Alaska Air (ALK) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Alaska Air (ALK) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of -10.97% for Q3 2026, down 14.74 percentage points from 3.76% a year earlier and down 6.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Alaska Air (ALK) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Alaska Air's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 2.36%, down 6.95 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +38.54 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Alaska Air's Return on Equity [ROE] was 9.31% in FY2024 (+3.38 pp), 5.93% in FY2023 (+4.40 pp), 1.52% in FY2022 (-12.56 pp) and 14.08% in FY2021 (+50.26 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q2 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.51 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q1 2022, with a gain of 54.25 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2026, with a drop of 14.74 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was -4.73% (Q2 2026), 1.86% (Q1 2026) and 2.45% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 172.47 Bn | 164.72 Bn | - | 35.69% |
| 2 | United Parcel Service | 92.24 Bn | 69.07 Bn | - | 29.36% |
| 3 | Csx | 90.81 Bn | 86.03 Bn | - | 25.37% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.61 Bn | 80.64 Bn | - | 8.38% |
| 5 | Fedex | 72.98 Bn | 39.17 Bn | - | 14.43% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 71.87 Bn | 66.34 Bn | - | 16.28% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 57.23 Bn | 39.41 Bn | - | 14.84% |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.65 Bn | -21.05 Bn | - | 20.76% |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.12 Bn | 32.96 Bn | - | 25.21% |
| 10 | Alaska Air | 4.34 Bn | -3.48 Bn | - | -4.73% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -4.73% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.86% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.76% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.75% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.49% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.93% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.40% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.49% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.06% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.73% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.44% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.19% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.57% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.52% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.42% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.59% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.53% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.04% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.38% |
API Access
Alaska Air Return on Equity [ROE] 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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ALK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ALK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();