LUV Southwest Airlines
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Industrials · Air Transportation, Scheduled
Southwest Airlines (LUV) is an industrial company in the Air Transportation, Scheduled industry, with a market capitalization of $21.5 billion. Shares last traded at $43.97, 20.2% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 46.1%. LUV trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.44, above the Air Transportation, Scheduled median of 13.30. Net profit margin is 3.3%, above the peer median of 2.2%. Revenue grew 2.1% year over year. The shares yield 1.6% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-09-30. Source: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.55 | 2026-10-22 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.47 | 2026-07-23 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.45 | 2026-04-23 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | $0.56 | 2026-02-05 |
| FY 2025 | $0.79 | 2026-02-05 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.10 | 2025-10-23 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Air Transportation, Scheduled peers
LUV vs 14 industry peers (Air Transportation, Scheduled), by market cap. Data as of close
| DAL | Delta Air Lines | $54.9B | 16.68 | 0.76 | 4.6% | +4.04% |
| UAL | United Airlines Holdings | $35.5B | 9.92 | 0.54 | 5.5% | +4.80% |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines | $21.5B | 20.44 | 0.68 | 3.3% | +3.64% |
| AAL | American Airlines Group Inc. | $8.6B | — | 0.15 | -0.6% | +4.15% |
| CPA | Copa Holdings, S.A. | $5.7B | — | — | — | +6.59% |
| ALK | Alaska Air Group, Inc. | $4.3B | — | 0.29 | -1.2% | +7.23% |
| SKYW | Skywest Inc | $3.1B | 7.51 | 0.73 | 9.7% | -0.78% |
| ALGT | Allegiant Travel Co | $2.1B | 80.57 | 0.81 | 1.0% | +7.20% |
| ULCC | Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. | $1.7B | — | 0.37 | -8.9% | +15.12% |
| JBLU | Jetblue Airways Corp | $1.2B | — | 0.12 | -10.0% | +13.49% |
| RJET | REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS INC. | $904M | 4.09 | 0.37 | 9.0% | -0.05% |
| FJET | Starfighters Space, Inc. | $46M | — | — | — | -5.64% |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc | — | — | — | — | +3.00% |
| AERO | Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V. | — | — | — | — | +2.45% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.