Alaska Air (ALK) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Alaska Air (ALK) recorded Net Margin of -1.87% in Q2 2026, down 6.51 percentage points from 4.64% a year earlier but up 3.98 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Alaska Air (ALK) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Alaska Air's Net Margin came in at -1.19% as of Jun 30, 2026, down 3.51 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 0.70%, down 2.66 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Net Margin has a five-year change of +37.83 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Net Margin came in at 3.37% in FY2024 (+1.11 pp), 2.25% in FY2023 (+1.65 pp), 0.60% in FY2022 (-7.14 pp) and 7.74% in FY2021 (+44.87 pp).
- Quarterly Net Margin has ranged from -8.51% in Q1 2022 to 9.93% in Q3 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Margin has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.46 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Net Margin in the last five years was a gain of 71.42 percentage points in Q3 2021, against a drop of 20.77 percentage points in Q2 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -5.85% (Q1 2026), 0.58% (Q4 2025) and 1.94% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 170.61 Bn | 165.14 Bn | - | 29.04% |
| 2 | Csx | 89.25 Bn | 85.46 Bn | - | 25.46% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.99 Bn | 60.88 Bn | - | 2.65% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 77.18 Bn | 76.20 Bn | - | 24.59% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.13 Bn | 67.78 Bn | - | 21.18% |
| 6 | Fedex | 71.07 Bn | 37.01 Bn | - | 6.39% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 50.11 Bn | 32.30 Bn | - | 3.75% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.22 Bn | 38.48 Bn | - | 22.56% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.88 Bn | -24.49 Bn | - | 4.56% |
| 10 | Alaska Air | 3.84 Bn | -3.98 Bn | - | -1.87% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.87% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -5.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.58% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.94% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.64% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -5.29% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.01% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.68% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.59% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -5.91% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.08% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.90% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.46% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -6.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.89% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.41% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.23% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -8.51% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.95% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.93% |
Alaska Air Net Margin 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
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "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=net-margin&ticker=ALK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();