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

Alaska Air (ALK) reported Share-based Compensation of $25.0 million for Q1 2026, up 25.0% year-over-year from $20.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 31.58% quarter-over-quarter from $19.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Alaska Air (ALK) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $25.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $25.0 million, up 25.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $15.0 million (down 76.56% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $10.0 million, down 84.13% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation advanced to $25.0 million in Q1 2026 per ALK's latest filing, from $19.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $33.0 million in Q2 2023 and troughed at -$19.0 million in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $13.2 million and a median of $17.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Share-based Compensation jumped 360.0% in 2023, then plunged 205.56% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $9.0 million in 2022, then soared by 33.33% to $12.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 33.33% to $8.0 million in 2024, then soared by 137.5% to $19.0 million in 2025, then surged by 31.58% to $25.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ALK's Share-based Compensation at $25.0 million in Q1 2026, $19.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$19.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Ryanair Holdings 453.97 Bn 448.50 Bn 1.55 Bn -
2 Delta Air Lines 54.89 Bn 49.84 Bn 15.19 Bn -
3 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 47.52 Bn 46.49 Bn -239.00 Mn -
4 Southwest Airlines 23.88 Bn 20.55 Bn 6.21 Bn -
5 Copa Holdings 6.22 Bn 4.88 Bn 713.71 Mn -
6 Alaska Air 5.64 Bn 3.87 Bn 3.20 Bn 25.00 Mn
7 Skywest 3.71 Bn 3.08 Bn 924.11 Mn -
8 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 2.23 Bn 2.23 Bn - -
9 Jetblue Airways 2.11 Bn -62.86 Mn 1.87 Bn 13.00 Mn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.82 Bn 921.81 Mn 651.87 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 25.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 25.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 19.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 19.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -19.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -19.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -10.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -10.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 20.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 20.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 8.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 8.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 18.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 18.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 18.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 18.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 19.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 19.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 12.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 12.00 Mn