secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SKYWEST INC (SKYW)
CIK:        0000793733
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-007962
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793733/000110465926007962/0001104659-26-007962-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793733/000110465926007962/skyw-20260129x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-007962

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