SKYW Stock — SkyWest, Inc.

SkyWest, Inc. (SKYW)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SKYW is a Stock. Total return is 6997.1% over the past 40.3 years.

SkyWest, Inc. operates a regional airline in the United States, providing scheduled air service, air freight, and charter flights through a fleet of over 600 aircraft, while also leasing regional jets and spare engines to third parties and offering ground handling services for other carriers. The company does not currently distribute dividends to shareholders. SkyWest appeals to investors seeking equity exposure to the regional aviation sector rather than those focused on generating current income.

SKYW performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 6997.1% over the past 40.3 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -8.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 27.9%.

SKYW key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/26/1986

Distribution frequency

None

5-year average yield

0.67

Last close

$91.51 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$3,553,180,021

Average volume

204997.0

Ex-dividend date

03/30/2020

Payment date

04/06/2020

Beta

1.476

Payout ratio

0.0%

P/E ratio

9.1

Forward P/E

9.5238

EPS

$10.06

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

SKYW risks and drawbacks

The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 27.9%.

Who may consider SKYW — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SKYW does not currently distribute). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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