Airport Group (NYSE:ASR)


Southeast Airport Group (NYSE:ASR) 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.

Southeast Airport Group has a valuation score of 57, which is 24 points higher than the airport industry average of 33. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Southeast Airport Group's stock has dropped -4.12% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the airport industry by -10 percentage points.

Are airport stocks a good buy now?

42.86% of airport stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect airport stocks to rise by 16.88% over the next year.

12.5% of airport stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of airport stocks are rated B (Buy), 75% are rated C (Hold), 12.5% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the airports & air services industry?

The average P/E ratio of the airports & air services industry is 12.29x.
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