Altair Engineering Inc.
—- Market cap
- —
- Debt
- +$237.99M
- Cash
- −$561.90M
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: ALTR stock price vs LUV: inconclusive — current versus $7.83 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at LUV's multiple
Implied fair value · at ALTR's multiple
Needs ALTR P/E.
Snapshot Sep 8, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
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Trendline
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Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Capital structure 81% equity / 19% debt · EV / Revenue 0.72x · EV / EBITDA 20.49x
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
ALTAIR ENGINEERING INC. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. · implied price per share
Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.28x
0.57x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
-3.81x
1.36x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$561.90M
$3.23B
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
$237.99M
$4.58B
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