Alaska Air (ALK) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)
Alaska Air's (ALK) quarterly Change in Cash came in at $619.0 million in Q2 2026, up 307.72% year-over-year from $151.8 million in Q2 2025, and up 451.7% quarter-over-quarter from -$176.0 million in Q1 2026.
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Alaska Air (ALK) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Alaska Air (ALK) has reported Change in Cash for 18 consecutive years, with $619.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Change in Cash rose 307.72% year-over-year to $619.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $326.0 million, a 198.49% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$573.0 million, down 160.38% from the prior year.
- Change in Cash was $619.0 million for Q2 2026 at Alaska Air, up from -$176.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Change in Cash peaked at $619.0 million in Q2 2026 and troughed at -$366.0 million in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of $35.2 million and a median of $27.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Change in Cash.
- Across the five-year window, Change in Cash slumped 1300.0% in 2022 and surged 995.0% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Change in Cash stood at -$350.0 million in 2022, then fell by 4.57% to -$366.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 151.37% to $188.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 180.32% to -$151.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 509.93% to $619.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Change in Cash figures came in at $619.0 million (Q2 2026), -$176.0 million (Q1 2026), and -$151.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Cash (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 52.35 Bn | 47.68 Bn | 19.07 Bn | -462.00 Mn |
| 2 | Ryanair Holdings | 27.93 Bn | 24.00 Bn | - | -293.03 Mn |
| 3 | Southwest Airlines | 20.05 Bn | 16.26 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 463.00 Mn |
| 4 | Copa Holdings | 5.42 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 275.16 Mn |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 4.52 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 3.76 Bn | 619.00 Mn |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.74 Bn | 3.14 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 15.57 Mn |
| 7 | Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V | 2.25 Bn | 1.21 Bn | - | -62.00 Mn |
| 8 | Allegiant Travel | 2.14 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 902.77 Mn | 240.22 Mn |
| 9 | Jetblue Airways | 1.65 Bn | -372.51 Mn | 2.32 Bn | -287.00 Mn |
| 10 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.34 Bn | 384.76 Mn | - | 183.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 619.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -176.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -151.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 34.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -298.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -158.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 188.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -63.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 219.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 605.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -366.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 117.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 168.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -350.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -83.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 150.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 158.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -25.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -523.00 Mn |
API Access
Alaska Air Change in Cash API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-cash&ticker=ALK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-cash", "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=change-in-cash&ticker=ALK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();