Alaska Air ALK
NYSE ALK
$40.74 -1.30 (-3.09%)
As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Alaska Air's (ALK) quarterly Payout Ratio came in at 0.19 in Q1 2020, down 101.8% year-over-year from 10.75 in Q2 2019, and down 129.26% quarter-over-quarter from 0.66 in Q4 2019.

Analysis

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

Alaska Air (ALK) has reported Payout Ratio for 8 consecutive years, with 0.19 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2020.

  • On a quarterly basis, Payout Ratio fell 101.8% year-over-year to 0.19 in Q1 2020; TTM through Dec 2020 was 0.03, a 115.11% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2020 full-year figure at 0.03, down 115.11% from the prior year.
  • Payout Ratio was 0.19 for Q1 2020 at Alaska Air, down from 0.66 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Payout Ratio peaked at 10.75 in Q1 2019 and troughed at 0.19 in Q1 2020.
  • A 5-year average of 1.49 and a median of 0.18 in 2016 frame the typical range for Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Payout Ratio surged 2413.51% in 2018 and plunged 157.02% in 2019, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.35 in 2016, then jumped by 35.33% to 0.47 in 2017, then jumped by 266.63% to 1.74 in 2018, then tumbled by 61.88% to 0.66 in 2019, then tumbled by 129.26% to 0.19 in 2020.
  • The last three Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.19 (Q1 2020), 0.66 (Q4 2019), and 0.1 (Q3 2019), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Delta Air Lines 51.79 Bn 47.12 Bn 19.07 Bn
2 Ryanair Holdings 28.72 Bn 24.79 Bn -
3 Southwest Airlines 19.00 Bn 15.21 Bn 7.33 Bn
4 Copa Holdings 5.37 Bn 4.11 Bn 1.03 Bn
5 Alaska Air 4.55 Bn 1.88 Bn 3.76 Bn
6 Skywest 3.76 Bn 3.16 Bn 1.01 Bn
7 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 2.27 Bn 1.24 Bn -
8 Allegiant Travel 1.74 Bn 689.68 Mn 902.77 Mn
9 Jetblue Airways 1.70 Bn -322.81 Mn 2.32 Bn
10 Frontier Group Holdings 1.32 Bn 363.93 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2020 -0.19
Dec 31, 2019 0.66
Sep 30, 2019 -0.10
Jun 30, 2019 0.16
Mar 31, 2019 10.75
Dec 31, 2018 1.74
Sep 30, 2018 0.18
Jun 30, 2018 0.21
Mar 31, 2018 10.00
Dec 31, 2017 0.47
Sep 30, 2017 0.14
Jun 30, 2017 0.13
Mar 31, 2017 0.40
Dec 31, 2016 0.35
Sep 30, 2016 0.13
Jun 30, 2016 0.13
Mar 31, 2016 0.18
Dec 31, 2015 0.15
Sep 30, 2015 0.09
Jun 30, 2015 0.11