Southwest Airlines Co. LUV SPX

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

As of 2026-07-14 21:23 PDT, Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) trades at $47.56 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $28.52 to $54.33.

Q: What is the market capitalisation of LUV?

Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) has a market capitalisation of $23.25B on NYSE.

Q: What is the P/E ratio of LUV?

LUV trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 31.71. The industry average P/E is 30.17. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 3.23.

Q: Does LUV pay a dividend?

Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) currently offers a dividend yield of 1.58%.

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

LUV has a return on equity (ROE) of 10.06%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 2.36%.

Q: 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.

Industrials · Airlines · United States

https://www.southwest.com

Company Profile ↓

$47.56

+28.52% 1Y

Mkt Cap$23.25B

P/E31.71

P/B3.23

Div. Yield1.58%

52W High$54.33

52W Low$28.52

Book Value$14.07

EPS (TTM)$1.50

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.

Recent Developments

Dec 2025 Revenue of $28.06B (+2.1% YoY); net profit $441.00M.
Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +12.8%, earnings -5.2%.
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:	12.80%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:	-2.09%
1 Year:	-5.16%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:	+28.52%
6 Months:	+7.76%
3 Months:	+21.08%
1 Month:	+7.38%

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

Technical Snapshot Bullish

52-Week Range 74% of range

$28.52 $54.33

Trend Signals

Price vs 50-DMAAbove
Price vs 200-DMAAbove
RSI (14)50.03 · Neutral

Price Performance

1M+7.38%

3M+21.08%

6M+7.76%

1Y+28.52%

Valuation vs Sector

P/E of 31.71 is above the sector median of 30.17 — pricier than peers.

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

Price Chart

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Fundamental Growth Charts

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PROS

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

CONS

Earnings shrank at -2.1% CAGR over 5 years.

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

Valuation

Stock P/E

31.71

Industry PE

30.17

Forward P/E

10.50

PEG Ratio

0.31

Book Value

$14.07

Price to Book

3.23

P/S

0.77

EV/EBITDA

11.43

Dividend Yield

1.58%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y

5.98%

Profit 5Y

-2.09%

Revenue (YoY)

12.80%

Earnings (YoY)

-5.16%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE

2.36%

ROE

10.06%

ROA

1.94%

Profit Margin

2.83%

Op Margin

4.55%

Gross Margin

23.01%

EPS (Latest Qtr)

$0.45

EPS (TTM)

$1.50

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity

0.93

Quick Ratio

0.37

Current Ratio

0.48

Debt

$6.40B

Total Assets

$29.36B

Current Assets

Working Capital

Ownership

Promoter Holding

1.00%

Chg in Prom Hold

-0.01%

FII / Inst Holding

89.66%

Chg in FII Hold

0.11%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value

$23.25B

Total Revenue (TTM)

$28.88B

EBITDA

$2.21B

Free Cash Flow

$-372.38M

Operating Cash Flow

$2.40B

Shares Outstanding

488.77M

Gross Margin

23.01%

Payout Ratio

48.00%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Industrials).

#	Name	CMP $	P/E	Mkt Cap	Div Yld %	ROCE %	ROE %	Rev CAGR 5Y %	Profit CAGR 5Y %
1	LUV Southwest Airlines Co. SPX	47.56	31.71	$23.25B	1.58%	2.36%	10.06%	5.98%	-2.09%
2	CAT Caterpillar Inc. SPX	933.34	46.39	$429.89B	0.72%	17.98%	51.33%	2.29%	5.24%
3	GE GE Aerospace SPX	353.73	43.94	$369.06B	0.56%	11.89%	45.43%	16.32%	195.89%
4	GEV GE Vernova Inc. SPXAI	1,066.01	31.13	$286.46B	0.21%	6.30%	75.71%	8.68%	-
5	RTX RTX Corporation SPX	193.39	36.35	$260.44B	1.51%	8.28%	11.57%	2.61%	2.62%
6	UNP Union Pacific Corporation SPX	288.30	23.71	$171.17B	2.02%	15.22%	40.69%	2.30%	7.77%
7	BA The Boeing Company SPX	217.11	86.15	$171.15B	0.00%	-9.01%	-	1.67%	-3.28%
8	ETN Eaton Corporation plc SPXAI	415.52	40.66	$161.35B	1.12%	11.53%	20.84%	4.73%	10.38%
9	DE Deere & Company SPX	584.40	33.07	$157.85B	1.12%	-	18.35%	3.43%	5.10%

Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric	Jun 2015	Sep 2015	Dec 2015	Mar 2016	Jun 2016	Sep 2016	Dec 2016	Mar 2017	Jun 2017	Sep 2017	Dec 2017	Mar 2018	Jun 2018	Sep 2018	Dec 2018	Mar 2019	Jun 2019	Sep 2019	Dec 2019	Mar 2020	Jun 2020	Sep 2020	Dec 2020	Mar 2021	Jun 2021	Sep 2021	Mar 2022	Jun 2022	Sep 2022	Dec 2022	Mar 2023	Jun 2023	Sep 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Mar 2026
Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5.30B	-	4.94B	5.74B	5.58B	-	5.15B	5.91B	5.64B	-	4.23B	1.01B	1.79B	-	2.05B	4.01B	4.68B	4.69B	6.73B	6.22B	-	5.71B	7.04B	6.53B	6.33B	7.35B	6.87B	6.43B	7.24B	6.95B	7.25B
Operating Income	1.08B	1.23B	1.03B	944.00M	1.28B	695.00M	846.00M	606.00M	1.22B	845.00M	741.00M	616.00M	972.00M	798.00M	820.00M	505.00M	968.00M	819.00M	665.00M	-110.00M	-1.13B	-1.41B	-1.17B	199.00M	594.00M	733.00M	-151.00M	1.16B	395.00M	-	-284.00M	795.00M	117.00M	-393.00M	398.00M	38.00M	-223.00M	225.00M	35.00M	330.00M
Net Income	608.00M	584.00M	536.00M	513.00M	820.00M	388.00M	522.00M	339.00M	743.00M	528.00M	1.75B	463.00M	733.00M	615.00M	654.00M	387.00M	741.00M	659.00M	514.00M	-94.00M	-915.00M	-1.16B	-908.00M	116.00M	348.00M	446.00M	-278.00M	760.00M	277.00M	-220.00M	-159.00M	683.00M	193.00M	-231.00M	367.00M	67.00M	-149.00M	213.00M	54.00M	227.00M
Diluted EPS	0.90	0.88	0.82	0.79	1.28	0.62	0.84	0.55	1.23	0.88	2.94	0.79	1.27	1.08	1.17	0.70	1.37	1.23	0.98	-0.18	-1.63	-1.96	-1.54	0.19	0.57	0.73	-0.47	1.20	0.44	-	-0.27	1.08	0.31	-0.39	0.58	0.11	-0.26	0.39	0.10	0.45

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Dec 2007	Dec 2008	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Revenue	9.86B	11.02B	10.35B	12.10B	15.66B	17.09B	17.70B	18.61B	19.82B	20.29B	21.15B	21.96B	22.43B	9.05B	15.79B	23.81B	26.09B	27.48B	28.06B
Operating Income	791.00M	449.00M	262.00M	988.00M	693.00M	623.00M	1.28B	2.23B	4.12B	3.52B	3.41B	3.21B	2.96B	-3.82B	1.72B	1.02B	224.00M	321.00M	428.00M
Net Income	645.00M	178.00M	99.00M	459.00M	178.00M	421.00M	754.00M	1.14B	2.18B	2.18B	3.36B	2.46B	2.30B	-3.07B	977.00M	539.00M	465.00M	465.00M	441.00M
Diluted EPS	0.84	0.24	0.13	0.61	0.23	0.56	1.05	1.64	3.27	3.45	5.57	4.29	4.27	-5.44	1.61	0.87	0.76	0.76	0.79

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Dec 2006	Dec 2007	Dec 2008	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Total Assets	-	-	14.07B	14.27B	15.46B	18.07B	18.60B	19.34B	19.72B	21.31B	23.29B	25.11B	26.24B	25.89B	34.59B	36.32B	35.37B	36.49B	33.75B	29.06B
Total Equity	6.45B	6.93B	4.94B	5.45B	6.24B	6.88B	6.99B	7.34B	6.78B	6.76B	7.78B	9.64B	9.85B	9.83B	8.88B	10.41B	10.69B	10.52B	10.35B	7.98B
Cash & Equivalents	1.39B	2.21B	1.37B	1.11B	1.26B	829.00M	1.11B	1.35B	1.28B	1.58B	1.68B	1.50B	1.85B	2.55B	11.06B	12.48B	9.49B	9.29B	7.51B	3.23B
Long Term Debt	-	-	3.50B	3.33B	2.88B	3.11B	2.88B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8.10B	8.01B	6.70B	4.93B
Current Liabilities	-	-	2.81B	2.69B	3.31B	4.53B	4.65B	5.68B	5.92B	7.41B	6.84B	6.86B	7.91B	8.95B	7.51B	9.16B	10.38B	12.26B	12.28B	10.92B

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Dec 2007	Dec 2008	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow	2.85B	-1.52B	985.00M	1.56B	1.36B	2.06B	2.48B	2.90B	3.24B	4.29B	3.93B	4.89B	3.99B	-1.13B	2.32B	3.79B	3.16B	462.00M	1.84B
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	-493.00M	1.65B	330.00M	-149.00M	-766.00M	-947.00M	-851.00M	-1.25B	-1.02B	-1.92B	-1.71B	-2.50B	-2.99B	9.66B	359.00M	-3.03B	-436.00M	-1.98B	-4.69B
Capital Expenditure	-1.33B	923.00M	-585.00M	-493.00M	-968.00M	-1.35B	-1.45B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow	1.51B	-598.00M	400.00M	1.07B	388.00M	716.00M	1.03B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Share Buybacks	1.00B	-54.00M	0	0	225.00M	400.00M	540.00M	955.00M	1.18B	1.75B	1.60B	2.00B	2.00B	451.00M	0	0	0	250.00M	2.55B
Dividends Paid	14.00M	-13.00M	13.00M	13.00M	14.00M	-	-	-	-	222.00M	274.00M	332.00M	372.00M	188.00M	0	0	428.00M	430.00M	399.00M

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric	Dec 2007	Dec 2008	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 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%	9.4%	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%	6.3%	4.1%	0.9%	1.5%	2.4%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders

1.00%

Institutions

89.66%

Public Float

90.57%

Top Institutional Holders

#	Holder	% Held	Shares	Value
1	Primecap Management Company	9.63%	47.07M	$2.38B
2	Franklin Resources, Inc.	9.08%	44.39M	$2.25B
3	Vanguard Capital Management LLC	6.47%	31.64M	$1.60B
4	Elliott Investment Management L.P.	6.21%	30.35M	$1.54B
5	State Street Corporation	6.04%	29.52M	$1.49B
6	Blackrock Inc.	5.85%	28.57M	$1.45B
7	Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC	4.73%	23.13M	$1.17B
8	Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc	2.84%	13.89M	$703.35M
9	Geode Capital Management, LLC	2.65%	12.98M	$656.83M
10	Ameriprise Financial, Inc.	2.04%	9.98M	$505.41M

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LUV — Frequently Asked Questions

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

As of 2026-07-14 21:23 PDT, Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) trades at $47.56 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $28.52 to $54.33.

What is the market capitalisation of LUV?

Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) has a market capitalisation of $23.25B on NYSE.

What is the P/E ratio of LUV?

LUV trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 31.71. The industry average P/E is 30.17. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 3.23.

Does LUV pay a dividend?

Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) currently offers a dividend yield of 1.58%.

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

LUV has a return on equity (ROE) of 10.06%. 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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Southwest Airlines Co. LUV SPX

Company Overview

Recent Developments

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

Compounded Profit Growth

Stock Price Performance

Price Chart

Technical Trend

Fundamental Growth Charts

PROS

CONS

Valuation

Growth (CAGR)

Profitability & Returns

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Ownership

Financial Snapshot

Peer comparison

Quarterly Results

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Cash Flows (Annual)

Ratios (Annual)

Shareholding Pattern

Top Institutional Holders

Analyst View

Latest News

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LUV — Frequently Asked Questions

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

What is the market capitalisation of LUV?

What is the P/E ratio of LUV?

Does LUV pay a dividend?

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

Is LUV a good stock to buy?

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