Growth Metrics

Skywest (SKYW) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Skywest has reported Operating Expenses over the past 15 years, most recently at $889.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 9.94% to $889.5 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $3.5 billion through Mar 2026, up 12.19% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $3.4 billion for FY2025, 13.42% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $889.5 million for Q1 2026 at Skywest, roughly flat from $890.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $890.3 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $683.1 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $724.2 million (2023), against an average of $765.8 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses hit 50.56% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 3.75% in 2022.
  • Tracing SKYW's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $716.3 million in 2022, then rose by 1.1% to $724.2 million in 2023, then grew by 10.52% to $800.3 million in 2024, then increased by 11.24% to $890.3 million in 2025, then dropped by 0.09% to $889.5 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods came in at $889.5 million, $890.3 million, and $875.9 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.