Patterson Companies, Inc.
—- Market cap
- —
- Debt
- +$574.41M
- Cash
- −$114.46M
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: PDCO stock price vs LUV: inconclusive — current versus $99.30 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 PDCO's multiple
Needs PDCO P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: PDCO FY 2024 (ended Apr 27, 2024) · LUV FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Six fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
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 0.74x · EV / EBITDA 20.96x
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC. · implied price per share
Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
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
0.57x
0.57x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
1.22x
1.36x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$114.46M
$3.23B
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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