What is Alaska Air Group's share buybacks?

Alaska Air Group (ALK) reported share buybacks of $193M in Q1 2026.

How has Alaska Air Group's share buybacks changed year-over-year?

Alaska Air Group's share buybacks increased by 83.8% year-over-year, from $105M to $193M.

What does share buybacks mean?

Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.

Alaska Air Group ALK Share Buybacks

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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%

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:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock.

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

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Questions, answered.

What is Alaska Air Group's share buybacks?: Alaska Air Group (ALK) reported share buybacks of $193M in Q1 2026.
How has Alaska Air Group's share buybacks changed year-over-year?: Alaska Air Group's share buybacks increased by 83.8% year-over-year, from $105M to $193M.
What does share buybacks mean?: Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.