Skywest (SKYW) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Skywest's (SKYW) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $130.4 million in Q1 2026, up 22.86% year-on-year from $106.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 427.44% quarter-over-quarter from $24.7 million in Q4 2025.

Skywest (SKYW) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Skywest has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $130.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $130.4 million, up 22.86% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $418.6 million (up 10.34% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $394.3 million, down 7.57% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at $130.4 million for Q1 2026 at Skywest, up from $24.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $646.5 million in Q4 2022 to a low of -$93.4 million in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $122.7 million (2024), against an average of $126.0 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow tumbled 150.09% in 2022 and surged 1172.48% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Skywest's Free Cash Flow stood at $646.5 million in 2022, then slumped by 43.89% to $362.8 million in 2023, then sank by 116.06% to -$58.3 million in 2024, then soared by 142.44% to $24.7 million in 2025, then soared by 427.44% to $130.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $130.4 million (Q1 2026), $24.7 million (Q4 2025), and $169.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (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 1.43 Bn
3 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 47.52 Bn 46.49 Bn -239.00 Mn 201.00 Mn
4 Southwest Airlines 23.88 Bn 20.55 Bn 6.21 Bn 788.00 Mn
5 Copa Holdings 6.22 Bn 4.88 Bn 713.71 Mn -949.97 Mn
6 Alaska Air 5.64 Bn 3.87 Bn 3.20 Bn 391.00 Mn
7 Skywest 3.71 Bn 3.08 Bn 924.11 Mn 130.43 Mn
8 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 2.23 Bn 2.23 Bn - 251.00 Mn
9 Jetblue Airways 2.11 Bn -62.86 Mn 1.87 Bn -6.00 Mn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.82 Bn 921.81 Mn 651.87 Mn 222.64 Mn

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 130.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 130.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 24.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 24.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 169.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 169.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 94.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 94.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 106.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 106.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -58.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -58.27 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 208.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 208.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 122.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 122.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 153.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 153.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 362.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 362.77 Mn