Alaska Air Group
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2026)

20252026
Price/Earnings ratio
8.787.47
Price/Sales ratio
0.570.54
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$6.18$7.27

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
12.928.708.677.3316.119.15-5.3213.6092.1521.29N/A9.15
Price/Sales ratio
1.451.311.190.890.850.801.971.050.550.48N/A0.80
Price/Book Value ratio
3.673.062.402.031.871.622.361.711.401.21N/A1.62
Price/Cash Flow ratio
7.594.665.094.425.894.08-30.136.313.764.76N/A4.08
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
23.279.809.9712.4829.956.86-16.028.81-21.12-11.27N/A6.86
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.550.1718.960.40-0.290.120.01-0.10-1.040.07N/A-0.29
Dividend Yield
0.86%1.38%1.92%2.10%2.24%2.45%0.63%N/AN/AN/AN/A2.45%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
33.01%40.81%34.81%28.74%20.25%22.68%-33.17%5.44%16.26%23.62%N/A22.68%
Operating Profit Margin
16.93%23.75%24.86%16.96%9.39%12.75%-47.42%-5.56%5.77%3.77%N/A12.75%
Pretax Profit Margin
18.16%23.43%22.67%14.68%7.07%11.57%-51.59%10.18%0.81%3.09%N/A11.57%
Net Profit Margin
11.27%15.14%13.72%12.16%5.28%8.75%-37.12%7.73%0.60%2.25%N/A8.75%
Effective Tax Rate
37.94%35.36%39.47%17.16%25.29%24.31%28.04%24.00%26.58%27.24%N/A24.31%
Return on Assets
9.97%12.98%8.17%8.39%3.79%5.49%-8.69%3.19%0.37%1.48%N/A5.49%
Return On Equity
28.44%35.17%27.77%27.74%11.65%17.75%-44.31%12.57%1.51%5.71%N/A17.75%
Return on Capital Employed
20.69%28.14%19.86%15.29%9.04%10.37%-15.46%-3.13%5.13%3.46%N/A10.37%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Quick Ratio
0.940.890.790.770.580.610.910.960.650.58N/A0.61
Cash ratio
0.060.040.120.070.030.060.310.110.070.06N/A0.06
Days of Sales Outstanding
17.6113.8218.5815.7616.1613.4249.1332.2611.2013.40N/A13.42
Days of Inventory outstanding
5.885.614.433.693.323.874.383.874.695.31N/A3.87
Operating Cycle
23.4919.4423.0219.4619.4817.2953.5136.1415.9018.72N/A17.29
Days of Payables Outstanding
6.296.948.687.787.317.848.3012.59.989.48N/A7.84
Cash Conversion Cycle
17.2012.5014.3311.6712.179.4445.2123.645.919.23N/A9.44
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.130.100.290.220.180.100.230.170.140.15N/A0.10
Debt Equity Ratio
0.380.281.010.740.560.341.170.660.560.60N/A0.34
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.240.190.470.390.300.220.440.360.330.34N/A0.22
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.270.220.500.420.350.250.530.400.360.37N/A0.25
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
1.252.300.460.610.561.14-0.060.400.650.42N/A1.14
Company Equity Multiplier
2.852.703.393.303.073.235.093.934.023.84N/A3.23
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.190.280.230.200.140.19-0.060.160.140.10N/A0.19
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.320.470.510.350.190.591.880.71-0.17-0.42N/A0.59
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
1.252.300.460.610.561.14-0.060.400.650.42N/A1.14
Short Term Coverage Ratio
8.3713.314.345.172.457.17-0.202.765.133.63N/A7.17
Dividend Payout Ratio
11.23%12.02%16.70%15.41%36.15%22.49%-3.39%N/AN/AN/AN/A22.49%