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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Alaska Air (ALK)

Alaska Air Group Q2 adjusted EPS $1.78 beats guidance; full-year EPS outlook above $3.25

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Alaska Air Group reported second-quarter 2025 results on July 23, 2025. Total operating revenue rose 28% to $3.7 billion, but GAAP net income fell to $172 million from $220 million a year earlier, and adjusted EPS fell to $1.78 from $2.55, though the 2025 figure exceeded the company's prior adjusted EPS guidance range of $1.15 to $1.65. The 2025 quarter includes Hawaiian Airlines, while the 2024 comparison does not, and management expects full-year EPS greater than $3.25 and third-quarter adjusted EPS of $1.00 to $1.40.

Key points

  • Q2 GAAP net income was $172 million, or $1.42 per share, versus $220 million, or $1.71 per share, in Q2 2024
  • Q2 adjusted EPS was $1.78, above the prior guidance range of $1.15 to $1.65; the 2024 comparison was $2.55
  • Third-quarter adjusted EPS is expected at $1.00 to $1.40, including an expected 10 cent impact from a July IT outage; full-year EPS is expected to be greater than $3.25
  • Repurchased 8.7 million shares for about $428 million in Q2; the company reported $2.1 billion in unrestricted cash and marketable securities as of June 30, 2025

The filing

CompanyAlaska Air (ALK)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 23, 2025, 5:22 PM ET
Accession number0000766421-25-000026

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:00 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on July 23, 2025.

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