Down 15% on Oct 30, a down day for the market: the S&P 500 fell 2%, 71% of stocks fell, and airline stocks a median 1.5%.
SKYW's Quality Score fell 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to -1. It closed away from its high of the day.
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| Holding it back | Below its 200-day since September |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Oct 30 |
“International Oil Prices Fall Together; WTI Drops 3.4%, Brent Down 3.8%”
SKYW closed +5.2% that day.
After its last 4 reports it closed -4.8% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.
Poorfor quality, not price, 1 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
SKYW is #15 of 15 by Quality Score.
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| 15 |
Net income over four quarters: SKYW $413M, ALK -$395M.
Expected to report Thu Jan 28, after the close (in 79 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $1.1B, 6% more than a year ago; a profit of $3.08 a share, from $2.81.
“Operating expenses were $941 million in Q3 2026, up $65 million, or 7%, from $876 million in Q3 2025, driven by an expected increase in incremental direct operating costs associated with higher production and an increase in the cost per gallon for prorate fuel in Q3 2026 compared to Q3 2025 and Q2 2026.”
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flying agreements | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1B |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 30)
No outlook figures read from this release.
Sales grew 14% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Its share count fell 3.8% a year over 5 years.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | -9.1% | -14.7% | -17.2% |
| Jul 23, 2026 | +4.0% | +7.7% | +12.5% |
| Apr 23, 2026 | -5.2% | -7.2% | -11.5% |
| Jan 29, 2026 | -5.3% | -4.9% | +0.2% |
Sales grew in four of the last seven years, to $4.1B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the three years.
RSI 40.8, MACD below signal, below both averages. Not scored.
4 insiders sold $12.9M across 9 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
3 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: SKYW is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
SkyWest Inc offers commercial air services in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Additionally, it leases aircraft to capable users to help generate revenue. SkyWest generally provides regional flights and utilizes smaller, lower-cost aircraft to carry passengers who book tickets through partner airlines. It partners with carriers to fly and operate aircraft for a fee and may use the carriers' brands and ground support to coordinate marketing and transport passengers. The company has two reportable segments: SkyWest Airlines and SWC, which generate maximum revenue, and SkyWest Leasing activities.
“The airline industry is highly competitive.”
SKYW scores -1 today, which Breakaway calls Poor. It is #15 of 15 in Air Transportation, Scheduled by Quality Score, with 1 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 15% on Oct 30, a down day for the market: the S&P 500 fell 2%, 71% of stocks fell, and airline stocks a median 1.5%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
SKYW scores -1 today, which Breakaway calls Poor (below zero). That is #15 of 15 in Air Transportation, Scheduled by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind SKYW's -1.
4 insiders sold $12.9M across 9 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Wade J. Steel, Chief Commercial Officer, who sold $2.5M on Aug 3. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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