What does share repurchase authorization limit mean?

This represents the total dollar value or share count that the board of directors has authorized the company to spend on repurchasing its own common stock from the open market. It serves as a signal of management's confidence in the company's valuation and its commitment to returning capital to shareholders. This limit is an authorization, not an obligation to spend.

Alaska Air Group ALK Share Repurchase Authorization Limit

Share Repurchase Authorization Limit at other companies

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$755M—

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.3B+5.2%

Operating income-$279.0M-41.6%

Net income-$193.0M-16.3%

EPS (diluted)-$1.69-25.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$508.0M-53.8%

Total debt$6.4B+2.4%

Total equity$3.7B-9.8%

Total assets$20.3B+2.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$421.0M-8.3%

CapEx$30.0M-28.6%

Free cash flow$391.0M-6.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$5.49B-30.2%

Enterprise value$11.41B-9.7%

P/E75.2×+53.4×

P/S0.4×-0.2×

Profitability

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Operating margin1.5%-2.7pp

Net margin0.5%-2.3pp

FCF margin6.3%-4.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity1.9%-7.0pp

Debt / equity1.7×+0.2×

Current ratio0.4×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Alaska Air Group in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1.

The official record: Alaska Air Group’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Alaska Air Group's share repurchase authorization limit?: Alaska Air Group (ALK) reported share repurchase authorization limit of $227M in Q1 2026.
What does share repurchase authorization limit mean?: This represents the total dollar value or share count that the board of directors has authorized the company to spend on repurchasing its own common stock from the open market. It serves as a signal of management's confidence in the company's valuation and its commitment to returning capital to shareholders. This limit is an authorization, not an obligation to spend.