Growth Metrics

Skywest (SKYW) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Skywest recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 10.5% in Q1 2026, down 4.24% quarter-over-quarter from 10.97% in Q4 2025, and up 822.0% year-over-year from 1.14% in Q1 2025.

Skywest's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.5% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 822.0% year-over-year to 10.5%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.5% (up 822.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 11.04%, up 944.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.5% for Q1 2026 at Skywest, down from 10.97% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 10.97% in Q4 2025 to a low of 2.05% in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 3.4% and a median of 3.65% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 604 bps in 2023 and jumped 935 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Skywest's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.31% in 2022, then jumped by 479 bps to 1.8% in 2023, then fell by 10 bps to 1.62% in 2024, then jumped by 579 bps to 10.97% in 2025, then dropped by 4 bps to 10.5% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 10.5%, 10.97%, and 3.97% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Delta Air Lines 53.78 Bn 48.72 Bn 15.19 Bn 11.47%
2 Southwest Airlines 21.39 Bn 18.06 Bn 6.21 Bn 5.87%
3 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 18.50 Bn 17.47 Bn -239.00 Mn 7,568,381.22%
4 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 8.98 Bn 8.98 Bn - 3.51%
5 Alaska Air 5.26 Bn 3.49 Bn 3.20 Bn 1.66%
6 Skywest 3.43 Bn 2.80 Bn 924.11 Mn 10.50%
7 Copa Holdings 3.33 Bn 1.99 Bn 713.71 Mn 16.15%
8 Jetblue Airways 2.03 Bn -140.72 Mn 1.87 Bn -3.55%
9 Allegiant Travel 1.67 Bn 765.78 Mn 651.87 Mn 1.70%
10 Frontier Group Holdings 1.39 Bn 618.26 Mn 724.00 Mn -7.91%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 10.50%
Dec 31, 2025 10.97%
Sep 30, 2025 3.97%
Jun 30, 2025 3.18%
Mar 31, 2025 2.29%
Dec 31, 2024 1.62%
Sep 30, 2024 6.70%
Jun 30, 2024 5.24%
Mar 31, 2024 3.66%
Dec 31, 2023 1.80%
Sep 30, 2023 -2.05%
Jun 30, 2023 -1.57%
Mar 31, 2023 -0.60%
Dec 31, 2022 0.31%
Sep 30, 2022 4.00%
Jun 30, 2022 3.65%
Mar 31, 2022 4.12%
Dec 31, 2021 4.72%
Sep 30, 2021 3.69%
Jun 30, 2021 4.16%
Mar 31, 2021 2.08%
Dec 31, 2020 1.85%
Sep 30, 2020 4.43%
Jun 30, 2020 5.82%
Mar 31, 2020 8.55%
Dec 31, 2019 8.98%
Sep 30, 2019 8.44%
Jun 30, 2019 8.08%
Mar 31, 2019 8.19%
Dec 31, 2018 8.91%
Sep 30, 2018 9.33%
Jun 30, 2018 9.53%
Mar 31, 2018 9.22%
Dec 31, 2017 8.43%
Sep 30, 2017 -2.39%
Jun 30, 2017 -3.04%
Mar 31, 2017 -3.66%
Dec 31, 2016 -3.99%
Sep 30, 2016 6.68%
Jun 30, 2016 6.82%
Mar 31, 2016 6.53%
Dec 31, 2015 5.73%
Sep 30, 2015 3.94%
Jun 30, 2015 3.62%
Mar 31, 2015 2.29%
Dec 31, 2014 0.67%
Sep 30, 2014 2.05%
Jun 30, 2014 2.02%
Mar 31, 2014 3.07%
Dec 31, 2013 4.22%
Sep 30, 2013 4.55%
Jun 30, 2013 4.52%
Mar 31, 2013 4.41%
Dec 31, 2012 4.53%
Sep 30, 2012 3.22%
Jun 30, 2012 2.46%
Mar 31, 2012 1.69%
Dec 31, 2011 1.12%
Sep 30, 2011 2.64%
Jun 30, 2011 3.42%