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Alaska Air (ALK)


Market Price (9/17/2025): $57.61 | Market Cap: $6.8 Bil
Sector: Industrials | Industry: Passenger Airlines

Alaska Air (ALK)


Market Price (9/17/2025): $57.61
Market Cap: $6.8 Bil
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Passenger Airlines

Investment Highlights

0 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 28%
Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -4.5%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -39%
Debt is significant
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 62%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 11%
  
2 Valuation becoming less expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is -37%
  
0 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 28%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 11%
2 Valuation becoming less expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is -37%
3 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -4.5%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -39%
4 Debt is significant
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 62%

Market Valuation

 9/17/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$57.61$64.75$39.07$42.94$52.10
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)6.88.25.05.56.5
Total Debt ($ Bil)6.46.43.83.84.1
Total Cash ($ Bil)2.12.51.82.43.1
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)11.114.68.89.310.6
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM0.50.70.50.61.1
P/EBIT TTM11.311.911.931.48.7
P/E TTM21.920.721.293.813.6
Sector Ratios     
P/S TTM (Sector)1.61.41.41.11.6
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)11.410.210.08.312.1
P/E TTM (Sector)16.613.713.911.215.6
 9/17/2520242023
Share Price CYE$57.61$64.75$39.07
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)6.88.25.0
Total Debt ($ Bil)6.46.43.8
Total Cash ($ Bil)2.12.51.8
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)11.114.68.8
Valuation Ratios   
P/S TTM0.50.70.5
P/EBIT TTM11.311.911.9
P/E TTM21.920.721.2
Sector Ratios   
P/S TTM (Sector)1.61.41.4
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)11.410.210.0
P/E TTM (Sector)16.613.713.9

Business Description

Alaska Air Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides passenger and cargo air transportation services. The company operates through three segments: Mainline, Regional, and Horizon. It flies to approximately 120 destinations throughout North America. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
ALK Return-23%0%-18%-9%66%-11%-6%
Peers Return-32%0%-27%3%55%-13%-31%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: DAL, UAL, LUV, JBLU, AAL. See ALK Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/16/2025 (YTD)

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Financials

ALKDALUALLUVJBLUAALMedian
NameAlaska A.Delta Ai.United A.Southwes.JetBlue .American. 
Mkt Price57.6057.86104.2031.575.0712.4144.59
Mkt Cap6.837.633.817.01.88.212.6
Rev LTM13,44761,92457,98627,4729,13854,25040,861
Op Inc LTM8065,7855,404318-1382,7441,775
FCF LTM-82,3324,044-273-1,2451,563778
FCF 3Y Avg-3411,4141,670-1,171-1,094904281
CFO LTM1,4277,4039,6491,850-474,0942,972
CFO 3Y Avg1,1776,9278,0611,9002083,4852,692

Growth & Margins

ALKDALUALLUVJBLUAALMedian
NameAlaska A.Delta Ai.United A.Southwes.JetBlue .American. 
Rev Chg LTM27.8%3.0%4.2%1.6%-1.9%1.5%2.3%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg18.6%14.7%18.8%9.3%5.4%10.8%12.8%
Rev Chg Q27.9%-0.1%1.7%-1.5%-3.0%0.4%0.2%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM6.4%-0.0%0.4%-0.4%-0.8%0.1%0.0%
Op Mgn LTM6.0%9.3%9.3%1.2%-1.5%5.1%5.5%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg7.2%9.5%9.5%0.7%-0.2%6.6%6.9%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-1.5%-0.3%-0.4%-0.6%-0.3%-0.4%-0.4%
CFO/Rev LTM10.6%12.0%16.6%6.7%-0.5%7.5%9.1%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg10.3%11.7%14.7%7.3%2.1%6.5%8.8%
FCF/Rev LTM-0.1%3.8%7.0%-1.0%-13.6%2.9%1.4%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg-3.3%2.3%3.0%-4.5%-11.8%1.7%-0.8%

Valuation

ALKDALUALLUVJBLUAALMedian
NameAlaska A.Delta Ai.United A.Southwes.JetBlue .American. 
Mkt Cap6.837.633.817.01.88.212.6
P/S0.50.60.60.60.20.20.5
P/EBIT11.35.96.125.4261.73.28.7
P/E21.98.410.243.3-4.714.412.3
P/CFO4.85.13.59.2-39.02.04.2
Total Yield4.6%12.5%9.8%4.8%-21.1%6.9%5.9%
Dividend Yield0.0%0.5%0.0%2.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg-5.6%4.5%6.8%-6.2%-58.1%9.0%-0.5%
D/E0.90.61.00.35.14.51.0
Net D/E0.60.50.50.13.53.50.6

Returns

ALKDALUALLUVJBLUAALMedian
NameAlaska A.Delta Ai.United A.Southwes.JetBlue .American. 
1M Rtn0.4%-4.0%3.2%0.8%-2.9%-5.8%-1.2%
3M Rtn23.3%22.7%41.4%1.6%20.4%17.5%21.6%
6M Rtn10.0%26.8%46.1%-1.4%-8.5%12.1%11.1%
12M Rtn39.3%29.2%103.0%13.1%-12.4%14.8%22.0%
3Y Rtn29.8%84.7%178.0%-2.7%-36.0%-9.7%13.5%
1M Excs Rtn-2.0%-6.4%0.8%-1.6%-5.3%-8.2%-3.7%
3M Excs Rtn8.5%7.9%23.2%-10.3%1.4%4.3%6.1%
6M Excs Rtn-12.0%7.8%24.5%-17.0%-27.0%-6.8%-9.4%
12M Excs Rtn26.1%14.2%91.8%-6.2%-32.4%-4.0%5.1%
3Y Excs Rtn-38.7%19.1%103.0%-74.4%-101.1%-75.0%-56.6%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Alaska Airlines8,8538,081   
Regional1,5651,5611,1477341,394
Other Revenue84   
Hawaiian Airlines00   
Consolidating & Other  -402-383-445
Horizon  406386451
Mainline  5,0252,8297,381
Special Items  00 
Total10,4269,6466,1763,5668,781


Assets by Segment
$ Mil20242023202220212020
Alaska Airlines19,937    
Hawaiian Airlines0    
Consolidating & Other-5,324   -7,480
Horizon    1,266
Mainline    19,207
Total14,613   12,993


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity5,644,215
Short Interest: % Change Since 815202517.9%
Average Daily Volume2,137,162
Days-to-Cover Short Interest2.64
Basic Shares Quantity118,847,000
Short % of Basic Shares4.7%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
7/23/2025-5.7%-1.0%1.9%
4/23/2025-10.0%-4.0%8.7%
1/22/20252.2%7.1%4.1%
10/31/20241.4%9.2%11.3%
7/17/2024-6.9%-5.5%-11.8%
4/18/20241.3%0.2%-2.6%
1/25/20244.5%0.0%7.9%
10/19/2023-0.4%-1.2%14.3%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive141215
# Negative10129
Median Positive2.0%1.7%7.9%
Median Negative-1.4%-4.1%-8.2%
Max Positive4.5%9.2%36.6%
Max Negative-10.0%-9.4%-20.3%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025807202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025508202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024214202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241108202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024802202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024503202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023214202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231102202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023802202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023505202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022213202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221103202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022802202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022505202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021211202210-K 12/31/2021
93020211104202110-Q 9/30/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0LEVINE KYLE BSVP LEGAL & GEN COUNSEL8192025Sell57.755,914341,5341,207,957Form
1TACKETT SHANE REVP AND CFO8142025Sell57.065,000285,3152,472,825Form
2HARRISON ANDREW REVP AND CCO7292025Sell53.227,600404,5011,007,527Form
3HALVERSON EMILYVP Finance, Controller & Treas6062025Sell51.372,156110,756442,407Form
4HARRISON ANDREW REVP AND CCO5202025Sell53.517,500401,3301,419,639Form