Alaska Air Group
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2026)

20252026
Price/Earnings ratio
9.457.92
Price/Sales ratio
0.610.57
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$6.03$7.2

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
13.3712.1813.469.4317.1510.86-4.9113.6393.7621.1794.2917.15
Price/Sales ratio
1.501.841.841.140.900.951.801.050.560.470.560.95
Price/Book Value ratio
3.804.283.742.611.991.922.131.711.421.20N/A1.92
Price/Cash Flow ratio
7.856.527.905.696.274.85-27.436.323.834.733.854.85
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
24.0813.7215.4816.0531.908.14-14.588.82-21.49-11.205.368.14
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.570.25-5.560.45-0.310.140.01-0.10-1.060.07-1.090.14
Dividend Yield
0.84%0.98%1.24%1.63%2.10%2.07%0.70%N/AN/AN/AN/A2.07%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
26.80%33.88%34.66%75.53%20.24%22.53%-11.60%21.92%17.22%23.62%63.87%20.24%
Operating Profit Margin
17.92%23.18%22.74%15.30%7.78%7.97%-49.15%5.52%3.50%3.77%0.72%7.97%
Pretax Profit Margin
18.16%23.43%22.67%14.68%7.07%11.57%-50.98%10.18%0.81%3.09%0.81%11.57%
Net Profit Margin
11.27%15.14%13.72%12.16%5.28%8.75%-36.65%7.73%0.60%2.25%0.60%8.75%
Effective Tax Rate
37.94%35.36%39.47%17.16%25.29%24.31%28.10%24.00%26.58%27.24%26.58%25.29%
Return on Assets
9.78%12.98%8.15%8.93%4.00%5.91%-9.30%3.42%0.40%1.48%0.40%5.91%
Return On Equity
28.44%35.17%27.77%27.74%11.65%17.75%-43.49%12.57%1.51%5.71%2.06%17.75%
Return on Capital Employed
21.33%27.45%18.13%14.98%8.06%7.14%-17.93%3.42%3.45%3.46%0.72%7.14%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.050.920.800.790.600.630.93N/AN/AN/A0.670.60
Quick Ratio
1.010.890.780.770.580.610.920.960.650.580.600.58
Cash ratio
0.060.040.120.070.030.060.320.110.070.060.070.03
Days of Sales Outstanding
17.6113.8218.5815.7616.1613.4249.1332.2611.2013.4011.2013.42
Days of Inventory outstanding
5.385.024.4210.773.323.865.224.694.755.3110.893.32
Operating Cycle
22.9918.8523.0126.5419.4817.2854.3536.9615.9518.7213.6517.28
Days of Payables Outstanding
5.756.218.6622.687.307.839.9015.1310.109.4823.147.30
Cash Conversion Cycle
17.2312.6314.343.8512.179.4544.4521.825.859.23-9.269.45
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.120.100.290.230.190.110.240.180.150.150.680.19
Debt Equity Ratio
0.370.281.010.740.560.341.160.660.560.60N/A0.34
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.240.190.470.390.300.220.430.360.330.34N/A0.22
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.270.220.500.420.350.250.530.400.360.37N/A0.25
Interest Coverage Ratio
33.28166.2548.8616.0210.6117.57-10.59N/AN/AN/A0.6417.57
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
1.282.310.460.610.561.14-0.060.400.650.420.371.14
Company Equity Multiplier
2.902.703.403.102.9034.673.673.743.84N/A3
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.190.280.230.200.140.19-0.060.160.140.100.140.14
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.320.470.510.350.190.591.880.71-0.17-0.420.710.19
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
1.282.310.460.610.561.14-0.060.400.650.420.371.14
Short Term Coverage Ratio
8.8013.894.345.172.457.17-0.202.815.133.632.812.45
Dividend Payout Ratio
11.23%12.02%16.70%15.41%36.15%22.49%-3.44%N/AN/AN/AN/A22.49%