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Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV)

44.45 +0.01 (+0.02%)
At close: November 6 at 4:00:02 PM EST
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Financials

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Southwest Airlines Coshows a clear operating rebound in FY 2026 Q3. Revenue growthaccelerated to 14.50%, while operating marginrose to 4.39%and ROAincreased to 3.58%.

Efficiency also improved. Asset turnoverclimbed to 1.07from 1.02in FY 2026 Q2, and working capital turnoverimproved to -4.36.

Cash generation stayed uneven. Free cash flow yieldturned positive at 0.02in FY 2026 Q3, but the cash conversion cycleshortened less favorably to -0.6 daysfrom -5.7 daysin FY 2026 Q2.

Overall, Southwest Airlines Cois showing better sales momentum and stronger profitability in FY 2026 Q3, but cash efficiency remains mixed.

Valuation Measures

Currency in USD Download
Current 9/30/2026 6/30/2026 3/31/2026 12/31/2025 9/30/2025
Market Cap
21.76B 20.37B 25.13B 18.45B 21.37B 16.76B
Enterprise Value
25.00B 23.47B 28.20B 21.20B 23.61B 18.26B
Trailing P/E
22.64 26.02 33.83 47.56 65.60 49.86
Forward P/E
8.55 8.20 16.45 9.65 10.88 13.30
PEG Ratio (current)
1.68 1.93 2.51 3.53 4.86 3.70
Price/Sales
0.76 0.73 0.96 0.75 0.86 0.70
Price/Book
3.10 2.87 3.67 2.43 2.75 2.27
Enterprise Value/Revenue
0.79 0.78 0.98 0.76 0.86 0.66
Enterprise Value/EBITDA
8.39 8.84 10.93 10.44 12.22 9.39
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Financial Highlights

Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year Ends 12/31/2025
Most Recent Quarter (mrq) 9/30/2026

Profitability

Profit Margin 3.34%
Operating Margin (ttm) 4.49%

Management Effectiveness

Return on Assets (ttm) 3.05%
Return on Equity (ttm) 13.94%

Income Statement

Revenue (ttm) 31.55B
Revenue Per Share (ttm) 63.35
Quarterly Revenue Growth (yoy) 21.20%
Gross Profit (ttm) 6.98B
EBITDA 2.68B
Net Income Avi to Common (ttm) 1.05B
Diluted EPS (ttm) 2.05
Quarterly Earnings Growth (yoy) 400.00%

Balance Sheet

Total Cash (mrq) 3.62B
Total Cash Per Share (mrq) 7.4
Total Debt (mrq) 6.87B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq) 93.75%
Current Ratio (mrq) 0.47
Book Value Per Share (mrq) 14.97

Cash Flow Statement

Operating Cash Flow (ttm) 2.76B
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm) -612.88M

Trading Information

Stock Price History

Beta (5Y Monthly) 1.22
52 Week Change 3 36.10%
S&P 500 52-Week Change 3 7.97%
52 Week High 3 55.11
52 Week Low 3 31.15
50-Day Moving Average 3 41.15
200-Day Moving Average 3 43.50

Share Statistics

Avg Vol (3 month) 3 5.81M
Avg Vol (10 day) 3 6.35M
Shares Outstanding 5 489.48M
Implied Shares Outstanding 6 489.48M
Float 8 484.52M
% Held by Insiders 1 1.01%
% Held by Institutions 1 94.83%
Shares Short (10/15/2026) 4 23.32M
Short Ratio (10/15/2026) 4 3.57
Short % of Float (10/15/2026) 4 6.30%
Short % of Shares Outstanding (10/15/2026) 4 4.76%
Shares Short (prior month 9/15/2026) 4 22.08M

Dividends & Splits

Forward Annual Dividend Rate 4 0.72
Forward Annual Dividend Yield 4 1.62%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3 0.72
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 3 1.62%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield 4 0.91
Payout Ratio 4 35.12%
Dividend Date 3 9/24/2026
Ex-Dividend Date 4 9/3/2026
Last Split Factor 2 3:2
Last Split Date 3 2/16/2001

Footnotes

  • 1 Data provided by Refinitiv.
  • 2 Data provided by EDGAR Online.
  • 3 Data derived from multiple sources or calculated by Yahoo Finance.
  • 4 Data provided by Morningstar, Inc.
  • 5 Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report and Market Cap is calculated using shares outstanding.
  • 6 Implied Shares Outstanding of common equity, assuming the conversion of all convertible subsidiary equity into common.
  • 7 EBITDA is calculated by S&P Global Market Intelligence using methodology that may differ from that used by a company in its reporting.
  • 8 A company's float is a measure of the number of shares available for trading by the public. It's calculated by taking the number of issued and outstanding shares minus any restricted stock, which may not be publicly traded.

Abbreviation Guide

  • mrq  =  Most Recent Quarter
  • ttm  =  Trailing Twelve Months
  • yoy  =  Year Over Year
  • lfy  =  Last Fiscal Year
  • fye  =  Fiscal Year Ending

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