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Large Cap Airlines
Stocks Ranked by
Market Capitalization

Name Market cap Price Price
change %
DAL icon
1
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$58.5B
$58.5B $88.91 2.58%
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2
United Airlines
UAL
$40B
$40B $123.24 2.21%
RYAAY icon
3
Ryanair
RYAAY
$30.8B
$30.8B $59.22 3.05%
LUV icon
4
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$22.6B
$22.6B $46.18 1.76%
LTM
5
LATAM Airlines Group S.A.
LTM
$15.2B
$15.2B $52.97 1.26%
AAL icon
6
American Airlines Group
AAL
$10.1B
$10.1B $15.21 1.74%

Large Cap Airlines Stocks at a Glance

Airlines fly domestic and international passenger routes. High fixed costs and fuel exposure make margins hostage to load factors and fares; capacity discipline across the industry — not demand alone — decides whether profits survive the cycle.

There are 6 large cap Airlines stocks — companies in the Airlines industry with a market cap between $10B and $200B — worth a combined $177B.

The largest by market cap are Delta Air Lines (DAL) at $58.5B, United Airlines (UAL) at $40B and Ryanair (RYAAY) at $30.8B.

Among institutional investors, LATAM Airlines Group S.A. (LTM) drew the most net new fund positions in Q1 2026: 63 funds opened new positions, taking total fund holders up 37 (29%) quarter-over-quarter.

Market caps and prices updated daily; fund activity based on aggregated SEC 13F filings for Q1 2026.