LUV Southwest Airlines Company Common Stock

NYSE · Airlines · View on SEC EDGAR ↗

$48.33

Price · Jun 18, 2026

Fundamentals as of Apr 23, 2026

LUV Stock Snapshot Price, market cap, P/E, EPS, ROE, debt/equity, 52-week range

Price

$48.33

Market Cap

—

P/E (TTM)

52.3

EPS (TTM)

$0.79

Revenue (TTM)

$28.06B

Div Yield

—

ROE

—

Debt/Equity

—

52W Range

$29 – $55

LUV Stock Price Chart Daily OHLCV with technical indicators — pan, zoom, and customize your view

10-Year Performance Revenue, net income, margins and EPS trends

Revenue & Net Income $28.06B

2016-12-31 → 2025-12-31

EPS $0.79

2016-12-31 → 2025-12-31

Free Cash Flow —

2016-12-31 → 2024-12-31

Margins —

Valuation P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA ratios — is the stock expensive or cheap?

Metric

5Y trend

LUV

Peer Median

P/E (TTM)

52.3

13.9

Profitability Gross, operating and net margins; ROE, ROA, ROIC

Metric

5Y trend

LUV

Peer Median

Financial Health Debt, liquidity, solvency — balance sheet strength

Metric

5Y trend

LUV

Peer Median

Growth Revenue, EPS and net income growth: YoY, 3Y CAGR, 5Y CAGR

Metric

5Y trend

LUV

Peer Median

Revenue YoY

2.1%

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Revenue CAGR 3Y

5.6%

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Revenue CAGR 5Y

25.4%

—

EPS YoY

4.0%

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Net Income YoY

-5.2%

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Per Share Metrics EPS, book value per share, cash flow per share, dividend per share

Metric

5Y trend

LUV

Peer Median

EPS (Diluted)

$0.79

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Capital Efficiency Asset turnover, inventory turnover, receivables turnover

Metric

5Y trend

LUV

Peer Median

Dividends Yield, payout ratio, dividend history, 5Y CAGR

Dividend Yield

—

Payout Ratio

—

5Y Div CAGR

—

Ex-date	Amount
June 11, 2026	$0.1800
March 12, 2026	$0.1800
Dec. 26, 2025	$0.1800
Sept. 3, 2025	$0.1800
June 18, 2025	$0.1800
March 12, 2025	$0.1800
Dec. 26, 2024	$0.1800
Sept. 4, 2024	$0.1800
June 18, 2024	$0.1800
March 5, 2024	$0.1800
Dec. 20, 2023	$0.1800
Sept. 5, 2023	$0.1800
June 20, 2023	$0.1800
March 7, 2023	$0.1800
Jan. 9, 2023	$0.1800
March 3, 2020	$0.1800
Dec. 10, 2019	$0.1800
Aug. 20, 2019	$0.1800
June 4, 2019	$0.1800
March 5, 2019	$0.1600

LUV Analyst Consensus Bullish and bearish analyst opinions, 12-month price target, upside

HOLD 30 analysts

Strong Buy 2 6.7%
Buy 12 40.0%
Hold 11 36.7%
Sell 5 16.7%
Strong Sell 0 0.0%

12-Month Price Target

23 analysts · 2026-06-15

Median $45.00

Now $48.33

Low $30.00

High $60.00

Median target $45.00 -6.9%

Mean target $45.64 -5.6%

Earnings History EPS actual vs estimate, surprise %, beat rate, next earnings date

Avg Surprise

0.02%

Next Report

Jul 23, 2026

Period	EPS Actual	EPS Est	Surprise
March 31, 2026	$0.45	$0.48	-0.03%
Dec. 31, 2025	$0.58	$0.58	-0.00%
Sept. 30, 2025	$0.11	$-0.03	0.14%
June 30, 2025	$0.43	$0.51	-0.08%
March 31, 2025	$-0.13	$-0.18	0.05%

Peer Comparison Key metrics vs sector peers

Ticker	Market Cap	P/E	Rev YoY	Net Margin	ROE	Gross Margin
LUV	—	52.3	2.1%	—	—	—
DAL	$45.80B	9.1	2.8%	7.9%	26.1%	—
UAL	$36.17B	11.0	3.5%	5.7%	23.4%	—
AAL	$10.12B	90.2	0.78%	0.20%	-2.9%	—
JOBY	$12.08B	-11.7	39183.1%	-1740.5%	-80.6%	—
ALK	$5.81B	60.6	21.3%	0.70%	2.5%	—
SKYW	$8.46B	9.7	15.0%	10.5%	16.1%	—
ALGT	—	-34.4	3.7%	—	—	—
JBLU	$1.68B	-2.7	-2.3%	-6.6%	-26.6%	—
ULCC	$1.08B	-7.8	-1.4%	-3.7%	-27.5%	—

Full Fundamentals All metrics by year — income statement, balance sheet, cash flow

Income Statement 14

Annual Income Statement data for LUV
Metric	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014
Revenue	$28.06B	$27.48B	$26.09B	$23.81B	$15.79B	$9.05B	$22.43B	·	$21.17B	$20.43B	$19.82B	$18.61B
Operating Expenses	·	·	·	·	·	·	$19.47B	$18.76B	$17.74B	$16.77B	$15.70B	$16.38B
Operating Income	$428M	$321M	$224M	$1.02B	$1.72B	$-3.82B	$2.96B	$3.21B	$3.41B	$3.52B	$4.12B	$2.23B
Interest Expense	·	·	·	·	·	·	$118M	$131M	$114M	$122M	$121M	$130M
Interest Income	$205M	$497M	$583M	$217M	$13M	$32M	$90M	$69M	$35M	$24M	$9M	$7M
Other Non-op	$43M	$-6M	$62M	$-12M	$50M	$-158M	$-8M	$-18M	$-112M	$-21M	$-556M	$-309M
Pretax Income	$563M	$598M	$633M	$728M	$1.32B	$-4.26B	$2.96B	$3.16B	$3.27B	$3.45B	$3.48B	$1.82B
Income Tax	$122M	$133M	$168M	$189M	$348M	$-1.18B	$657M	$699M	$-92M	$1.27B	$1.30B	$680M
Net Income	$441M	$465M	$465M	$539M	$977M	$-3.07B	$2.30B	$2.46B	$3.36B	$2.18B	$2.18B	$1.14B
EPS (Basic)	$0.82	$0.78	$0.78	$0.91	$1.65	$-5.44	$4.28	$4.30	$5.58	$3.48	$3.30	$1.65
EPS (Diluted)	$0.79	$0.76	$0.76	$0.87	$1.61	$-5.44	$4.27	$4.29	$5.57	$3.45	$3.27	$1.64
Shares (Basic)	540,000,000	598,000,000	595,000,000	593,000,000	592,000,000	565,000,000	538,000,000	573,000,000	601,000,000	627,000,000	661,000,000	687,000,000
Shares (Diluted)	558,000,000	643,000,000	640,000,000	642,000,000	609,000,000	565,000,000	539,000,000	574,000,000	603,000,000	633,000,000	669,000,000	696,000,000
EBITDA	·	$321M	$224M	$1.02B	$1.72B	$-3.82B	$2.96B	$3.21B	$3.52B	$3.76B	$4.12B	·

Balance Sheet 25

Annual Balance Sheet data for LUV
Metric	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014
Cash & Equivalents	$3.23B	$7.51B	$9.29B	$9.49B	$12.48B	$11.06B	$2.55B	$1.85B	$1.50B	$1.68B	$1.58B	$1.28B
Short-term Investments	$0	$1.22B	$2.19B	$2.80B	$3.02B	$2.27B	$1.52B	$1.83B	$1.78B	$1.62B	$1.47B	$1.71B
Receivables	$98M	$47M	$104M	$117M	$58M	$46M	·	·	·	·	·	·
Prepaid Expense	$490M	$639M	$520M	$686M	$638M	$295M	$287M	$310M	$460M	$310M	$188M	$232M
Current Assets	$5.64B	$11.27B	$13.96B	$14.81B	$18.04B	$15.17B	$5.97B	$5.03B	$4.82B	$4.50B	$4.02B	$3.93B
PP&E (Net)	$20.25B	$19.06B	$19.38B	$17.34B	$14.84B	$15.83B	$17.02B	$19.52B	$18.54B	$17.04B	$15.60B	$14.29B
PP&E (Gross)	$35.95B	$33.95B	$33.82B	$30.98B	$27.57B	$27.57B	$27.71B	$29.26B	$28.23B	$26.46B	$24.68B	$22.51B
Accum. Depreciation	$15.70B	$14.89B	$14.44B	$13.64B	$12.73B	$11.74B	$10.69B	$9.73B	$9.69B	$9.42B	$9.08B	$8.22B
Goodwill	$970M	$970M	$970M	$970M	$970M	$970M	$970M	$970M	$970M	$970M	$970M	$970M
Intangibles	$296M	$300M	$296M	$296M	$295M	$295M	$296M	$400M	$413M	$426M	$464M	$363M
Other Non-current Assets	$1.11B	$1.08B	$964M	$855M	$882M	$722M	$577M	$720M	$786M	$774M	$717M	$534M
Total Assets	$29.06B	$33.75B	$36.49B	$35.37B	$36.32B	$34.59B	$25.89B	$26.24B	$25.11B	$23.29B	$21.31B	$19.72B
Accounts Payable	$1.99B	$1.82B	$1.86B	$2.00B	$1.28B	$931M	$1.57B	$1.42B	$1.32B	$1.18B	$1.19B	$1.20B
Accrued Liabilities	$2.35B	$2.21B	$3.61B	$2.04B	$1.62B	$2.26B	$1.75B	$1.75B	$1.70B	$1.99B	$2.59B	$1.56B
Current Liabilities	$10.92B	$12.28B	$12.26B	$10.38B	$9.16B	$7.51B	$8.95B	$7.91B	$6.86B	$6.84B	$7.41B	$5.92B
Capital Leases	$768M	$1.03B	$985M	$1.12B	$1.31B	$1.56B	$978M	$646M	$701M	$557M	$324M	$311M
Deferred Tax	$2.29B	$2.17B	$2.04B	$1.99B	$1.77B	$1.63B	$2.36B	$2.43B	$2.12B	$3.37B	$2.49B	$2.78B
Other Non-current Liabilities	$1.31B	$909M	$981M	$969M	$1.22B	$1.25B	$706M	$650M	$707M	$728M	$760M	$1.25B
Long-term Debt	$4.93B	$6.70B	$8.01B	$8.10B	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Common Stock	$888M	$888M	$888M	$888M	$888M	$888M	$808M	$808M	$808M	$808M	$808M	$808M
Retained Earnings	$16.39B	$16.33B	$16.30B	$16.26B	$15.77B	$14.78B	$17.95B	$15.97B	$13.83B	$11.42B	$9.41B	$7.42B
Treasury Stock	$13.59B	$11.04B	$10.82B	$10.84B	$10.86B	$10.88B	$10.44B	$8.45B	$6.46B	$4.87B	$3.18B	$2.03B
AOCI	$-24M	$-25M	$0	$344M	$388M	$-105M	$-61M	$20M	$12M	$-323M	$-1.05B	$-738M
Stockholders' Equity	$7.98B	$10.35B	$10.52B	$10.69B	$10.41B	$8.88B	$9.83B	$9.85B	$9.64B	$7.78B	$6.76B	$6.78B
Liabilities + Equity	$29.06B	$33.75B	$36.49B	$35.37B	$36.32B	$34.59B	$25.89B	$26.24B	$25.11B	$23.29B	$21.31B	$19.72B

Cash Flow 15

Annual Cash Flow data for LUV
Metric	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014
D&A	$1.56B	$1.66B	$1.52B	$1.35B	$1.27B	$1.25B	$1.22B	$1.20B	$1.22B	$1.22B	$1.01B	$938M
Deferred Tax	$122M	$132M	$159M	$228M	$-20M	$-716M	$-55M	$301M	$-1.07B	$420M	$-108M	$448M
Amort. of Intangibles	·	·	·	·	·	·	$15M	$16M	$13M	$17M	$19M	$13M
Operating Cash Flow	$1.84B	$462M	$3.16B	$3.79B	$2.32B	$-1.13B	$3.99B	$4.89B	$3.93B	$4.29B	$3.24B	$2.90B
CapEx	$2.67B	$2.05B	$3.52B	$3.92B	$505M	$515M	$1.03B	$1.92B	$2.12B	$2.04B	$2.04B	$1.75B
Investing Cash Flow	$-1.43B	$-261M	$-2.93B	$-3.75B	$-1.26B	$-16M	$-303M	$-2.04B	$-2.41B	$-2.27B	$-1.91B	$-1.73B
Stock Issued	·	·	·	$0	$0	$2.29B	$0	$0	·	·	·	·
Stock Repurchased	$2.55B	$250M	$0	$0	$0	$451M	$2.00B	$2.00B	$1.60B	$1.75B	$1.18B	$955M
Net Stock Activity	·	$-250M	·	$0	$0	$1.84B	$-2.00B	$-2.00B	$-1.60B	$-1.75B	$-1.18B	·
Dividends Paid	$399M	$430M	$428M	$0	$0	$188M	$372M	$332M	$274M	$222M	$180M	$139M
Financing Cash Flow	$-4.69B	$-1.98B	$-436M	$-3.03B	$359M	$9.66B	$-2.99B	$-2.50B	$-1.71B	$-1.92B	$-1.02B	$-1.25B
Net Change in Cash	$-4.28B	$-1.78B	$-204M	$-2.99B	$1.42B	$8.52B	$694M	$359M	$-185M	$97M	$301M	$-73M
Taxes Paid	$-1M	$-21M	$-87M	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Free Cash Flow	·	$-1.59B	$-356M	$-134M	$1.82B	$-1.64B	$2.96B	$2.97B	$1.81B	$2.25B	$1.20B	·
Levered FCF	·	·	·	·	·	·	$2.87B	$2.87B	$1.68B	$2.18B	·	·

Profitability 7

Annual Profitability data for LUV
Metric	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014
Operating Margin	·	1.2%	0.86%	4.3%	10.9%	·	·	·	16.6%	18.4%	20.8%	·
Net Margin	·	1.7%	1.8%	2.3%	6.2%	·	·	·	16.5%	11.0%	11.0%	·
Pretax Margin	·	2.2%	2.4%	3.1%	8.4%	·	·	·	15.4%	17.4%	17.5%	·
EBITDA Margin	·	1.2%	0.86%	4.3%	10.9%	·	·	·	16.6%	18.4%	20.8%	·
ROA	·	1.3%	1.3%	1.5%	2.8%	-10.2%	8.8%	9.6%	14.4%	10.1%	10.6%	·
ROE	·	4.5%	4.3%	5.0%	9.5%	-33.0%	23.3%	24.6%	38.3%	29.5%	30.9%	·
ROIC	·	2.4%	1.6%	7.0%	12.2%	-31.1%	23.4%	25.4%	36.2%	28.2%	35.1%	·

Liquidity & Solvency 3

Annual Liquidity & Solvency data for LUV
Metric	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014
Current Ratio	·	0.9	1.1	1.4	2.0	2.0	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.5	·
Quick Ratio	·	0.7	0.9	1.2	1.7	1.8	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	·
Interest Coverage	·	·	·	·	·	·	25.1	24.5	30.8	30.8	·	·

Efficiency 1

Annual Efficiency data for LUV
Metric	Trend	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014
Asset Turnover		·	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.4	·	·	·	0.9	0.9	1.0	·

Per Share 5

Annual Per Share data for LUV
Metric	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014
Revenue / Share	·	$42.74	$40.77	$37.09	$25.93	·	·	·	$35.11	$32.27	$29.63	·
Cash Flow / Share	·	$0.72	$4.94	$5.90	$3.81	$-1.99	$7.40	$8.52	$6.52	$6.78	$4.84	·
Dividend / Share	$1	$1	$1	$0	·	·	·	·	$0	$0	$0	$0
Dividend Paid / Share	·	·	$0	$0	·	$0	$1	$1	$0	$0	$0	$0
EPS (TTM)	$0.79	$0.76	$0.76	$0.87	$1.61	$-5.44	$4.27	$4.29	$5.57	$3.45	$3.27	$1.64

Growth Rates 8

Annual Growth Rates data for LUV
Metric	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014
Revenue YoY	2.1%	5.3%	9.6%	50.8%	74.5%	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Revenue CAGR 3Y	5.6%	20.3%	42.3%	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Revenue CAGR 5Y	25.4%	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
EPS YoY	4.0%	0.00%	-12.6%	-46.0%	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
EPS CAGR 3Y	-3.2%	-22.1%	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Net Income YoY	-5.2%	0.00%	-13.7%	-44.8%	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Net Income CAGR 3Y	-6.5%	-21.9%	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Dividend CAGR 5Y	16.2%	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·

Valuation (TTM) 6

Annual Valuation (TTM) data for LUV
Metric	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014
Revenue TTM	$28.06B	$27.48B	$26.09B	$23.81B	$15.79B	$9.05B	$22.43B	$21.96B	$21.17B	$20.43B	$19.82B	$18.61B
Net Income TTM	$441M	$465M	$465M	$539M	$977M	$-3.07B	$2.30B	$2.46B	$3.36B	$2.18B	$2.18B	$1.14B
P/E	52.3	44.2	38.0	38.7	26.6	-8.6	12.6	10.8	11.8	14.4	13.2	25.8
Earnings Yield	1.9%	2.3%	2.6%	2.6%	3.8%	-11.7%	7.9%	9.2%	8.5%	6.9%	7.6%	3.9%
Payout Ratio	·	92.5%	92.0%	0.00%	0.00%	-6.1%	16.2%	13.5%	7.9%	9.9%	8.2%	·
Annual Payout	$399M	$430M	$428M	$0	$0	$188M	$372M	$332M	$274M	$222M	$180M	$139M

Income Statement 12

Quarterly Income Statement data for LUV
Metric	Q1 2026	Q4 2025	Q3 2025	Q2 2025	Q1 2025	Q4 2024	Q3 2024	Q2 2024	Q1 2024	Q4 2023	Q3 2023	Q2 2023	Q1 2023	Q4 2022	Q3 2022	Q2 2022
Revenue	$7.25B	$7.44B	$6.95B	$7.24B	$6.43B	$6.93B	$6.87B	$7.35B	$6.33B	$6.82B	$6.53B	$7.04B	$5.71B	$6.17B	$6.22B	$6.73B
Operating Income	$330M	$391M	$35M	$225M	$-223M	$278M	$38M	$398M	$-393M	$-404M	$117M	$795M	$-284M	$-385M	$395M	$1.16B
Interest Income	$23M	$33M	$34M	$54M	$84M	$105M	$121M	$130M	$141M	$158M	$156M	$144M	$125M	$116M	$70M	$28M
Other Non-op	$-26M	$13M	$21M	$27M	$-18M	$-7M	$-16M	$5M	$12M	$18M	$23M	$7M	$14M	$46M	$39M	$-25M
Pretax Income	$285M	$407M	$68M	$280M	$-192M	$329M	$89M	$478M	$-298M	$-285M	$237M	$886M	$-205M	$-285M	$353M	$1.04B
Income Tax	$58M	$84M	$14M	$67M	$-43M	$67M	$22M	$111M	$-67M	$-33M	$44M	$203M	$-46M	$-65M	$76M	$276M
Net Income	$227M	$323M	$54M	$213M	$-149M	$262M	$67M	$367M	$-231M	$-252M	$193M	$683M	$-159M	$-220M	$277M	$760M
EPS (Basic)	$0.45	$0.58	$0.10	$0.40	$-0.26	$0.45	$0.11	$0.61	$-0.39	$-0.42	$0.32	$1.15	$-0.27	$-0.38	$0.47	$1.29
EPS (Diluted)	$0.45	$0.56	$0.10	$0.39	$-0.26	$0.46	$0.11	$0.58	$-0.39	$-0.36	$0.31	$1.08	$-0.27	$-0.30	$0.44	$1.20
Shares (Basic)	498,000,000	-1,105,000,000	523,000,000	538,000,000	584,000,000	-1,197,000,000	599,000,000	599,000,000	597,000,000	-1,190,000,000	596,000,000	595,000,000	594,000,000	-1,185,000,000	593,000,000	593,000,000
Shares (Diluted)	503,000,000	-1,093,000,000	526,000,000	541,000,000	584,000,000	-1,198,000,000	601,000,000	643,000,000	597,000,000	-1,233,000,000	640,000,000	639,000,000	594,000,000	-1,224,000,000	639,000,000	635,000,000
EBITDA	$330M	·	$35M	$225M	$-223M	·	$38M	$398M	$-393M	·	$117M	$795M	$-284M	·	$395M	$1.16B

Balance Sheet 25

Quarterly Balance Sheet data for LUV
Metric	Q1 2026	Q4 2025	Q3 2025	Q2 2025	Q1 2025	Q4 2024	Q3 2024	Q2 2024	Q1 2024	Q4 2023	Q3 2023	Q2 2023	Q1 2023	Q4 2022	Q3 2022	Q2 2022
Cash & Equivalents	$3.33B	$3.23B	$2.90B	$3.48B	$8.13B	$7.51B	$8.50B	$8.14B	$8.37B	·	$9.50B	$9.16B	$8.36B	·	$10.44B	$13.23B
Short-term Investments	·	$0	$116M	$364M	$118M	$1.22B	$879M	$1.86B	$2.15B	·	$2.24B	$3.02B	$3.31B	·	$3.23B	$3.20B
Receivables	$171M	$98M	$52M	$60M	$47M	$47M	$50M	$67M	$58M	·	$142M	$97M	$64M	·	$85M	$59M
Prepaid Expense	$554M	$490M	$467M	$467M	$618M	$639M	$601M	$619M	$603M	·	$632M	$535M	$614M	·	$653M	$825M
Current Assets	$5.97B	$5.64B	$5.39B	$6.09B	$10.73B	$11.27B	$11.93B	$12.75B	$13.28B	·	$14.63B	$14.66B	$14.27B	·	$16.42B	$19.40B
PP&E (Net)	$20.38B	$20.25B	$19.70B	$19.40B	$19.16B	$19.06B	$19.77B	$19.66B	$19.56B	·	$19.07B	$18.60B	$18.02B	·	$16.34B	$15.59B
PP&E (Gross)	$36.15B	$35.95B	$35.27B	$34.82B	$34.25B	$33.95B	$34.86B	$34.52B	$34.10B	·	$33.46B	$32.76B	$31.90B	·	$29.84B	$28.81B
Accum. Depreciation	$15.78B	$15.70B	$15.57B	$15.42B	$15.09B	$14.89B	$15.09B	$14.86B	$14.54B	·	$14.39B	$14.16B	$13.88B	·	$13.50B	$13.22B
Goodwill	$970M	$970M	$970M	$970M	$970M	$970M	$970M	$970M	$970M	·	$970M	$970M	$970M	·	$970M	$970M
Intangibles	$296M	$296M	$295M	$295M	$299M	$300M	$300M	$300M	$295M	·	$296M	$296M	$295M	·	$295M	$295M
Other Non-current Assets	$1.02B	$1.11B	$1.07B	$1.01B	$1.05B	$1.08B	$1.07B	$1.04B	$1.02B	·	$1.02B	$957M	$898M	·	$772M	$847M
Total Assets	$29.36B	$29.06B	$28.31B	$28.71B	$33.21B	$33.75B	$34.85B	$35.56B	$36.02B	·	$36.98B	$36.52B	$35.55B	·	$35.95B	$38.30B
Accounts Payable	$2.11B	$1.99B	$1.71B	$1.81B	$1.93B	$1.82B	$1.52B	$2.03B	$1.95B	·	$1.74B	$1.88B	$1.73B	·	$1.55B	$1.91B
Accrued Liabilities	$2.17B	$2.35B	$2.09B	$2.04B	$1.98B	$2.21B	$2.10B	$1.87B	$2.40B	·	$2.88B	$2.47B	$2.12B	·	$1.88B	$1.59B
Current Liabilities	$12.48B	$10.92B	$10.99B	$10.89B	$13.90B	$12.28B	$13.49B	$14.11B	$12.22B	·	$12.11B	$11.73B	$11.33B	·	$10.42B	$11.71B
Capital Leases	$709M	$768M	$846M	$915M	$970M	$1.03B	$888M	$915M	$953M	·	$1.04B	$1.08B	$1.11B	·	$1.18B	$1.22B
Deferred Tax	$2.35B	$2.29B	$2.21B	$2.19B	$2.12B	$2.17B	$2.09B	$2.09B	$1.98B	·	$2.16B	$2.06B	$1.89B	·	$2.00B	$2.07B
Other Non-current Liabilities	$1.20B	$1.31B	$1.14B	$1.04B	$923M	$909M	$933M	$926M	$937M	·	$880M	$936M	$936M	·	$1.06B	$1.10B
Long-term Debt	·	$4.93B	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Common Stock	$888M	$888M	$888M	$888M	$888M	$888M	$888M	$888M	$888M	·	$888M	$888M	$888M	·	$888M	$888M
Retained Earnings	$16.53B	$16.39B	$16.16B	$16.20B	$16.08B	$16.33B	$16.18B	$16.22B	$15.96B	·	$16.66B	$16.57B	$15.99B	·	$16.59B	$16.31B
Treasury Stock	$14.80B	$13.59B	$13.55B	$13.30B	$11.79B	$11.04B	$10.80B	$10.80B	$10.81B	·	$10.83B	$10.83B	$10.84B	·	$10.85B	$10.85B
AOCI	$-1M	$-24M	$-6M	$-35M	$-24M	$-25M	$-37M	$11M	$19M	·	$201M	$58M	$197M	·	$305M	$805M
Stockholders' Equity	$6.88B	$7.98B	$7.78B	$8.00B	$9.37B	$10.35B	$10.41B	$10.46B	$10.20B	$10.52B	$11.05B	$10.79B	$10.30B	$10.69B	$10.92B	$11.12B
Liabilities + Equity	$29.36B	$29.06B	$28.31B	$28.71B	$33.21B	$33.75B	$34.85B	$35.56B	$36.02B	·	$36.98B	$36.52B	$35.55B	·	$35.95B	$38.30B

Cash Flow 12

Quarterly Cash Flow data for LUV
Metric	Q1 2026	Q4 2025	Q3 2025	Q2 2025	Q1 2025	Q4 2024	Q3 2024	Q2 2024	Q1 2024	Q4 2023	Q3 2023	Q2 2023	Q1 2023	Q4 2022	Q3 2022	Q2 2022
D&A	$398M	$370M	$394M	$400M	$396M	$407M	$438M	$404M	$408M	$415M	$375M	$367M	$365M	$367M	$335M	$325M
Restructuring	·	·	·	·	$62M	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Operating Cash Flow	$1.42B	$294M	$287M	$401M	$860M	$476M	$113M	$-23M	$-104M	$426M	$616M	$1.42B	$706M	$579M	$234M	$1.91B
CapEx	$630M	$833M	$678M	$635M	$527M	$460M	$517M	$494M	$583M	$707M	$842M	$925M	$1.05B	$1.35B	$1.07B	$987M
Investing Cash Flow	$-445M	$-742M	$-428M	$-882M	$623M	$72M	$458M	$-206M	$-585M	$-664M	$-64M	$-627M	$-1.58B	$-932M	$-1.12B	$-1.55B
Net Debt Issued	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	$-209M
Stock Repurchased	$1.25B	$50M	$250M	$1.50B	$750M	$250M	$0	$0	$0	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Net Stock Activity	$-1.25B	·	$-250M	$-1.50B	$-750M	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Dividends Paid	$93M	$0	$189M	$103M	$107M	$-1M	$216M	$0	$215M	$0	$214M	$0	$214M	$0	$0	$0
Financing Cash Flow	$-876M	$777M	$-432M	$-4.18B	$-858M	$-1.54B	$-210M	$4M	$-232M	$29M	$-213M	$10M	$-262M	$-598M	$-1.91B	$-215M
Net Change in Cash	$97M	$329M	$-573M	$-4.66B	$625M	$-994M	$361M	$-225M	$-921M	$-209M	$339M	$799M	$-1.13B	$-951M	$-2.79B	$136M
Free Cash Flow	$788M	·	$-391M	$-234M	$359M	·	$-404M	$-517M	$-687M	·	$-226M	$491M	$-340M	·	$-838M	$919M

Profitability 7

Quarterly Profitability data for LUV
Metric	Q1 2026	Q4 2025	Q3 2025	Q2 2025	Q1 2025	Q4 2024	Q3 2024	Q2 2024	Q1 2024	Q4 2023	Q3 2023	Q2 2023	Q1 2023	Q4 2022	Q3 2022	Q2 2022
Operating Margin	4.5%	·	0.50%	3.1%	-3.5%	·	0.55%	5.4%	-6.2%	·	1.8%	11.3%	-5.0%	·	6.3%	17.2%
Net Margin	3.1%	·	0.78%	2.9%	-2.3%	·	0.98%	5.0%	-3.6%	·	3.0%	9.7%	-2.8%	·	4.5%	11.3%
Pretax Margin	3.9%	·	0.98%	3.9%	-3.0%	·	1.3%	6.5%	-4.7%	·	3.6%	12.6%	-3.6%	·	5.7%	15.4%
EBITDA Margin	4.5%	·	0.50%	3.1%	-3.5%	·	0.55%	5.4%	-6.2%	·	1.8%	11.3%	-5.0%	·	6.3%	17.2%
ROA	0.73%	·	0.17%	0.66%	-0.43%	·	0.19%	1.0%	-0.65%	·	0.53%	1.8%	-0.44%	·	0.76%	2.0%
ROE	2.8%	·	0.59%	2.3%	-1.5%	·	0.62%	3.5%	-2.2%	·	1.8%	6.2%	-1.5%	·	2.6%	7.3%
ROIC	3.8%	·	0.36%	2.1%	-1.8%	·	0.27%	2.9%	-3.0%	·	0.86%	5.7%	-2.1%	·	2.8%	7.6%

Liquidity & Solvency 2

Quarterly Liquidity & Solvency data for LUV
Metric	Trend	Q1 2026	Q4 2025	Q3 2025	Q2 2025	Q1 2025	Q4 2024	Q3 2024	Q2 2024	Q1 2024	Q4 2023	Q3 2023	Q2 2023	Q1 2023	Q4 2022	Q3 2022	Q2 2022
Current Ratio		0.5	·	0.5	0.6	0.8	·	0.9	0.9	1.1	·	1.2	1.3	1.3	·	1.6	1.7
Quick Ratio		0.3	·	0.3	0.4	0.6	·	0.7	0.7	0.9	·	1.0	1.0	1.0	·	1.3	1.4

Efficiency 2

Quarterly Efficiency data for LUV
Metric	Trend	Q1 2026	Q4 2025	Q3 2025	Q2 2025	Q1 2025	Q4 2024	Q3 2024	Q2 2024	Q1 2024	Q4 2023	Q3 2023	Q2 2023	Q1 2023	Q4 2022	Q3 2022	Q2 2022
Asset Turnover		0.2	·	0.2	0.2	0.2	·	0.2	0.2	0.2	·	0.2	0.2	0.2	·	0.2	0.2
Receivables Turnover		66.5	·	136.3	114.1	122.4	·	71.6	89.7	103.8	·	57.5	90.2	85.2	·	81.8	96.1

Per Share 5

Quarterly Per Share data for LUV
Metric	Q1 2026	Q4 2025	Q3 2025	Q2 2025	Q1 2025	Q4 2024	Q3 2024	Q2 2024	Q1 2024	Q4 2023	Q3 2023	Q2 2023	Q1 2023	Q4 2022	Q3 2022	Q2 2022
Revenue / Share	$14.41	·	$13.21	$13.39	$11.01	·	$11.43	$11.44	$10.60	·	$10.20	$11.01	$9.61	·	$9.73	$10.60
Cash Flow / Share	$2.82	·	$0.55	$0.74	$1.47	·	$0.19	$-0.04	$-0.17	·	$0.96	$2.22	$1.19	·	$0.37	$3.00
Dividend / Share	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	·	·	·
Dividend Paid / Share	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	$0	$0	·	$0	$0	$0	·	·	·
EPS (TTM)	$0.68	·	$0.34	$0.82	$0.04	·	$0.61	$1.58	$0.73	·	$1.56	$2.45	$0.90	·	$1.90	$2.03

Valuation (TTM) 6

Quarterly Valuation (TTM) data for LUV
Metric	Q1 2026	Q4 2025	Q3 2025	Q2 2025	Q1 2025	Q4 2024	Q3 2024	Q2 2024	Q1 2024	Q4 2023	Q3 2023	Q2 2023	Q1 2023	Q4 2022	Q3 2022	Q2 2022
Revenue TTM	$27.87B	·	$27.49B	$27.90B	$26.98B	·	$27.08B	$27.25B	$25.60B	·	$25.49B	$25.69B	$23.35B	·	$22.32B	$20.11B
Net Income TTM	$345M	·	$185M	$498M	$54M	·	$396M	$1.01B	$486M	·	$497M	$581M	$658M	·	$1.21B	$1.28B
P/E	55.2	·	93.9	39.6	839.5	·	48.6	18.1	40.0	·	17.4	14.8	36.2	·	16.2	17.8
Earnings Yield	1.8%	·	1.1%	2.5%	0.12%	·	2.1%	5.5%	2.5%	·	5.8%	6.8%	2.8%	·	6.2%	5.6%
Payout Ratio	41.0%	·	350.0%	48.4%	-71.8%	·	322.4%	0.00%	-93.1%	·	110.9%	0.00%	-134.6%	·	·	·
Annual Payout	$492M	·	$615M	$426M	$538M	·	$645M	$429M	$643M	·	$428M	$214M	$214M	·	$0	$0

Financial Statements Income statement, balance sheet, cash flow — annual, last 5 years

Income Statement

	2025-12-31	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31	2021-12-31
Revenue	$28.06B	$27.48B	$26.09B	$23.81B	$15.79B
Operating Margin %	—	1.2%	0.86%	4.3%	10.9%
Net Income	$441M	$465M	$465M	$539M	$977M
Diluted EPS	$0.79	$0.76	$0.76	$0.87	$1.61

Balance Sheet

	2025-12-31	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31	2021-12-31
Current Ratio	—	0.9	1.1	1.4	2.0
Quick Ratio	—	0.7	0.9	1.2	1.7

Cash Flow

	2025-12-31	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31	2021-12-31
Free Cash Flow	—	$-1.59B	$-356M	$-134M	$1.82B

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