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Southwest Airlines Co. LUV SPXR3K

Industrials · Airlines · United States
https://www.southwest.com
Company Profile ↓
$39.62
+30.33% 1Y
Mkt Cap$19.38B
P/E24.76
P/B3.25
Div. Yield1.53%
52W High$54.07
52W Low$29.15
Book Value$14.48
EPS (TTM)$1.60

Company Overview

Southwest Airlines Co. operates as a passenger airline company that provides scheduled air transportation services in the United States and internationally. It also provides Rapid Rewards loyalty program; SWABIZ, an online booking tool; and inflight entertainment platform that includes movies-on-demand live and on-demand television, flight tracker, and additional curated content, as well as a variety of premium snacks and coffee. In addition, the company offers ancillary services, such as in-flight purchases, baggage fees, EarlyBird Check-In, and upgraded boarding, as well as transportation of pets and unaccompanied minors. As of December 31, 2025, the company operated a total fleet of 803 Boeing 737 aircraft; and served 117 destinations in 42 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as well as ten near-international countries, including Mexico, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Aruba, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos. Southwest Airlines Co. was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Why Investors Should Care

Reasonable Valuation

Trades at a P/E of 24.8, below the sector median of 27.4.

Recent Developments

  • Dec 2025 Revenue of $28.06B (+2.1% YoY); net profit $441.00M.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +16.4%, earnings +20.5%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 6.0%, profit CAGR -2.1%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:5.98%
1 Year:16.40%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:-2.09%
1 Year:20.50%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:+30.33%
6 Months:-3.39%
3 Months:-3.76%
1 Month:-15.20%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Bearish
52-Week Range 42% of range
$29.15 $54.07
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMABelow
  • Price vs 200-DMABelow
  • RSI (14)39.01 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M-15.20%
3M-3.76%
6M-3.39%
1Y+30.33%
Valuation vs Sector

P/E of 24.76 is below the sector median of 27.38 — relatively cheaper than peers.

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

  • Earnings shrank at -2.1% CAGR over 5 years.
  • Trading 26.7% below its 52-week high.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Valuation

Stock P/E
24.76
Industry PE
27.38
Forward P/E
8.01
PEG Ratio
0.36
Book Value
$14.48
Price to Book
3.25
P/S
0.77
EV/EBITDA
11.17
Dividend Yield
1.53%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
5.98%
Profit 5Y
-2.09%
Revenue (YoY)
16.40%
Earnings (YoY)
20.50%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
2.36%
ROE
11.10%
ROA
2.32%
Profit Margin
2.78%
Op Margin
3.38%
Gross Margin
22.40%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$0.47
EPS (TTM)
$1.60

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
0.97
Quick Ratio
0.38
Current Ratio
0.49
Debt
$6.89B
Total Assets
$30.12B
Current Assets
$6.48B
Working Capital
$-5.28B

Ownership

Promoter Holding
1.02%
Chg in Prom Hold
0.01%
FII / Inst Holding
93.75%
Chg in FII Hold
0.01%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$19.38B
Total Revenue (TTM)
$30.07B
EBITDA
$2.34B
Free Cash Flow
$-834.75M
Operating Cash Flow
$2.53B
Shares Outstanding
489.21M
Gross Margin
22.40%
Payout Ratio
45.00%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Industrials).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 LUV Southwest Airlines Co. SPXR3K 39.62 24.76 $19.38B 1.53% 2.36% 11.10% 5.98% -2.09%
2 SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp. R3KAIDEFENCE 147.95 -134.50 $1.12T 0.00% -3.22% -11.95% 34.08% -3.34%
3 CAT Caterpillar Inc. SPXR3K 813.94 35.05 $374.15B 0.76% 17.98% 56.97% 2.29% 5.24%
4 GE GE Aerospace SPXR3KDEFENCE 337.12 39.85 $349.78B 0.50% 9.52% 48.23% -7.42% -5.36%
5 RTX RTX Corporation SPXR3KDEFENCE 200.79 35.41 $270.62B 1.31% 8.28% 12.27% 2.61% 2.62%
6 GEV GE Vernova Inc. SPXR3KAI 941.95 26.98 $250.87B 0.20% 6.30% 82.58% 8.68% -
7 DE Deere & Company SPXR3K 693.53 39.29 $187.33B 1.05% 12.53% 18.35% 3.43% 5.10%
8 UNP Union Pacific Corporation SPXR3K 291.88 23.83 $173.40B 1.92% 15.22% 39.70% 2.30% 7.77%
9 BA The Boeing Company SPXR3KDEFENCE 212.25 76.08 $167.63B 0.00% -9.01% - 1.67% -3.28%
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Dec 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Revenue ------5.30B-4.94B5.74B5.58B-5.15B5.91B5.64B-4.23B1.01B1.79B-2.05B4.01B4.68B4.69B6.73B6.22B-5.71B7.04B6.53B6.33B7.35B6.87B--7.24B6.95B7.44B7.25B8.43B
Cost of Revenue -----------------------------------5.89B5.79B5.93B5.88B7.05B
Gross Profit -----------------------------------1.36B1.16B1.51B1.37B1.39B
Operating Expenses -----------------------------------1.13B1.12B1.12B1.04B1.10B
Operating Income 944.00M1.28B695.00M846.00M606.00M1.22B845.00M741.00M616.00M972.00M798.00M820.00M505.00M968.00M819.00M665.00M-110.00M-1.13B-1.41B-1.17B199.00M594.00M733.00M-151.00M1.16B395.00M--284.00M795.00M117.00M-393.00M398.00M38.00M--225.00M35.00M391.00M330.00M285.00M
EBITDA -----------------------------------706.00M484.00M810.00M725.00M760.00M
Interest Expense -----------------------------------26.00M22.00M31.00M42.00M52.00M
Pretax Income -----------------------------------280.00M68.00M408.00M285.00M306.00M
Tax Provision -----------------------------------67.00M14.00M85.00M58.00M73.00M
Net Income 513.00M820.00M388.00M522.00M339.00M743.00M528.00M1.75B463.00M733.00M615.00M654.00M387.00M741.00M659.00M514.00M-94.00M-915.00M-1.16B-908.00M116.00M348.00M446.00M-278.00M760.00M277.00M-220.00M-159.00M683.00M193.00M-231.00M367.00M67.00M--213.00M54.00M323.00M227.00M233.00M
Diluted EPS 0.791.280.620.840.551.230.882.940.791.271.081.170.701.371.230.98-0.18-1.63-1.96-1.540.190.570.73-0.471.200.44--0.271.080.31-0.390.580.11--0.390.100.610.450.47

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2007Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue 9.86B11.02B10.35B12.10B15.66B17.09B17.70B18.61B19.82B20.29B21.15B21.96B22.43B9.05B15.79B23.81B26.09B27.48B28.06B
Operating Income 791.00M449.00M262.00M988.00M693.00M623.00M1.28B2.23B4.12B3.52B3.41B3.21B2.96B-3.82B1.72B1.02B224.00M321.00M428.00M
Net Income 645.00M178.00M99.00M459.00M178.00M421.00M754.00M1.14B2.18B2.18B3.36B2.46B2.30B-3.07B977.00M539.00M465.00M465.00M441.00M
Diluted EPS 0.840.240.130.610.230.561.051.643.273.455.574.294.27-5.441.610.870.760.760.79

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2006Dec 2007Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets --14.07B14.27B15.46B18.07B18.60B19.34B19.72B21.31B23.29B25.11B26.24B25.89B34.59B-35.37B36.49B33.75B29.06B
Current Assets ----------------14.81B13.96B11.27B5.64B
Cash & Equivalents 1.39B2.21B1.37B1.11B1.26B829.00M1.11B1.35B1.28B1.58B1.68B1.50B1.85B2.55B11.06B-9.49B9.29B7.51B3.23B
Inventory ----------------790.00M807.00M800.00M775.00M
Receivables ----------------117.00M104.00M47.00M98.00M
Total Liabilities ----------------24.68B25.97B23.40B21.08B
Current Liabilities --2.81B2.69B3.31B4.53B4.65B5.68B5.92B7.41B6.84B6.86B7.91B8.95B7.51B-10.38B12.26B12.28B10.92B
Long Term Debt --3.50B3.33B2.88B3.11B2.88B---------7.90B7.98B5.07B4.58B
Total Debt ----------------9.43B9.20B8.06B5.98B
Total Equity 6.45B6.93B4.94B5.45B6.24B6.88B6.99B7.34B6.78B6.76B7.78B9.64B9.85B9.83B8.88B-10.69B10.52B10.35B7.98B
Shares Outstanding ----------------888.11M888.11M888.11M888.11M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2007Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow 2.85B-1.52B985.00M1.56B1.36B2.06B2.48B2.90B3.24B4.29B3.93B4.89B3.99B-1.13B2.32B3.79B3.16B462.00M1.84B
Investing Cash Flow -1.53B-978.00M-1.57B-1.26B-1.02B-833.00M-1.38B-1.73B-1.91B-2.27B-2.41B-2.04B-303.00M-16.00M-1.26B-3.75B-2.93B-261.00M-1.43B
Financing Cash Flow -493.00M1.65B330.00M-149.00M-766.00M-947.00M-851.00M-1.25B-1.02B-1.92B-1.71B-2.50B-2.99B9.66B359.00M-3.03B-436.00M-1.98B-4.69B
Capital Expenditure -1.33B923.00M-585.00M-493.00M-968.00M-1.35B-1.45B------------
Free Cash Flow 1.51B-598.00M400.00M1.07B388.00M716.00M1.03B------------
Share Buybacks 1.00B-54.00M00225.00M400.00M540.00M955.00M1.18B1.75B1.60B2.00B2.00B451.00M000250.00M2.55B
Dividends Paid 14.00M-13.00M13.00M13.00M14.00M----222.00M274.00M332.00M372.00M188.00M00428.00M430.00M399.00M

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Dec 2007Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Gross Margin % -------------------
Operating Margin % 8.0%4.1%2.5%8.2%4.4%3.6%7.2%12.0%20.8%17.4%16.1%14.6%13.2%-42.2%10.9%4.3%0.9%1.2%1.5%
Net Margin % 6.5%1.6%1.0%3.8%1.1%2.5%4.3%6.1%11.0%10.8%15.9%11.2%10.3%-34.0%6.2%2.3%1.8%1.7%1.6%
ROE % 9.3%3.6%1.8%7.4%2.6%6.0%10.3%16.8%32.3%28.0%34.8%25.0%23.4%-34.6%-5.0%4.4%4.5%5.5%
ROCE % -4.0%2.3%8.1%5.1%4.5%9.3%16.1%29.6%21.4%18.7%17.5%17.5%-14.1%-4.1%0.9%1.5%2.4%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
1.02%
Institutions
93.75%
Public Float
94.72%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Primecap Management Company 9.97% 48.80M $1.93B
2 Franklin Resources, Inc. 9.52% 46.58M $1.85B
3 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 6.46% 31.61M $1.25B
4 Blackrock Inc. 6.12% 29.92M $1.19B
5 State Street Corporation 5.99% 29.33M $1.16B
6 Elliott Investment Management L.P. 4.97% 24.31M $963.57M
7 Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC 4.91% 24.00M $951.36M
8 Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc 2.84% 13.91M $551.21M
9 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2.60% 12.74M $504.97M
10 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 2.20% 10.78M $427.21M

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LUV — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV)?

As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) trades at $39.62 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $29.15 to $54.07.

What is the market capitalisation of LUV?

Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) has a market capitalisation of $19.38B on NYSE.

What is the P/E ratio of LUV?

LUV trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.76. The industry average P/E is 27.38. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 3.25.

Does LUV pay a dividend?

Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) currently offers a dividend yield of 1.53%.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of LUV?

LUV has a return on equity (ROE) of 11.10%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 2.36%.

Is LUV a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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