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

Alaska Air Group posts $76 million Q2 net loss on fuel costs as revenue rises 10%

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Alaska Air Group reported a second-quarter 2026 GAAP net loss of $76 million, or $0.68 per share, compared with net income of $172 million a year earlier, as aircraft fuel cost $4.43 per gallon, up 85% year-over-year. Total operating revenue rose 10% to $4.1 billion, and the company guided to third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $0.00 to $1.00, so shareholders face a weaker quarter in profit terms but a guided improvement ahead.

Key points

  • Q2 total operating revenue rose 10% year-over-year to $4.1 billion; GAAP net loss was $76 million, or $0.68 per share, versus net income of $172 million in Q2 2025.
  • Adjusted net loss was $102 million, or $0.92 per share; the company cited $600 million of incremental fuel cost in the quarter.
  • Q3 2026 guidance: adjusted earnings per share of $0.00 to $1.00, unit revenue up low double digits year-over-year, and economic fuel cost of $3.75 per gallon.
  • The company raised $1 billion in financing in Q2, including $500 million of 6.5% senior unsecured notes, and reported $3.8 billion in available liquidity at June 30, 2026.

The filing

CompanyAlaska Air (ALK)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 21, 2026, 4:30 PM ET
Accession number0000766421-26-000036

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 21, 2026.

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