Alaska Air ALK
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As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Alaska Air's (ALK) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.52 in Q1 2020, down 529.56% year-over-year from 0.12 in Q2 2019, and down 175.0% quarter-over-quarter from 0.7 in Q4 2019.

Analysis

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

Alaska Air (ALK) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 8 consecutive years, with 0.52 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2020.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 529.56% year-over-year to 0.52 in Q1 2020; TTM through Dec 2020 was 0.1, a 158.53% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2020 full-year figure at 0.1, down 158.53% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.52 for Q1 2020 at Alaska Air, down from 0.7 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 3.09 in Q4 2016 and troughed at 0.66 in Q3 2017.
  • A 5-year average of 0.3 and a median of 0.15 in 2017 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio jumped 2372.73% in 2016 and sank 529.56% in 2020, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 3.09 in 2016, then plunged by 75.06% to 0.77 in 2017, then plunged by 126.34% to 0.2 in 2018, then jumped by 443.6% to 0.7 in 2019, then tumbled by 175.0% to 0.52 in 2020.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.52 (Q1 2020), 0.7 (Q4 2019), and 0.21 (Q3 2019), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Delta Air Lines 51.14 Bn 46.47 Bn 19.07 Bn 0.11
2 Ryanair Holdings 27.96 Bn 24.03 Bn - -
3 Southwest Airlines 18.91 Bn 15.12 Bn 7.33 Bn -
4 Copa Holdings 5.30 Bn 4.04 Bn 1.03 Bn -
5 Alaska Air 4.45 Bn 1.79 Bn 3.76 Bn -
6 Skywest 3.77 Bn 3.17 Bn 1.01 Bn -
7 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 2.20 Bn 1.17 Bn - -
8 Allegiant Travel 1.74 Bn 681.68 Mn 902.77 Mn -
9 Jetblue Airways 1.65 Bn -373.56 Mn 2.32 Bn -
10 Frontier Group Holdings 1.27 Bn 311.03 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2020 -0.52
Dec 31, 2019 0.70
Sep 30, 2019 -0.21
Jun 30, 2019 0.12
Mar 31, 2019 0.12
Dec 31, 2018 -0.20
Sep 30, 2018 0.30
Jun 30, 2018 0.17
Mar 31, 2018 0.56
Dec 31, 2017 0.77
Sep 30, 2017 -0.66
Jun 30, 2017 0.12
Mar 31, 2017 0.15
Dec 31, 2016 3.09
Sep 30, 2016 0.25
Jun 30, 2016 0.22
Mar 31, 2016 0.08
Dec 31, 2015 0.13
Sep 30, 2015 0.11
Jun 30, 2015 0.27