ALK vs FDX
Alaska AIR Group, Inc. and FedEx Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ALK | FDX |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $14.2B | $94.7B |
| Net income | $100.0M | $4.4B |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 4.7% |
| Return on equity | 2.4% | 14.8% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.83 | $18.55 |
| Dividend / share | · | $5.80 |
| Payout ratio | · | 31.0% |
| Free cash flow | · | $5.1B |
| Equity | $4.1B | $31.6B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.14× | 0.34× |
| Current ratio | 0.50× | 1.48× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 31.9% | 2.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | −3.3% |
FDX bills 6.7× the revenue of ALK, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (4.7% against 0.7%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | ALK | FDX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $14.2B | $94.7B |
| FY2024 | $11.7B | $87.9B |
| FY2023 | $10.4B | $87.7B |
| FY2022 | $9.6B | $90.2B |
| FY2021 | $6.2B | $93.5B |
| FY2020 | $3.6B | $84.0B |
| FY2019 | $8.8B | $69.2B |
| FY2018 | $8.3B | $69.7B |
| FY2017 | $7.9B | $65.5B |
| FY2016 | $5.9B | $60.3B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ALK | FDX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $100.0M | $4.4B |
| FY2024 | $395.0M | $4.1B |
| FY2023 | $235.0M | $4.3B |
| FY2022 | $58.0M | $4.0B |
| FY2021 | $478.0M | $3.8B |
| FY2020 | $-1.3B | $5.2B |
| FY2019 | $769.0M | $1.3B |
| FY2018 | $437.0M | $540.0M |
| FY2017 | $960.0M | $4.6B |
| FY2016 | $797.0M | $3.0B |
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$80,481,000,000 | FDX |
| FY2024 | −$76,191,000,000 | FDX |
| FY2023 | −$77,267,000,000 | FDX |
| FY2022 | −$80,509,000,000 | FDX |
| FY2021 | −$87,336,000,000 | FDX |
| FY2020 | −$80,393,000,000 | FDX |
| FY2019 | −$60,436,000,000 | FDX |
| FY2018 | −$61,429,000,000 | FDX |
| FY2017 | −$57,556,000,000 | FDX |
| FY2016 | −$54,394,000,000 | FDX |
| FY2015 | −$50,365,000,000 | FDX |
| FY2014 | −$47,453,000,000 | FDX |
| FY2013 | −$45,567,000,000 | FDX |
| FY2012 | −$44,287,000,000 | FDX |
| FY2011 | −$42,680,000,000 | FDX |
| FY2010 | −$35,472,000,000 | FDX |
| FY2009 | −$31,334,200,000 | FDX |
| FY2008 | −$31,834,400,000 | FDX |
FDX has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 18 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
13 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −4.0 pp | FDX |
| FY2024 | −1.3 pp | FDX |
| FY2023 | −2.7 pp | FDX |
| FY2022 | −3.8 pp | FDX |
| FY2021 | +3.6 pp | ALK |
| FY2020 | −43.4 pp | FDX |
| FY2019 | +6.9 pp | ALK |
| FY2018 | +4.5 pp | ALK |
| FY2017 | +5.2 pp | ALK |
| FY2016 | +8.5 pp | ALK |
| FY2010 | +2.9 pp | ALK |
| FY2009 | +0.2 pp | ALK |
| FY2008 | −4.0 pp | FDX |
The higher net margin has changed hands between ALK and FDX over this period.
13 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ALK's net margin has been more volatile than FDX's over the 13 comparable fiscal years — 12.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.9.
13 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between ALK and FDX over these 13 fiscal years — ALK led in 7 and FDX in 6.
13 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ALK's return on equity has been more volatile than FDX's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 18.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.4.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between ALK and FDX over these 18 fiscal years — ALK led in 11 and FDX in 7.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.