Alaska Air Group, Inc. (ALK) Stock Analysis
Last updated Sep 8, 2026
Health Check
Last analyzed Sep 7, 2026
- Financial Health 25
- Profitability 45
- Business Quality 60
- Balance Sheet 15
- Cash Flow 35
Why this rating?
Health 36/100 — Avoid
Entry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
Company overview
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (ALK) is a Airlines company in the Industrials sector. Compound Radar rates Alaska Air Group, Inc. 36/100 (Avoid) due to solid business quality, steady revenue growth, and elevated leverage.
Investment profile
- Quality Moderate
- Growth Moderate
- Balance Sheet Stretched
- Valuation Attractive
Financial highlights
Valuation
- Forward P/E 7.73
- PEG 1.2
- EV/Revenue 0.65
Profitability
- Revenue Growth 9.7%
- Gross Margin 17.7%
- Operating Margin -2.9%
- Net Margin -1.2%
- ROE -4.6%
Financial strength
- Cash $2.66B
- Debt $7.62B
- Net Cash $-4.95B
- Free Cash Flow $-339.00M
- Current Ratio 0.55
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Strong Entry Strong EntryTiming looks favorable across trend, momentum, valuation, support, and catalysts.
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Watch WatchWorth tracking, but timing is mixed — not a clear setup yet.
- Southwest Airlines Co. Airlines LUV$38.67 50 Health 50 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Good Entry Good EntryA usable setup — not as clean as Strong Entry, but timing is not mixed or weak.
- American Airlines Group Inc. Airlines AAL$12.91 34 Health 34 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- JetBlue Airways Corporation Airlines JBLU$4.52 31 Health 31 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. Airlines ULCC$5.73 31 Health 31 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
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