Alaska Air ALK
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As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Alaska Air (ALK) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Alaska Air's (ALK) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $96.0 million in Q2 2026, up 700.0% year-over-year from $12.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 23.08% quarter-over-quarter from $78.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Alaska Air (ALK) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Alaska Air (ALK) has reported Share-based Compensation for 18 consecutive years, with $96.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation rose 700.0% year-over-year to $96.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $273.0 million, a 173.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $173.0 million, up 174.6% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $96.0 million for Q2 2026 at Alaska Air, up from $78.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $220.0 million in Q2 2022 and troughed at $6.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $61.7 million and a median of $42.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation surged 10900.0% in 2022 and slumped 95.91% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $42.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 38.1% to $58.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 86.21% to $8.0 million in 2024, then declined by 25.0% to $6.0 million in 2025, then surged by 1500.0% to $96.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $96.0 million (Q2 2026), $78.0 million (Q1 2026), and $6.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Delta Air Lines 51.14 Bn 46.47 Bn 19.07 Bn -
2 Ryanair Holdings 27.96 Bn 24.03 Bn - 2.67 Mn
3 Southwest Airlines 18.91 Bn 15.12 Bn 7.33 Bn 54.00 Mn
4 Copa Holdings 5.30 Bn 4.04 Bn 1.03 Bn -
5 Alaska Air 4.45 Bn 1.79 Bn 3.76 Bn 96.00 Mn
6 Skywest 3.77 Bn 3.17 Bn 1.01 Bn -
7 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 2.20 Bn 1.17 Bn - -
8 Allegiant Travel 1.74 Bn 681.68 Mn 902.77 Mn -
9 Jetblue Airways 1.65 Bn -373.56 Mn 2.32 Bn 19.00 Mn
10 Frontier Group Holdings 1.27 Bn 311.03 Mn - 4.00 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 96.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 78.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 6.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 93.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 12.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 62.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 8.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 18.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 18.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 19.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 58.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 9.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 111.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 42.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 41.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 220.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 158.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -75.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 49.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 2.00 Mn