Alaska Air (ALK) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Alaska Air's Cash & Equivalents came in at $1.06 billion for Q2 2026, up 41.9% from $750 million a year earlier and up 135.9% from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
Alaska Air (ALK) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Alaska Air's Cash & Equivalents was $627 million, down 47.8% from FY2024.
- Cash & Equivalents carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -14.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cash & Equivalents was $1.2 billion in FY2024 (+327.4%), $281 million in FY2023 (-16.9%), $338 million in FY2022 (-28.1%) and $470 million in FY2021 (-65.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Cash & Equivalents since Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Cash & Equivalents increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 35.4%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash & Equivalents over five years came in Q4 2024 (growth of 327.4%), and the weakest in Q3 2021 (a decline of 73.3%).
- Business Quant data shows ALK's Cash & Equivalents at $451 million (Q1 2026), $627 million (Q4 2025) and $778 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 170.50 Bn | 165.03 Bn | - | 1.61 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 88.86 Bn | 85.07 Bn | - | 1.01 Bn |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 82.91 Bn | 59.81 Bn | - | 4.65 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.79 Bn | 75.81 Bn | - | 257.58 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 72.78 Bn | 67.42 Bn | - | 1.07 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 69.54 Bn | 35.48 Bn | - | 13.31 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 48.82 Bn | 31.01 Bn | - | 3.79 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 38.83 Bn | 38.10 Bn | - | 283.94 Mn |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.02 Bn | -25.36 Bn | - | 10.17 Bn |
| 10 | Alaska Air | 3.78 Bn | -4.04 Bn | - | 1.06 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.06 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 451.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 627.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 778.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 750.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 885.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 281.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 647.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 536.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 516.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 338.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 688.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 778.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 628.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 470.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 495.00 Mn |
API Access
Alaska Air Cash & Equivalents API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=ALK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "ticker": "ALK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=ALK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();