Alaska Air (ALK) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Alaska Air's Other Operating Expenses came in at $2.79 billion for Q2 2026, up 38.9% from $2.01 billion a year earlier and up 30.7% from the prior quarter.
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Alaska Air (ALK) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Alaska Air reported Other Operating Expenses of $9.12 billion, up 22.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $8.13 billion, up 25.5% from FY2024.
- Other Operating Expenses has increased in each of the last five years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 25.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Other Operating Expenses was $6.48 billion in FY2024 (+8.4%), $5.98 billion in FY2023 (+2.5%), $5.83 billion in FY2022 (+101.9%) and $2.89 billion in FY2021 (+9.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Other Operating Expenses in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year-over-year, Other Operating Expenses has increased for seven consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 21.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Other Operating Expenses over five years came in Q2 2022 (growth of 339.7%), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a decline of 12.3%).
- Business Quant data shows ALK's Other Operating Expenses at $2.13 billion (Q1 2026), $2.07 billion (Q4 2025) and $2.13 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 172.47 Bn | 164.72 Bn | - |
| 2 | United Parcel Service | 92.24 Bn | 69.07 Bn | - |
| 3 | Csx | 90.81 Bn | 86.03 Bn | - |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.61 Bn | 80.64 Bn | - |
| 5 | Fedex | 72.98 Bn | 39.17 Bn | - |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 71.87 Bn | 66.34 Bn | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 57.23 Bn | 39.41 Bn | - |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.65 Bn | -21.05 Bn | - |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.12 Bn | 32.96 Bn | - |
| 10 | Alaska Air | 4.34 Bn | -3.48 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 302.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 303.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 294.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 256.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 247.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 261.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 261.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 202.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 186.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 205.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 185.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 185.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 182.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 177.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 181.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 207.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 177.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 152.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 159.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 126.00 Mn |
API Access
Alaska Air Other Operating Expenses 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=other-operating-expenses&ticker=ALK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-operating-expenses", "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=other-operating-expenses&ticker=ALK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();