Alaska Air Group, Inc.
$9.91B- Market cap
- $4.69B
- Debt
- +$5.85B
- Cash
- −$627.00M
Capital structure 45% equity / 55% debt · EV / Revenue 0.70x · EV / EBITDA 19.59x
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: ALK stock price at premium vs SWK $42.04 current versus $30.49 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at SWK's multiple
Implied fair value · at ALK's multiple
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple discount
Premium justified
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: ALK FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · SWK FY 2026 (ended Jan 3, 2026). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Ten fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 45% equity / 55% debt · EV / Revenue 0.70x · EV / EBITDA 19.59x
Capital structure 72% equity / 28% debt · EV / Revenue 1.34x · EV / EBITDA 18.72x
SWK carries the larger enterprise value at $20.24B against $9.91B; ALK trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (0.70x vs 1.34x); SWK on the lower EV / EBITDA (18.72x vs 19.59x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC. · implied price per share
Five annual free-cash-flow observations are required for the filing-backed baseline.
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. · implied price per share
Five annual free-cash-flow observations are required for the filing-backed baseline.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
1.42x
0.64x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
10.32x
5.12x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$627.00M
$280.10M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
$5.85B
$5.81B
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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