Skywest (SKYW) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Skywest's (SKYW) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.5% in Q1 2026, up 822.0% year-on-year from 1.14% in Q1 2025, and down 4.24% quarter-over-quarter from 10.97% in Q4 2025.
Skywest (SKYW) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Skywest has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 10.5% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 10.5%, up 822.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.5% (up 822.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 3.65% (2022), against an average of 3.4%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 604 bps in 2023 and soared 935 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Skywest's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.31% in 2022, then soared by 479 bps to 1.8% in 2023, then declined by 10 bps to 1.62% in 2024, then soared by 579 bps to 10.97% in 2025, then slipped by 4 bps to 10.5% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 10.5% (Q1 2026), 10.97% (Q4 2025), and 3.97% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryanair Holdings | 453.97 Bn | 448.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 25.23% |
| 2 | Delta Air Lines | 54.89 Bn | 49.84 Bn | 15.19 Bn | 11.47% |
| 3 | Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V | 47.52 Bn | 46.49 Bn | -239.00 Mn | 7,568,387.53% |
| 4 | Southwest Airlines | 23.88 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 5.87% |
| 5 | Copa Holdings | 6.22 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 713.71 Mn | 16.15% |
| 6 | Alaska Air | 5.64 Bn | 3.87 Bn | 3.20 Bn | 1.66% |
| 7 | Skywest | 3.71 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 924.11 Mn | 10.50% |
| 8 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 2.23 Bn | 2.23 Bn | - | 3.51% |
| 9 | Jetblue Airways | 2.11 Bn | -62.86 Mn | 1.87 Bn | -3.55% |
| 10 | Allegiant Travel | 1.82 Bn | 921.81 Mn | 651.87 Mn | 1.70% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |