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Alaska Air (ALK) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Alaska Air (ALK) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 0.02% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 1.0% to 0.02% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.02% through Dec 2025, up 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.02% for FY2025, 3.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.02% at Alaska Air, down from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.07% in Q4 2021, with the low at 0.17% in Q1 2021.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.01%, with a median of 0.02% recorded in 2025.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed hit 24bps in 2021, while the deepest fall reached -25bps in 2021.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.07% in 2021, then plummeted by -90bps to 0.01% in 2022, then soared by 432bps to 0.04% in 2023, then crashed by -65bps to 0.01% in 2024, then soared by 70bps to 0.02% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.02%, 0.02%, and 0.01% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.