SKYW SKYWEST INC

Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?

Bought back stock in 4/4 quarters. Q3 2023: $50M, Q2 2023: $96M, Q1 2023: $100M, Q1 2024: $100M

Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?

Latest quarter $50M vs trailing avg $99M (-49%)

What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.

Missing buyback or cash flow data

How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.

Repurchased 23,485,606 shares = 60.5% of 38,828,325 outstanding (annualized)

Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?

No insider open-market purchases in the last 12 months

Are both company buybacks and insider buying independently active? Bull when the company is buying back stock in 2+ quarters and insiders have made 2+ open-market purchases.

Need both buyback and insider purchase data

Over the last 90 days, are insiders net buyers or net sellers on the open market?

Insiders bought $0M, sold $13M in the last 90 days (net selling)

Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.

Company buying back stock while insiders sold 16582811.3x more than bought. 3 C-suite officers among sellers

• Steel Wade J (CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER) sold 22,000 shares on 2026-08-03
• SIMMONS ROBERT J (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER) sold 14,988 shares on 2026-07-29
• SIMMONS ROBERT J (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER) sold 2,442 shares on 2026-07-29
• SIMMONS ROBERT J (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER) sold 7,570 shares on 2026-07-29
• Childs Russell A (PRESIDENT & CEO) sold 2,600 shares on 2026-07-28
• Childs Russell A (PRESIDENT & CEO) sold 9,902 shares on 2026-07-28
• Childs Russell A (PRESIDENT & CEO) sold 36,170 shares on 2026-07-28
• Childs Russell A (PRESIDENT & CEO) sold 1,828 shares on 2026-07-28
• Steel Wade J (CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER) sold 20,629 shares on 2026-02-24
• Steel Wade J (CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER) sold 4,258 shares on 2026-02-18