Market value of selected airlines worldwide 2024

Delta Air Lines was the most valuable airline in the world as of May 2023, with a market value of 34 billion U.S. dollars. Ryanair Holdings ranked second, with 22.7 billion U.S. dollars worth of market value. Market valuationThe market value of a company usually refers to the market capitalization of a publicly held company and is calculated by multiplying the number of shares by the current share price. A company’s market value is also an indicator of its business prospects. Various other factors, such as profitability, debt load, earnings before tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), are also considered. The world’s leading airlinesSouthwest Airlines is the world’s largest low-cost carrier and the third leading domestic carrier in the United States, operating from its main hub at Dallas Love Field in Texas. Also referred to as Delta, the airline is one of the among the largest airlines in the world in terms of passengers carried. With its headquarters at the world’s busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the airline is a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance.

截至2023年5月，达美航空（Delta Air Lines）位居全球航空公司价值之冠，市值高达340亿美元。瑞安航空集团（Ryanair Holdings）位列第二，其市值约为227亿美元。所谓市值，通常指上市公司市值，即通过股票数量与当前股价的乘积得出。一家公司的市值亦是其商业前景的重要指示器。此外，诸多其他因素亦被纳入考量，如盈利能力、债务负担、税前利润、折旧与摊销（EBITDA）等。在全球领先航空公司中，西南航空（Southwest Airlines）作为全球最大的低成本航空公司，同时也是美国国内第三大航空公司，其运营基地位于德克萨斯州达拉斯的洛夫菲尔德机场。此外，该航空亦被称为达美航空，在全球范围内，其在承运旅客方面位列前列。总部设于世界上最繁忙的机场——亚特兰大哈茨菲尔德-杰克逊国际机场，该航空公司是天空联盟（SkyTeam）的成员之一。