SKYW SKYWEST INC
Last updated: Mar 16, 2026
Execution Consistency
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
Execution Acceleration
Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?
Latest quarter $50M vs trailing avg $99M (-49%)
Buyback vs FCF
What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30-80%. Bear: <10% or >80%.
Missing buyback or cash flow data
Buyback Intensity
How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.
Repurchased 23,485,606 shares = 58.6% of 40,103,900 outstanding (annualized)
Insider Buying
Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?
No insider open-market purchases in the last 12 months
Insider-Buyback Convergence
Are insider purchases happening during the same quarters the company is actively buying back stock?
Need both buyback and insider purchase data
Insider Net Direction
Looking at all open-market transactions, are insiders net buyers or net sellers?
Insiders bought $0M, sold $19M (net selling)
Red Flag
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 18928784.3x more than bought. 4 C-suite officers among sellers
- 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
- Steel Wade J (CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER) sold 3,113 shares on 2026-02-18
- Childs Russell A (PRESIDENT & CEO) sold 26,000 shares on 2025-08-12
- SIMMONS ROBERT J (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER) sold 8,384 shares on 2025-07-30
- SIMMONS ROBERT J (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER) sold 8,802 shares on 2025-07-30
- Woodward Eric (CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER) sold 5,305 shares on 2025-07-29
- Woodward Eric (CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER) sold 1,695 shares on 2025-07-29
- Steel Wade J (CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER) sold 12,596 shares on 2025-07-29
- Steel Wade J (CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER) sold 4,404 shares on 2025-07-29