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The alkaline earth metals have oxidation states of +2 as a rule. The oxidation state of an element is equal to the number of electrons it has gained or lost in ionic or polar bonds. In polar covalent bonds, no electrons are transferred fully, but for determining oxidation states, it is assumed they are.
