SkyWest Inc (SKYW)
Return on total capital
| Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 627,405 | 576,060 | 506,018 | 511,924 | 406,068 | 331,527 | 263,242 | 171,239 | 88,849 | 121,991 | 173,816 | 219,666 | 280,456 | 233,610 | 245,743 | 273,732 | 212,363 | 245,534 | 127,905 | 115,846 |
| Long-term debt | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | 2,678,270 | 2,582,420 | 2,474,290 | 2,408,780 | 2,311,500 | 2,231,180 | 2,164,900 | 2,113,500 | 2,136,700 | 2,157,240 | 2,232,060 | 2,347,630 | 2,395,950 | 2,345,030 | 2,289,720 | 2,267,510 | 2,261,810 | 2,248,900 | 2,181,520 | 2,139,540 |
| Return on total capital | 23.43% | 22.31% | 20.45% | 21.25% | 17.57% | 14.86% | 12.16% | 8.10% | 4.16% | 5.65% | 7.79% | 9.36% | 11.71% | 9.96% | 10.73% | 12.07% | 9.39% | 10.92% | 5.86% | 5.41% |
September 30, 2025 calculation
Return on total capital = EBIT (ttm) ÷ (Long-term debt + Total stockholders’ equity)
= $627,405K ÷ ($—K + $2,678,270K)
= 23.43%
Peer comparison
Sep 30, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Return on total capital
SkyWest Inc
SKYW
23.43%
Alaska Air Group Inc
ALK
—
American Airlines Group
AAL
—
Delta Air Lines Inc
DAL
31.71%
JetBlue Airways Corp
JBLU
-7.89%
Southwest Airlines Company
LUV
8.48%
United Airlines Holdings Inc
UAL
30.09%