Alaska Air (ALK) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Alaska Air (ALK) reported Return on Capital Employed of 1.66% for Q1 2026, up 55.0% year-over-year from 1.07% in Q1 2025, and down 25.28% on a QoQ basis from 2.23% in Q4 2025.
Alaska Air (ALK) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 1.66% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 55.0% year-over-year to 1.66% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.66% (up 55.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.25%, down 291.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed eased to 1.66% in Q1 2026 per ALK's latest filing, from 2.23% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 6.77% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 0.71% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 2.23% (2025), against an average of 2.42%.
- Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed reached 2397 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 619 bps in 2022.
- Tracing ALK's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 0.71% in 2022, then jumped by 432 bps to 3.78% in 2023, then sank by 65 bps to 1.31% in 2024, then surged by 70 bps to 2.23% in 2025, then declined by 25 bps to 1.66% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ALK Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 1.66% (Q1 2026), 2.23% (Q4 2025), and 2.26% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 53.78 Bn | 48.72 Bn | 15.19 Bn | 11.47% |
| 2 | Southwest Airlines | 21.39 Bn | 18.06 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 5.87% |
| 3 | Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V | 18.50 Bn | 17.47 Bn | -239.00 Mn | 7,568,381.22% |
| 4 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 8.98 Bn | 8.98 Bn | - | 3.51% |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 5.26 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 3.20 Bn | 1.66% |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.43 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 924.11 Mn | 10.50% |
| 7 | Copa Holdings | 3.33 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 713.71 Mn | 16.15% |
| 8 | Jetblue Airways | 2.03 Bn | -140.72 Mn | 1.87 Bn | -3.55% |
| 9 | Allegiant Travel | 1.67 Bn | 765.78 Mn | 651.87 Mn | 1.70% |
| 10 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.39 Bn | 618.26 Mn | 724.00 Mn | -7.91% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.66% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.23% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.26% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.77% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.12% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.31% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.95% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.19% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.78% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.88% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.51% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.92% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.71% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.86% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.94% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.90% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.50% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -8.09% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -17.20% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -17.57% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -9.13% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.68% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 7.59% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 10.86% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 8.91% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 7.90% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 7.62% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 8.08% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 9.08% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 10.92% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 13.84% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 14.99% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 15.93% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 16.48% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 16.08% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 19.22% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 23.73% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 28.66% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 29.28% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 27.37% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 27.53% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 25.85% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 24.31% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 21.48% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 18.86% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 23.22% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 21.81% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 19.63% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 18.59% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 14.55% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 13.15% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 13.38% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 11.91% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 10.75% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 12.12% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 12.16% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 14.87% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 16.18% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 12.93% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 11.12% |