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SKYWEST INC SKYW
SKYWEST INC (SKYW) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.33% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $4.1B at a 10.6% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | Citigroup | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-04-30 | Citigroup | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-03-20 | Citigroup | Neutral (main) |
| 2025-12-04 | Citigroup | Neutral (init) |
| 2025-10-01 | Raymond James | Strong Buy (up) |
| 2025-07-28 | Evercore ISI Group | Outperform (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.078 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.409 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.084 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.592 |
Sector peers · similar-size Transportation & Utilities companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKYW | SKYWEST INC | 7/9 | 2.01 | 9.2 | +15% |
| ULCC | Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. | — | -1.08 | — | -1.4% |
| FLYYQ | Spirit Aviation Holdings, Inc. | 3/9 | -0.95 | — | -8.4% |
| ALGT | Allegiant Travel CO | 5/9 | 1.07 | — | +3.7% |
| JBLU | JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP | 2/9 | -0.31 | — | -2.3% |
| ALK | ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC. | 5/9 | 0.1 | 60 | +21.3% |
| LUV | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | 7/9 | 1.14 | 57.5 | +2.1% |
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About SKYWEST INC
SkyWest, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of a regional airline in the United States. It operates through SkyWest Airlines and SWC; and SkyWest Leasing segments. The company is also involved in leasing regional jet aircraft and spare engines to third parties and provision of on-demand charter service, airport customer service, and ground handling services for other airlines. As of December 31, 2025, its fleet consisted of 637 aircraft, including 487 aircraft in scheduled service and air freight services with approximately 2,260 total daily departures to various destinations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. SkyWest, Inc. was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in Saint George, Utah.
FAQ
Is SKYW financially healthy?
SKYWEST INC's Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does SKYW pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. SKYWEST INC pays a dividend yielding about 0.33% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is SKYW?
In FY2025, SKYWEST INC had a net margin of 10.6% and a return on equity of 15.6%.
Is SKYW overvalued or undervalued?
SKYWEST INC trades at about 10.4× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 6.6×–69.2×, median 11.6×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for SKYW?
The average Wall-Street price target for SKYWEST INC is $123.17, about 14.9% above the recent price, from 6 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is SKYW a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on SKYWEST INC: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 9.2×, a dividend yield of 0.33%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.