Alaska Air (ALK) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Alaska Air (ALK) reported EBT Margin of 9.61% for Q1 2026, down 218.0% year-over-year from 8.14% in Q1 2025, and down 1262.97% quarter-over-quarter from 0.83% in Q4 2025.
Alaska Air (ALK) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Alaska Air (ALK) has 18 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 9.61% in Q1 2026.
- EBT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 9.61%, down 218.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.43% (down 657.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.03%, down 362.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin fell to 9.61% in Q1 2026 per ALK's latest filing, from 0.83% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBT Margin peaked at 345.26% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 12.25% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 21.07% and a median of 2.3% in 2022 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: EBT Margin surged 33846 bps in 2024, then plunged 34232 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 1.41% in 2022, then slumped by 89 bps to 0.16% in 2023, then jumped by 5702 bps to 9.09% in 2024, then tumbled by 91 bps to 0.83% in 2025, then sank by 1263 bps to 9.61% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ALK's EBT Margin at 9.61% in Q1 2026, 0.83% in Q4 2025, and 2.95% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryanair Holdings | 453.97 Bn | 448.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | -19.61% |
| 2 | Delta Air Lines | 54.89 Bn | 49.84 Bn | 15.19 Bn | -1.35% |
| 3 | Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V | 47.52 Bn | 46.49 Bn | -239.00 Mn | 17.11% |
| 4 | Southwest Airlines | 23.88 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 3.93% |
| 5 | Copa Holdings | 6.22 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 713.71 Mn | 19.94% |
| 6 | Alaska Air | 5.64 Bn | 3.87 Bn | 3.20 Bn | -9.61% |
| 7 | Skywest | 3.71 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 924.11 Mn | 10.64% |
| 8 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 2.23 Bn | 2.23 Bn | - | -11.56% |
| 9 | Jetblue Airways | 2.11 Bn | -62.86 Mn | 1.87 Bn | -15.00% |
| 10 | Allegiant Travel | 1.82 Bn | 921.81 Mn | 651.87 Mn | 9.83% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -9.61% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.83% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.95% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.43% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -7.43% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 345.26% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -7.97% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.16% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.80% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.45% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -9.06% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.41% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.30% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.96% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -12.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.53% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.54% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 34.58% |