Alaska Air ALK
NYSE ALK
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Alaska Air (ALK) FCF Payout Ratio (2013 - 2020)

Alaska Air (ALK) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 1.88 for Q1 2020, down 1996.8% year-over-year from 0.1 in Q2 2019, and down 1203.12% quarter-over-quarter from 0.17 in Q4 2019.

Alaska Air (ALK) FCF Payout Ratio (2013 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Alaska Air (ALK) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 8 consecutive years, with 1.88 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2020.

  • In Q1 2020, FCF Payout Ratio fell 1996.8% year-over-year to 1.88; the TTM figure through Dec 2020 stood at 0.13 (down 220.41% YoY), while the FY2020 annual figure was 0.13, down 220.41% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio slipped to 1.88 in Q1 2020 per ALK's latest filing, from 0.17 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.59 in Q2 2018 and bottomed at 1.88 in Q1 2020.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.01 across 5 years, with a median of 0.1 in 2019.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2018 — FCF Payout Ratio surged 833.23% — and 2020, when it plunged 1996.8%.
  • Alaska Air's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.12 in 2016, then surged by 273.38% to 0.21 in 2017, then gained by 6.31% to 0.22 in 2018, then dropped by 23.51% to 0.17 in 2019, then plunged by 1203.12% to 1.88 in 2020.
  • Business Quant data shows ALK's FCF Payout Ratio at 1.88 in Q1 2020, 0.17 in Q4 2019, and 0.21 in Q3 2019.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Delta Air Lines 53.89 Bn 49.22 Bn 19.07 Bn 0.11
2 Ryanair Holdings 29.45 Bn 26.24 Bn - -
3 Southwest Airlines 19.73 Bn 15.94 Bn 7.33 Bn -0.31
4 Copa Holdings 5.35 Bn 4.09 Bn 1.03 Bn -
5 Alaska Air 4.49 Bn 1.83 Bn 3.76 Bn -
6 Skywest 3.99 Bn 3.38 Bn 1.01 Bn -
7 Allegiant Travel 1.86 Bn 807.93 Mn 902.77 Mn -
8 Jetblue Airways 1.83 Bn -189.37 Mn 2.32 Bn -
9 Frontier Group Holdings 1.36 Bn 408.77 Mn - -
10 Republic Airways Holdings 853.83 Mn 576.23 Mn 487.40 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2020 -1.88
Dec 31, 2019 0.17
Sep 30, 2019 -0.21
Jun 30, 2019 0.16
Mar 31, 2019 0.10
Dec 31, 2018 0.22
Sep 30, 2018 0.06
Jun 30, 2018 0.59
Mar 31, 2018 0.17
Dec 31, 2017 0.21
Sep 30, 2017 0.14
Jun 30, 2017 0.06
Mar 31, 2017 0.09
Dec 31, 2016 -0.12
Sep 30, 2016 0.06
Jun 30, 2016 0.27
Mar 31, 2016 0.08
Dec 31, 2015 0.03
Sep 30, 2015 0.10
Jun 30, 2015 -0.28