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Stock Performance Graph
The following Performance Graph and related information shall not be deemed ‘‘soliciting material’’ or
‘‘filed’’ with the Securities and Exchange Commission, nor shall such information be incorporated by
reference into any future filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as
amended, except to the extent we specifically incorporate it by reference into such filing.
The following graph compares the cumulative total shareholder return on our common stock over
the five-year period ended December 31, 2011, with the cumulative total return during such period of
the Nasdaq Stock Market (U.S. Companies) and a peer group index composed of regional and major
passenger airlines with U.S operations that have equity securities traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market
or the New York Stock Exchange, the members of which are identified below (the ‘‘Peer Group’’) for
the same period. The following graph assumes an initial investment of $100.00 with dividends
reinvested. The stock performance shown on the graph below represents historical stock performance
and is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.
Comparison of Cumulative Five Year Total Return
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
SkyWest, Inc.
NASDAQ Composite
Peer Group
INDEXED RETURNS
Base Years Ending
Period
Company Name / Index Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11
SkyWest, Inc. ................ 100 105.75 73.83 67.96 63.47 51.76
NASDAQ Composite .......... 100 110.26 65.65 95.19 112.10 110.81
Peer Group ................. 100 66.27 46.75 48.20 58.35 40.91
The Peer Group consists of regional and major passenger airlines with U.S operations that have
equity securities traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market or the New York Stock Exchange. The members
of the Peer Group are: Alaska Air Group, Inc.: Allegiant Travel Co.; AMR Corp/DE; Delta Air
Lines, Inc.; Great Lakes Aviation, LTD.; Gulfstream Intl. Group Inc.; Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.; JetBlue
Airways, Corp.; Pinnacle Airlines, Corp.; Republic Airways, Holdings Inc.; SkyWest, Inc. Southwest
Airlines, Spirit Airlines Inc.; United Continental Holdings, Inc.; and US Airways Group, Inc.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following selected financial and operating data should be read in conjunction with
‘‘Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,’’ and our
consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Report.
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