---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-007962"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SKYW"
cik: "0000793733"
company_name: "SKYWEST INC"
filed_at: "2026-01-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T06:45:47.060715+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SkyWest Q4 EPS $2.21; FY 2025 net income $428M up 33%; extends United, Delta contracts

## Summary
- Q4 2025 net income $91M ($2.21 diluted EPS) vs $97M ($2.34) in Q4 2024; FY net income $428M ($10.35) up 33% from $323M ($7.77).
- Revenue $1.0B, up 8% YoY; block hours up 5%; operating expenses $890M, up 11% on higher production and CRJ maintenance.
- Delivered 5 new E175 aircraft in Q4; secured multi-year contract extensions with United (40 E175s) and Delta (13 E175s) in January 2026.
- Cash and marketable securities $707M; total debt $2.4B (down $300M); repurchased 268k shares for $27M at avg $100.43.
- FAA-mandated flight cancellations (Oct/Nov 2025) reduced Q4 pre-tax income by $7M ($0.13 per share).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-007962
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SKYW
- cik: 0000793733
- company_name: SKYWEST INC
- filed_at: 2026-01-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793733/000110465926007962/0001104659-26-007962-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793733/000110465926007962/skyw-20260129x8k.htm

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