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Southwest Airlines Company

Ticker: LUV ISIN: US8447411088
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Stock Large-cap Dividend payer Trading above 200-day average Near 52-week high
Market cap
$20.65B
P/E
45.84
Forward P/E
20.12
Profit margin
1.69%
Revenue growth QoQ
1.60%
Div. yield
2.07%
Beta
1.10
$40.71 0.82%
Price as of 2026-08-24 · NYSE

Performance by timeframe

Rolling returns
1 Month -10.29%
6 Months -18.91%
1 Year +27.54%
5 Years -2.57% p.a.-12.19%
10 Years +2.33% p.a.+25.85%
Since inception +4.05% p.a.+169.46%
Calendar year returns
YTD -0.64%
2025 +25.62%
2024 +19.11%
2023 -11.82%
2022 -21.41%
2021 -8.09%

Key stats

Market cap
20.65B
P/E
45.84
Dividend yield
2.07%
Beta
1.10
52-week range
23.18 - 35.72
50-day MA
31.23
200-day MA
30.10
Section 1

Business overview

Company profile data from fundamentals.

Southwest Airlines Co. operates as a passenger airline company that provides scheduled air transportation services in the United States and near-international markets. As of December 31, 2024, 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. It also provides inflight entertainment and connectivity services; and Rapid Rewards loyalty program that enables program members to earn points for dollars spent on Southwest base fares. In addition, the company offers a suite of digital platforms to support customers' travel needs, including websites and apps; and SWABIZ, an online booking tool. Further, it provides ancillary services, such as Southwest's EarlyBird Check-In, upgraded boarding, and transportation of pets and unaccompanied minors. Southwest Airlines Co. was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Sector Industrials
Industry Airlines
Country United States
Exchange NYSE
Section 2

Financial quality

Profitability and balance-sheet quality indicators from reported fundamentals.

Profitability

ROE 4.46%
ROA 0.51%
Profit margin 1.69%
Operating margin 3.77%
PEG ratio 0.48
Revenue/share TTM 45.96
Revenue TTM 27.48B
EBITDA 1.67B
Gross profit TTM 5.86B
Beta 1.10

Valuation

Trailing P/E 45.84
Forward P/E 20.12
P/B 1.99
P/S 0.75
EV/EBITDA 8.09
EV/Revenue 0.73

ESG Scores

Total ESG 29.9
Environment 8.7
Social 11.5
Governance 4.7
Section 3

Earnings

Earnings metrics from company highlights and earnings datasets.

EPS estimate (current year) 1.75
Quarterly earnings growth -64.40%
Revenue TTM 27.48B
Reported quarters 119
Section 4

Dividends & corporate actions

Dividend and split fields from fundamentals.

Dividend yield 2.07%
Forward annual div. yield 2.07%
Dividend per share 0.7200
Payout ratio 77.42%
Ex-dividend date 2025-03-12
Next dividend date 2025-04-02
Split factor 3:2
Last split date 2001-02-16
Section 5

Ownership / analyst view

Institutional ownership and analyst estimate fields when available.

Analyst

Analyst target price $32.26
Analyst rating 2.913

Ownership & short interest

Shares outstanding 592.66M
Shares float 531.90M
Institutional ownership 87.63%
Insider ownership 41.40%
Short ratio 4.57
Short % of float 8.95%

Details

Instrument metadata and source update timestamps.

Symbol LUV
Name Southwest Airlines Company
Asset type STOCK
Exchange NYSE
Currency USD
ISIN US8447411088
Country USA
Code + exchange LUV.NYSE
Last price date 2025-03-24
Fundamentals updated 2025-03-25

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