Growth Metrics

Skywest (SKYW) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Skywest has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 17 years, most recently at $130.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 22.86% to $130.4 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $418.6 million through Mar 2026, up 10.34% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $394.3 million for FY2025, 7.57% down from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $130.4 million for Q1 2026 at Skywest, up from $24.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $646.5 million in Q4 2022 and troughed at -$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.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: plummeted 150.09% in 2022 and later soared 1172.48% in 2023.
  • Tracing SKYW's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $646.5 million in 2022, then crashed by 43.89% to $362.8 million in 2023, then tumbled 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.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods came in at $130.4 million, $24.7 million, and $169.3 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.