Alaska Air (ALK) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Alaska Air (ALK) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of -4.13% in Q2 2026, down 11.61 percentage points from 7.48% a year earlier but up 4.32 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Alaska Air (ALK) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Alaska Air's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -1.52% as of Jun 30, 2026, down 5.19 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 2.13%, down 2.73 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +51.90 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 4.86% in FY2024 (+1.08 pp), 3.78% in FY2023 (+3.05 pp), 0.73% in FY2022 (-10.37 pp) and 11.09% in FY2021 (+60.87 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has ranged from -12.02% in Q1 2022 to 13.21% in Q3 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.37 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 94.67 percentage points in Q3 2021, against a drop of 28.92 percentage points in Q2 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -8.45% (Q1 2026), 2.06% (Q4 2025) and 3.93% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.79 Bn | 156.31 Bn | - | 40.25% |
| 2 | Csx | 86.21 Bn | 82.43 Bn | - | 38.27% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.26 Bn | 73.97 Bn | - | 35.35% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.36 Bn | 47.28 Bn | - | 4.07% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.74 Bn | 64.38 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.91 Bn | 33.85 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.33 Bn | 37.51 Bn | - | 9.43% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.95 Bn | 36.21 Bn | - | 29.94% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.28 Bn | -20.09 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 10 | Alaska Air | 4.41 Bn | -3.41 Bn | - | -4.13% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -4.13% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -8.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.93% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.48% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -6.28% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.07% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.10% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.11% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -7.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.25% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.87% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -8.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.93% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.19% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.04% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -12.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.05% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.21% |
API Access
Alaska Air Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ALK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ALK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();