Southwest Airlines Co.
LUV | NYSE
$42.43
-$1.25 (-2.86%)
At close: Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
$42.90
+$0.47 (+1.11%)
Pre-market:
Nov 2, 2026, 7:35 AM ET
Market Data
Market Cap $20.76B
Enterprise Value $24B
Beta 1.16
Average Volume 5.75M
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 494M
Shares Change YoY -6.08%
Institutional Ownership 92.65%
Exchange NYSE
ISIN US8447411088
Price Performance
Price Change 1M 1.9%
Price Change 3M -5.7%
Price Change 6M 9.5%
Price Change YTD 2.7%
Price Change 1Y 40.0%
Price Change 3Y 90.9%
Price Change 5Y -10.3%
1M CAGR (ann.) 3.5%
1Y CAGR (ann.) 40.8%
5Y CAGR (ann.) -0.6%
All-Time CAGR 1.3%
Valuation
PE Ratio 20.40
Forward PE 10.30
PEG Ratio 0.10
Forward PEG 0.11
PS Ratio 0.66
Forward PS 0.60
PB Ratio 2.83
P/FCF Ratio -28.63
P/Adj. FCF Ratio -28.63
P/OCF Ratio 8.02
EV/Sales 0.76
EV/EBIT 16.39
EV/EBITDA 7.91
EV/FCF -33.11
Earnings Yield 4.9%
FCF Yield -3.5%
Adj. FCF Yield -3.5%
Financial Health
Net Debt $2.26B
Total Debt $6.87B
Cash & Short-Term Investments $3.62B
Total Assets $30.54B
Current Ratio 0.47
Quick Ratio 0.40
Debt / Equity Ratio 0.94
Debt / EBITDA 2.26
Debt / FCF -9.48
OCF / Debt 0.38
Interest Coverage 6.72
Altman Z-Score 2.22
Piotroski F-Score 8
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 55.7%
Operating Profit Margin 4.4%
EBITDA Margin 9.6%
Net Profit Margin 3.3%
FCF Margin -2.3%
Adj. FCF Margin -2.3%
SBC / Revenue 0.0%
SBC Impact (per share) N/A
Returns
Return on Assets 3.5%
Return on Equity 14.4%
Return on Invested Capital 5.6%
Return on Capital Employed 8.2%
Return on Tangible Assets 3.6%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y 7.4%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 19.9%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 4.5%
EPS CAGR 3Y 41.8%
EPS CAGR 5Y 16.5%
EPS CAGR 10Y -5.1%
FCF CAGR 3Y 62.1%
FCF CAGR 5Y -35.6%
FCF CAGR 10Y -88.0%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Hold
Analyst Count 18
EPS Growth Next 3Y 41.0%
Revenue Growth Next 3Y 6.5%
Earnings Date Jan 27, 2027
EPS Estimate (next Q) $0.70
EPS Growth Est (next Q) 20.3%
Revenue Est (next Q) $9.19B
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 23.5%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $26.49
Graham Upside -37.6%
Lynch Fair Value $34.36
Lynch Upside -19.0%
Price Target $51.56
Price Target Upside 21.5%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $2.59B
Free Cash Flow $-725M
Adj. Free Cash Flow $-725M
FCF Per Share -$1.48
OCF Per Share $5.29
OCF/S Ratio 8.2%
Income Statement
Revenue $31.55B
Gross Profit $17.57B
Operating Income $1.39B
EBITDA $3.03B
Net Income $1.05B
EPS (Diluted) $2.08
Revenue / Employee $431.59K
Profit / Employee $14.41K
Employees 73,092
Dividends
Annual Dividend $0.72
Dividend Yield 1.70%
Payout Ratio 34.6%
FCF Payout Ratio -49.2%
Adj. FCF Payout Ratio -49.2%
Dividend Growth (YoY) 0.0%
Pay Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Sep 3, 2026
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