Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV)
NYSE: LUV · Real-Time Price · USD
46.31
+0.93 (2.05%)
At close: Jul 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
46.19
-0.12 (-0.26%)
After-hours: Jul 28, 2026, 7:59 PM EDT
Southwest Airlines Co. Ratios and Metrics
Market cap in millions USD. Fiscal year is January - December.
Millions USD. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.
Total Valuation
Fiscal Quarter | Current | Q2 2026 | 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 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Jul '26 Jul 28, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
| 22,655 | 25,133 | 18,459 | 21,309 | 16,759 | 18,486 | 19,902 | 19,947 | 17,748 | 17,137 | 17,485 | 17,227 | 16,107 | 21,545 | 19,361 | 20,000 | 18,288 | 21,419 | 27,159 | 25,366 | |
Market Cap Growth (YoY) | 29.89% | 35.95% | -7.25% | 6.83% | -5.58% | 7.87% | 13.82% | 15.79% | 10.19% | -20.46% | -9.69% | -13.86% | -11.93% | 0.59% | -28.71% | -21.16% | -39.93% | -31.96% | -24.99% | -7.83% |
Enterprise Value | 25,739 | 28,231 | 21,527 | 24,059 | 18,999 | 19,988 | 19,645 | 19,280 | 17,461 | 16,244 | 16,134 | 14,953 | 13,647 | 18,694 | 17,063 | 17,139 | 14,727 | 16,989 | 23,660 | 22,143 |
Last Close Price | 46.31 | 51.42 | 37.57 | 41.33 | 31.91 | 32.44 | 33.58 | 33.62 | 29.63 | 28.61 | 29.19 | 28.88 | 27.07 | 36.21 | 32.54 | 33.67 | 30.84 | 36.12 | 45.80 | 42.84 |
Price Ratios
Fiscal Quarter | Current | Q2 2026 | 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 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Jul '26 Jul 28, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
PE Ratio | 28.43 | 31.55 | 24.24 | 52.32 | 49.09 | 49.15 | 39.51 | 44.24 | - | 357.63 | 50.33 | 38.00 | 36.09 | 41.15 | 32.54 | 38.70 | 24.09 | 23.01 | 48.72 | 26.61 |
Forward PE | 10.48 | 16.88 | 9.84 | 15.58 | 17.79 | 21.26 | 18.87 | 21.53 | 43.66 | 23.21 | 18.77 | 27.85 | 13.59 | 11.24 | 11.92 | 11.30 | 12.73 | 10.85 | 37.36 | 41.58 |
PEG Ratio | 0.13 | 0.21 | 0.12 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.45 | 0.50 | 3.58 | 13.73 | 0.90 | 0.72 | 0.84 | 0.29 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.13 | 0.46 | 12.06 |
PS Ratio | 0.75 | 0.84 | 0.64 | 0.76 | 0.61 | 0.67 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.86 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.81 | 1.01 | 1.47 | 1.61 |
PB Ratio | 3.13 | 3.55 | 2.68 | 2.67 | 2.16 | 2.31 | 2.13 | 1.93 | 1.70 | 1.64 | 1.71 | 1.64 | 1.46 | 2.00 | 1.88 | 1.87 | 1.67 | 1.93 | 2.61 | 2.44 |
P/TBV Ratio | 3.87 | 4.15 | 3.20 | 3.07 | 2.47 | 2.50 | 2.34 | 2.30 | 1.89 | 1.94 | 1.89 | 1.80 | 1.72 | 2.36 | 2.07 | 2.06 | 1.98 | 2.26 | 2.87 | 2.74 |
P/FCF Ratio | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25.79 | 25.59 | 14.86 | 13.96 |
P/OCF Ratio | 8.96 | 9.93 | 7.69 | 11.57 | 8.28 | 9.99 | 13.96 | 43.18 | 43.18 | 18.75 | 7.43 | 5.44 | 4.86 | 7.34 | 5.65 | 5.28 | 5.29 | 8.09 | 9.88 | 10.92 |
EV Ratios
Fiscal Quarter | Current | Q2 2026 | 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 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Jul '26 Jul 28, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
EV/Sales Ratio | 0.86 | 0.94 | 0.75 | 0.86 | 0.69 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.54 | 0.74 | 0.69 | 0.72 | 0.65 | 0.80 | 1.28 | 1.40 |
EV/EBITDA Ratio | 9.88 | 10.83 | 8.46 | 12.10 | 9.94 | 10.20 | 9.20 | 9.75 | 13.39 | 12.31 | 9.60 | 8.56 | 7.95 | 9.56 | 7.50 | 7.24 | 5.07 | 5.26 | 8.91 | 7.40 |
EV/EBIT Ratio | 24.72 | 27.12 | 21.94 | 56.21 | 60.31 | 62.86 | 40.01 | 60.06 | - | - | 140.29 | 66.76 | 56.16 | 35.88 | 19.30 | 16.85 | 9.22 | 8.78 | 17.26 | 12.87 |
EV/FCF Ratio | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20.77 | 20.30 | 12.94 | 12.19 |
Financial Efficiency
Fiscal Quarter | Current | Q2 2026 | 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 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Jul '26 Jul 28, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
Debt / Equity Ratio | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.76 | 0.67 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.88 | 0.85 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.91 | 1.11 | 1.11 |
Debt / EBITDA Ratio | 2.64 | 10.03 | 8.79 | 7.85 | 12.26 | 8.55 | 46.21 | 11.76 | 19.11 | 11.36 | 610.73 | 836.36 | 18.85 | 8.03 | 115.75 | - | 13.85 | 8.09 | 70.76 | 23.71 |
Debt / FCF Ratio | - | - | 8.12 | - | - | - | 24.01 | 503.63 | - | - | - | - | - | 19.00 | - | - | - | 13.06 | 21.82 | 183.30 |
Net Debt / Equity Ratio | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.35 | 0.29 | 0.19 | -0.03 | -0.06 | -0.03 | -0.08 | -0.13 | -0.22 | -0.22 | -0.26 | -0.22 | -0.27 | -0.33 | -0.40 | -0.34 | -0.31 |
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio | 1.19 | 4.51 | 4.21 | 3.61 | 5.22 | 2.40 | -1.49 | -0.97 | -0.60 | -1.11 | -90.07 | -206.73 | -5.00 | -2.45 | -28.37 | 158.94 | -4.88 | -2.99 | -20.23 | -6.22 |
Net Debt / FCF Ratio | -6.81 | -10.76 | 3.89 | -4.88 | -5.73 | -5.80 | -0.77 | -41.69 | 0.71 | 1.73 | 1.97 | 8.04 | 10.89 | -5.81 | 6.76 | 3.68 | 4.25 | -4.82 | -6.24 | -48.10 |
Asset Turnover | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.14 |
Inventory Turnover | 11.45 | 3.72 | 2.70 | 2.77 | 2.79 | 2.86 | 2.58 | 2.57 | 2.86 | 3.28 | 3.04 | 3.16 | 2.98 | 2.91 | 3.23 | 3.31 | 3.65 | 3.68 | 2.92 | 3.41 |
Quick Ratio | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.45 | 0.67 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.80 | 0.97 | 1.03 | 1.09 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.28 | 1.44 | 1.52 | 1.73 | 1.84 |
Current Ratio | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.56 | 0.77 | 0.92 | 0.88 | 0.90 | 1.09 | 1.14 | 1.21 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.43 | 1.58 | 1.66 | 1.87 | 1.97 |
Return on Equity (ROE) | 3.09% | 3.09% | 2.80% | 3.52% | 0.59% | 2.31% | -1.52% | 2.50% | 0.62% | 3.45% | -2.25% | -2.38% | 1.76% | 6.23% | -1.53% | -2.09% | 2.62% | 7.30% | -2.85% | 0.71% |
Return on Assets (ROA) | 0.74% | 0.74% | 0.84% | 0.99% | 0.09% | 0.53% | -0.50% | 0.63% | 0.08% | 0.85% | -0.85% | -0.99% | 0.26% | 1.64% | -0.61% | -0.83% | 0.85% | 2.22% | -0.31% | 0.49% |
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 2.16% | 2.16% | 2.53% | 2.98% | 0.29% | 1.84% | -1.84% | 2.23% | 0.29% | 3.32% | -3.57% | -4.23% | 1.15% | 7.69% | -2.78% | -3.91% | 4.41% | 12.48% | -1.58% | 2.42% |
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 1.64% | 1.64% | 1.82% | 1.97% | 0.18% | 1.15% | -1.03% | 1.22% | 0.16% | 1.72% | -1.64% | -1.64% | 0.46% | 3.09% | -1.10% | -1.48% | 1.48% | 4.43% | -0.55% | 0.72% |
Yields
Fiscal Quarter | Current | Q2 2026 | 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 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Jul '26 Jul 28, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
Earnings Yield | 3.70% | 3.17% | 4.13% | 1.91% | 2.04% | 2.03% | 2.53% | 2.26% | - | 0.28% | 1.99% | 2.63% | 2.77% | 2.43% | 3.07% | 2.58% | 4.15% | 4.35% | 2.05% | 3.76% |
FCF Yield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.88% | 3.91% | 6.73% | 7.16% |
Dividend Yield | 1.55% | 0.35% | 0.50% | 0.00% | 1.13% | 0.59% | 0.55% | -0.00% | 1.22% | 0.00% | 1.23% | 0.00% | 1.33% | 0.00% | 1.11% | -2.04% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Payout Ratio | 45.10% | 37.77% | 40.97% | 0.00% | 350.00% | 48.36% | -71.81% | -0.38% | 322.39% | 0.00% | -93.07% | 0.00% | 110.88% | 0.00% | -134.59% | 185.91% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Buyback Yield / Dilution | 13.01% | 8.87% | 13.87% | 18.72% | 12.48% | 15.86% | 2.18% | -7.55% | 6.09% | -0.63% | -0.51% | -0.34% | -0.16% | -0.63% | -0.34% | 1.49% | -5.27% | -3.25% | 2.79% | -2.20% |
Total Shareholder Return | 14.56% | 9.22% | 14.37% | 18.72% | 13.61% | 16.45% | 2.72% | -7.56% | 7.31% | -0.63% | 0.73% | -0.34% | 1.17% | -0.63% | 0.77% | -0.55% | -5.27% | -3.25% | 2.79% | -2.20% |