Alaska Air Group Inc Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of December 2025: 8.81x

Alaska Air Group Inc cash flow quality index. Alaska Air Group Inc (ALK) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 8.81x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of $185.00 Million exceeds net income of $21.00 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore Alaska Air Group Inc (ALK) debt coverage ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

8.81x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$185.00 Million
USD

Net Income

$21.00 Million
USD

Data as of

Dec 2025
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of Alaska Air Group Inc (1989–2025)

Cash flow quality index of Alaska Air Group Inc from 1989 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Alaska Air Group Inc across 27 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. See how leveraged is Alaska Air Group Inc's balance sheet to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.

Alaska Air Group Inc Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1989–2025)

Alaska Air Group Inc cash flow quality index by year from 1989 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Alaska Air Group Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Alaska Air Group Inc cash flow conversion.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 12.49x $1.25 Billion $100.00 Million ▲ +237.0%
2024 3.71x $1.46 Billion $395.00 Million ▼ -17.0%
2023 4.47x $1.05 Billion $235.00 Million ▼ -81.7%
2022 24.45x $1.42 Billion $58.00 Million ▲ +1034.6%
2021 2.15x $1.03 Billion $478.00 Million ▼ -3.8%
2019 2.24x $1.72 Billion $769.00 Million ▼ -18.1%
2018 2.73x $1.20 Billion $437.00 Million ▲ +77.8%
2017 1.54x $1.59 Billion $1.03 Billion ▼ -9.7%
2016 1.70x $1.39 Billion $814.00 Million ▼ -8.8%
2015 1.87x $1.58 Billion $848.00 Million ▲ +9.7%
2014 1.70x $1.03 Billion $605.00 Million ▼ -11.8%
2013 1.93x $981.00 Million $508.00 Million ▼ -19.0%
2012 2.38x $753.00 Million $316.00 Million ▼ -16.3%
2011 2.85x $696.00 Million $244.50 Million ▲ +29.1%
2010 2.21x $553.70 Million $251.10 Million ▼ -12.2%
2009 2.51x $305.30 Million $121.60 Million ▼ -34.9%
2007 3.86x $482.00 Million $125.00 Million ▼ -85.3%
2003 26.31x $355.20 Million $13.50 Million ▲ +969.7%
1999 2.46x $330.10 Million $134.20 Million ▼ -1.4%
1998 2.49x $310.20 Million $124.40 Million ▼ -12.0%
1997 2.83x $205.20 Million $72.40 Million ▼ -51.7%
1996 5.87x $222.90 Million $38.00 Million ▼ -19.1%
1995 7.25x $125.50 Million $17.30 Million ▲ +13.2%
1994 6.41x $144.13 Million $22.50 Million ▼ -20.0%
1991 8.01x $82.50 Million $10.30 Million ▲ +33.5%
1990 6.00x $103.20 Million $17.20 Million ▲ +139.2%
1989 2.51x $107.60 Million $42.90 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.