---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-086251"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SKYW"
cik: "0000793733"
company_name: "SKYWEST INC"
filed_at: "2026-07-23T20:03:11+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-23T20:04:16.661395+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SkyWest Q2 net income $101M ($2.54 EPS); revenue up 7% YoY; board adds $250M to buyback; secures 11 E175s for American

## Summary
- Net income $101M ($2.54 diluted EPS) vs $120M ($2.91) in Q2 2025; revenue $1.1B, up 7% YoY.
- Pre-tax income $139M, up 29% sequentially; block hours up 5% YoY and 9% from Q1 2026.
- Board approved $250M increase to stock repurchase program; total authorization ~$313M; repurchased 833K shares for $75M in Q2.
- Secured agreement to purchase and operate 11 new E175 aircraft for American Airlines, replacing CRJ700s; deliveries in 2026-2027.
- Cash and marketable securities $601M at June 30, 2026; total debt $2.3B, down $122M in Q2.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-086251
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SKYW
- cik: 0000793733
- company_name: SKYWEST INC
- filed_at: 2026-07-23T20:03:11+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793733/000110465926086251/0001104659-26-086251-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793733/000110465926086251/skyw-20260723x8k.htm

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