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China Airlines vs Delta Air Lines: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how China Airlines (2610) and Delta Air Lines (DAL) compare, as of Sep 5, 2026.

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Delta Air Lines as the more attractively valued of the two: China Airlines trades at TWD 20.45 versus a fair value of TWD 14.65 (-28%), while Delta Air Lines trades at $78.75 versus $96.56 (+23%).
China Airlines
2610.TW · TWD · Industrials
-28%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceTWD 20.45
Fair ValueTWD 14.65
Quality36/100
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).

China AirlinesDelta Air Lines
Valuation
8.7×P/E (TTM)14.4×
0.59×P/S (TTM)0.81×
1.29×P/B2.67×
3.7×EV/EBITDA8.5×
1.22×PEG39.29×
−28.4%Fair value upside+22.6%
4.0%Dividend yield1.0%
TWD 0.82Dividend per share$0.78
Profitability
11%Operating margin8%
4.76×EBIT margin trend (5Y)
17%Return on equity20%
4%Return on assets4%
Growth
8%Revenue growth (YoY)19%
11.5%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)7.8%
12.7%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)30.0%
+11.6%Value creation/yr+15.6%
Balance & size
6.9×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)8.6×
0.77×Debt / equity0.60×
$4BMarket cap$55B
expensiveGrowth qualityhealthy

China Airlines leads: 8 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.

China Airlinesof which business quality 39 · market factors 55 Delta Air Linesof which business quality 48 · market factors 60
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
38
52
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
41
36
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
48
46
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
39
38
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
36
51
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
84
43
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
46
69
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
35
65
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
27
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 familyChina AirlinesPrice TWD 20.45Delta Air LinesPrice $78.75
DCF Modelsn/a+48%above the price$117
Earnings-Based+37%above the priceTWD 28.04-24%below the price$60.01
Dividend Discount-40%below the priceTWD 12.33-85%below the price$11.58
Multiples+126%above the priceTWD 46.19+70%above the price$134
Asset-Based-47%below the priceTWD 10.75-73%below the price$21.14
Growth DCFn/a+26%above the price$99.27
Economic Profit+28%above the priceTWD 26.14-1%close to the price$77.60
Growth Earnings+105%above the priceTWD 41.85+83%above the price$144
Minimum-47%below the priceTWD 10.75-85%below the price$11.58
Maximum+126%above the priceTWD 46.19+83%above the price$144
Median+32%above the priceTWD 27.09+12%close to the price$88.44
Geometric mean+17%above the priceTWD 23.93-20%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%.

China Airlines: 4 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.

China Airlines
Bear TWD 10.25Fair Value TWD 14.65Bull TWD 21.09
TWD 20.45 = 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.

China Airlines · Industrials

Quality score36 · bottom 25%
Fair value upside-28% · below median

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 Delta Air Lines as the more attractively valued of the two: China Airlines trades at TWD 20.45 versus a fair value of TWD 14.65 (-28%), 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.