LUV Southwest Airlines
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Industrials · Air Transportation, Scheduled
Southwest Airlines (LUV) is a industrials company in the Air Transportation, Scheduled industry, with a market capitalization of $18.9 billion. Shares last traded at $38.67, 29.8% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 19.6%. LUV trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.60, above the Air Transportation, Scheduled median of 11.60. Net profit margin is 2.8%, above the peer median of 1.9%. Revenue grew 2.1% year over year. The shares yield 1.9% in dividends.
Performance
Chart
Full chart →Daily candles · volume · SMA(20)/SMA(50) · Databento EQUS.MINI.
Technicals
Financials
Latest reported annual period ending 2026-06-30 · SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
LUV Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $399M | $0.72 | 90% |
| 2024-12-31 | $430M | $0.67 | 92% |
| 2023-12-31 | $428M | $0.67 | 92% |
| 2020-12-31 | $188M | $0.33 | — |
| 2019-12-31 | $372M | $0.69 | 16% |
| 2018-12-31 | $332M | $0.58 | 13% |
| 2017-12-31 | $274M | $0.45 | 8% |
| 2016-12-31 | $222M | $0.35 | 10% |
| 2011-12-31 | $14M | $0.02 | 8% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0.92 | 2026-07-23 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.45 | 2026-04-23 |
| FY 2025 | $0.79 | 2026-02-05 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.21 | 2025-10-23 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.11 | 2026-07-23 |
| Q1 2026 | $-0.26 | 2026-04-23 |
Air Transportation, Scheduled peers
LUV vs 14 industry peers (Air Transportation, Scheduled), by market cap. Updated
| DAL | Delta Air Lines | $51.8B | 13.12 | 0.76 | 5.8% | +0.87% |
| UAL | United Airlines Holdings | $35.3B | 10.09 | 0.56 | 5.6% | -0.01% |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines | $18.9B | 22.60 | 0.63 | 2.8% | +0.16% |
| AAL | American Airlines Group Inc. | $8.6B | -26.35 | 0.15 | -0.6% | -0.99% |
| ALK | Alaska Air Group, Inc. | $4.6B | -26.47 | 0.31 | -1.2% | -0.19% |
| SKYW | Skywest Inc | $3.7B | 9.12 | 0.89 | 9.8% | +1.29% |
| ALGT | Allegiant Travel Co | $2.1B | 79.80 | 0.80 | 1.0% | +1.46% |
| JBLU | Jetblue Airways Corp | $1.7B | -1.97 | 0.18 | -9.3% | -0.75% |
| ULCC | Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. | $1.3B | -3.60 | 0.35 | -9.6% | +0.53% |
| RJET | REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS INC. | $803M | 4.67 | 0.39 | 8.3% | -0.12% |
| FJET | Starfighters Space, Inc. | $153M | -5.47 | — | — | -1.24% |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc | — | — | — | — | +0.51% |
| CPA | Copa Holdings, S.A. | — | — | — | — | +0.53% |
| LTM | Latam Airlines Group S.A. | — | — | — | — | +1.21% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.