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Anglo American vs Delta Air Lines: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Anglo American (AAL) and Delta Air Lines (DAL) compare, as of Sep 5, 2026.

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Anglo American as the more attractively valued of the two: Anglo American trades at £41.66 versus a fair value of £54.98 (+32%), while Delta Air Lines trades at $78.75 versus $96.56 (+23%).
Anglo American
AAL.LSE · GBX · Materials
+32%
upside to fair value
undervalued
Price£41.66
Fair Value£54.98
Quality47/100
Delta Air Lines
DAL · USD · Industrials
+23%
upside to fair value
undervalued
Price$78.75
Fair Value$96.56
Quality48/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

Anglo AmericanDelta Air Lines
Valuation
P/E (TTM)14.4×
2.80×P/S (TTM)0.81×
2.89×P/B2.67×
9.9×EV/EBITDA8.5×
1.42×PEG39.29×
+32.0%Fair value upside+22.6%
0.6%Dividend yield1.0%
£0.23Dividend per share$0.78
Profitability
22%Operating margin8%
0.77×EBIT margin trend (5Y)
-3%Return on equity20%
4%Return on assets4%
Growth
18%Revenue growth (YoY)19%
-18.6%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)7.8%
-5.8%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)30.0%
Value creation/yr+15.6%
Balance & size
5.0×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)8.6×
0.75×Debt / equity0.60×
$52BMarket cap$55B
weakGrowth qualityhealthy
Valuation multiples (P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA) are shown but not scored here: the two companies sit in different sectors, and multiples only compare fairly between similar business models. PEG stays scored, as it relates the P/E to growth.

Delta Air Lines leads: 3 to 6 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Anglo Americanof which business quality 45 · market factors 75 Delta Air Linesof which business quality 48 · market factors 60
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
8
52
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
26
36
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
46
46
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
44
38
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
70
51
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
55
43
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
76
69
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
98
65
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
100
74

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyAnglo AmericanPrice £41.66Delta Air LinesPrice $78.75
DCF Models+9%close to the price£45.47+48%above the price$117
Earnings-Based-61%below the price£16.16-24%below the price$60.01
Dividend Discount-86%below the price£5.77-85%below the price$11.58
Multiples+4%close to the price£43.23+70%above the price$134
Asset-Based-73%below the price£11.24-73%below the price$21.14
Growth DCF-1%close to the price£41.28+26%above the price$99.27
Economic Profit-61%below the price£16.16-1%close to the price$77.60
Growth Earningsn/a+83%above the price$144
Minimum-86%below the price£5.77-85%below the price$11.58
Maximum+9%close to the price£45.47+83%above the price$144
Median-61%below the price£16.16+12%close to the price$88.44
Geometric mean-52%below the price£20.20-20%below the price$63.20

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Anglo American: 9 of 15 models see the stock below the current price.

Delta Air Lines: 8 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

Anglo American
Bear £27.60Fair Value £54.98Bull £73.40
£41.66 = current price (white tick)
Delta Air Lines
Bear $54.89Fair Value $96.56Bull $136
$78.75 = current price (white tick)

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Anglo American · Materials

Quality score47 · below median
Fair value upside+32% · Top 25%

Delta Air Lines · Industrials

Quality score48 · below median
Fair value upside+23% · above median

Bottom line

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Anglo American as the more attractively valued of the two: Anglo American trades at £41.66 versus a fair value of £54.98 (+32%), while Delta Air Lines trades at $78.75 versus $96.56 (+23%).

Delta Air Lines has the higher quality score (48/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.