LUV

Southwest Airlines Co

41.47

Oct 22 • 1:22 PM ET +1.59 (4.00%)

Industrials Airlines USA Large NYSE

Oct 21, 4:40 PMSouthwest Airlines beats Q3 2026 estimates with adjusted EPS $0.66, record $8.4B revenue, issues Q4 EPS $0.55–$0.80 and FY $2.60–$2.85 guidance

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Index	S&P 500
Market Cap	20.29B
Enterprise Value	23.54B
Income	1.05B
Sales	31.55B
Book/sh	14.48
Cash/sh	7.41
Dividend Est.	0.78 (1.89%)
Dividend TTM	0.72 (1.74%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Sep 03, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	58.74% 31.95%
Payout	90.90%
Employees	72790
IPO	Oct 24, 1975

P/E	19.79
Forward P/E	9.97
PEG	0.12
P/S	0.64
P/B	2.86
P/C	5.60
P/FCF	-
EV/EBITDA	7.50
EV/Sales	0.75
Quick Ratio	0.40
Current Ratio	0.47
Debt/Eq	0.94
LT Debt/Eq	0.61
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	2.10
EPS next Y	4.16
EPS next Q	0.78
EPS this Y	203.28%
EPS next Y	47.55%
EPS next 5Y	80.92%
EPS past 3/5Y	-1.92% -
Sales past 3/5Y	5.63% 25.41%
EPS Y/Y TTM	137.74%
Sales Y/Y TTM	14.49%
EPS Q/Q	435.54%
Sales Q/Q	21.20%
Earnings	Oct 21 AMC
EPS/Sales Surpr.	15.63% 2.07%

Insider Own	1.08%
Insider Trans	0.00%
Inst Own	95.31%
Inst Trans	2.93%
ROA	3.58%
ROE	13.96%
ROIC	8.96%
Gross Margin	18.56%
Oper. Margin	4.98%
Profit Margin	3.34%
SMA20	0.80%
SMA50	1.88%
SMA200	-4.57%
Trades

Shs Outstand	489.21M
Shs Float	483.93M
Short Float	5.07%
Short Ratio	4.36
Short Interest	24.54M
52W High	55.11 -24.74%
52W Low	29.26 41.74%
Volatility	4.66% 3.18%
ATR (14)	1.54
RSI (14)	53.30
Beta	1.23
Rel Volume	1.81
Avg Volume	5.63M
Volume	6,252,515

Perf Week	1.58%
Perf Month	1.06%
Perf Quarter	-8.00%
Perf Half Y	9.86%
Perf YTD	0.35%
Perf Year	22.85%
Perf 3Y	71.38%
Perf 5Y	-12.93%
Perf 10Y	-2.25%
Recom	2.43
Target Price	49.81
Prev Close	39.88
Price	41.47
Change %	4.00%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Sep-18-26	Upgrade	Rothschild & Co Redburn	Sell → Neutral	$40
Apr-24-26	Upgrade	HSBC Securities	Reduce → Hold	$36.10
Feb-27-26	Upgrade	TD Cowen	Hold → Buy	$66
Feb-17-26	Upgrade	UBS	Neutral → Buy	$73
Jan-30-26	Upgrade	BMO Capital Markets	Market Perform → Outperform	$57.50
Jan-30-26	Reiterated	TD Cowen	Hold	$42 → $50
Jan-09-26	Upgrade	JP Morgan	Underweight → Overweight	$60
Dec-18-25	Initiated	Wells Fargo	Equal Weight	$45
Dec-12-25	Reiterated	TD Cowen	Hold	$31 → $42
Dec-09-25	Initiated	BMO Capital Markets	Market Perform	$43
Dec-04-25	Initiated	Citigroup	Neutral	$38
Jul-24-25	Downgrade	HSBC Securities	Hold → Reduce
Jul-15-25	Downgrade	Evercore ISI	Outperform → In-line	$40
May-29-25	Upgrade	Deutsche Bank	Hold → Buy	$40
May-27-25	Upgrade	Jefferies	Underperform → Hold	$33
Apr-01-25	Downgrade	Jefferies	Hold → Underperform	$28
Mar-20-25	Upgrade	UBS	Sell → Neutral	$29 → $36
Mar-20-25	Upgrade	Melius	Sell → Hold
Mar-03-25	Downgrade	JP Morgan	Neutral → Underweight	$25
Feb-11-25	Upgrade	Argus	Hold → Buy	$35

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Today 09:46AM	Southwest Airlines posts record revenue as fuel costs surge (Proactive)
08:44AM	American Airlines Earnings Were Good. Why the Stock Never Stood a Chance Today. (Barrons.com)
07:44AM	Meta and Tesla Lay Bare Stock Market's Biggest AI Puzzle (Barrons.com)
07:31AM	Southwest Airlines is cutting its full-year profit forecast as fuel costs climb (Quartz)
05:39AM	Southwest Airlines Beats Expectations but Slashes Profit Outlook on Rising Fuel Costs (Barrons.com)
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Oct-21-26 04:50PM	Southwest Cuts Earnings Outlook Amid Rising Fuel Costs (The Wall Street Journal)
04:25PM	Southwest: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
04:17PM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2026 RESULTS; RECORD REVENUE PERFORMANCE DRIVES YEAR-OVER-YEAR MARGIN EXPANSION (PR Newswire)
02:38PM	United Leads Airline Rebound Despite Tough Q3, Soaring Fuel Costs (Investor's Business Daily)
09:50AM	Stocks rise as SpaceX jumps 8% on 161% revenue growth and Tesla merger talk (Quartz)
05:32AM	United Airlines Earnings Stop the Stock's Rally in Its Tracks (Barrons.com)
Oct-16-26 04:05PM	Southwest just updated Rapid Rewards: What to know about the new elite status tiers (Yahoo Personal Finance)
Oct-15-26 01:39PM	Is American Airlines Stock's Drop A Chance To Buy? (Trefis)
12:47PM	See inside Southwest's Icon Lounge coming to Nashville in 2027 (The Tennessean)
10:41AM	MORE TO LOVE FROM RAPID REWARDS: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES EXPANDS REWARDS, REDEMPTION, AND MEMBER BENEFITS (PR Newswire)
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Oct-13-26 06:16PM	Delta Stock Has One Thing Left To Prove (Trefis)
Oct-09-26 04:08PM	What Should American Airlines Stock Investors Be Watching Now? (Trefis)
11:26AM	Latest Ambition Shows Southwest Is No Longer Your Parents' Discount Airline (Barrons.com)
Oct-08-26 06:30PM	Delta Air Lines Stock Has Risen Above Sector Turbulence. Its Earnings Face 1 Big Question. (Barrons.com)
09:57AM	Southwest turns notifications into rewards in mobile-forward campaign (Marketing Dive)
05:30AM	Bear of the Day: Southwest Airlines (LUV) (Zacks)
Oct-06-26 12:00PM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES LAUNCHES FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND U.S. AIRLINE PLUGIN IN CHATGPT (PR Newswire)
Oct-05-26 06:26AM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES INVITES BUSY AMERICANS TO ENTER AIRPLANE MODE AND RECLAIM THEIR TIME (PR Newswire)
Oct-01-26 04:40PM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES TO DISCUSS THIRD QUARTER 2026 FINANCIAL RESULTS ON OCTOBER 22, 2026 (PR Newswire)
Sep-22-26 06:30AM	Airlines are cutting capacity again amid $1B surge in Q4 fuel costs here's what that means for travelers (Moneywise)
Sep-18-26 05:04PM	American, United and Southwest are all cutting marginal routes as jet fuel prices spike (Fortune)
11:12AM	Redburn upgrades Southwest, stays bullish on Delta and United (Investing.com)
09:36AM	Netflix downgraded, Etsy upgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
Sep-17-26 05:10PM	Major airlines cut flights as higher jet fuel prices hit carriers (Fox Business)
03:32PM	Airlines are cutting cheaper flights amid latest jet fuel spike (CNN Business)
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Sep-16-26 06:11PM	Fuel Price Surge Prompts Airlines to Cut Flights-and Keep Fares High (The Wall Street Journal)
Sep-14-26 01:19PM	FROM FALL GETAWAYS TO SPRING BREAKS: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES' WEEK OF WOW DELIVERS DEALS ON TRAVEL (PR Newswire)
Sep-08-26 05:38PM	DAL Stock Drops: Jefferies Sees Possible Snag To In-Cabin Experience Owing To SPCX-VSAT Spectrum Fight (Stocktwits)
Sep-07-26 08:36AM	Airline Stocks Are Struggling. That Makes This One a Long-Term Buy. (Barrons.com)
Sep-04-26 01:05PM	Should You Brace For A Fall In American Airlines Stock? (Trefis)
Sep-03-26 03:19PM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES TO PRESENT AT THE MORGAN STANLEY 14TH ANNUAL LAGUNA CONFERENCE (PR Newswire)
Sep-02-26 10:05AM	Southwest Airlines' First-Ever Lounges to Debut in Austin, Baltimore, Honolulu, and Nashville; with at Least Seven More Planned (PR Newswire)
10:00AM	Southwest Airlines Jumps Into the Airport Lounge Competition (The Wall Street Journal)
Aug-17-26 04:37PM	JetBlue Stock Sinks After Downgrade Flags Iran Conflict Risks (Barrons.com)
Aug-10-26 06:26PM	Southwest Airlines Appoints Jason Liberty and Varun Krishna to Board of Directors (PR Newswire)
Aug-06-26 03:00PM	Southwest Airlines will let you bring along a friend for just $5 but the offer won't last long. How to take advantage (Moneywise)
Aug-04-26 05:45PM	Southwest's extra-seat policy has changed. What passengers need to know. (Yahoo Personal Finance)
Aug-03-26 05:00PM	BRING A PLUS ONE ALONG FOR THE RIDE WITH THE SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANION PASS (PR Newswire)
02:00PM	Boeing clears key hurdle and stock rallies, leading the Dow (MarketWatch)
01:45PM	Boeing Wins Certification for Long-Delayed 737 Max 7 Jet (Bloomberg)
01:30PM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES DELIVERS MORE FOR BUSINESS TRAVEL WITH NEW BENEFITS AND BOOKING OPTIONS (PR Newswire)
Aug-01-26 08:00AM	Loyalists may miss the old Southwest. Wall Street loves the new one. (MarketWatch)
Jul-30-26 11:11AM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES DECLARES 190th QUARTERLY DIVIDEND (PR Newswire)
Jul-27-26 10:34AM	Wall St climbs after US, Iran pause conflict; focus on Fed, earnings (Reuters)
07:41AM	United Pursued Delta Merger: Report. Airline Stocks Are Rising for a Different Reason. (Barrons.com)
Jul-24-26 10:47AM	Southwest hits milestone with its rewards program (CX Dive)
08:47AM	Southwest Airlines chartered ship to move jet fuel to California (Quartz)
Jul-23-26 05:04PM	Southwest Airlines Co (LUV) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Revenues and Strong ... (GuruFocus.com) -6.19%
04:30PM	Southwest Airlines Co. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors (MarketWatch)
10:01AM	Southwest Airlines CFO Tom Doxey- Q2 Earnings Highlight Companys Resiliency (NYSE)
09:52AM	Southwest Airlines shares fall as weak Q3 outlook overshadows earnings beat (Proactive)
07:21AM	Southwest Airlines Q2 2026 earnings beat, Q3 forecast misses (Quartz)
Jul-22-26 05:12PM	Southwest Cuts Full-Year Outlook as Fuel Expenses Weigh on Second-Quarter Profit (The Wall Street Journal)
04:23PM	Southwest: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
04:15PM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2026 RESULTS; EARNINGS POWER ON FULL DISPLAY (PR Newswire)
10:42AM	Stocks to Watch: Super Micro Computer, AT&T, Tesla, Alphabet (The Wall Street Journal)
Jul-19-26 01:40PM	U.S. companies pouring swelling cash balances into growth plans - Morgan Stanley (Investing.com)
Jul-16-26 03:14PM	Boeing Nears Key 737 Max Approval (GuruFocus.com)
Jul-14-26 03:03PM	What Kept Coming Up When Analysts Grilled DAL (Trefis)
10:09AM	Frontier Airlines to add Starlink internet on planes starting 2027 (Investing.com)
Jul-13-26 04:45PM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES TO DISCUSS SECOND QUARTER 2026 FINANCIAL RESULTS ON JULY 23, 2026 (PR Newswire)
Jul-10-26 01:16PM	Boeing's MAX 7 Delay May Finally End (GuruFocus.com)
Jul-09-26 08:17PM	BA Stock Edges Higher After Hours Boeings 737 MAX 7 Reportedly Nears Key FAA Milestone After Long Delays (Stocktwits)
Jun-30-26 03:06PM	Amazon Commits $1B To Launch AI Engineering Division For Enterprise Clients (Stocktwits)
02:30PM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CELEBRATES AMERICA'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY WITH CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA (PR Newswire)
Jun-24-26 03:23PM	AAL, UAL, ALK, JBLU And Other Airline Stocks Are Flying Higher Today Crude Prices Fall To Multi-Week Lows (Stocktwits)
Jun-18-26 08:12AM	Southwest Airlines partners with AWS for cloud AI transition by 2028 (Quartz)
Jun-17-26 10:11AM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PARTNERS WITH AMAZON WEB SERVICES (AWS) TO ACCELERATE AI CAPABILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION (PR Newswire)
Jun-16-26 03:00PM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES HITS A HIGH NOTE: 15 YEARS OF LIVE AT 35 CELEBRATED WITH PLAIN WHITE T'S AT 35,000 FEET (PR Newswire)
12:01AM	Have Fuel, Will Travel: Airline, Cruise Stocks Gain Momentum with Iran Deal (The Daily Upside)
Jun-15-26 10:15AM	United, Delta and Southwest Rally as Iran Deal Lifts Travel Stocks (GuruFocus.com)
09:09AM	United and Other Airline Stocks Are Winners-but Not the Winners-of the Iran Deal (Barrons.com)
09:02AM	Travel Sector Rallies as Iran Agreement Sends Oil Prices Lower (InvestorsHub)
07:04AM	Airline Stocks Surge but They're Not the Biggest Winners in the Iran Deal Rally (Barrons.com)
12:49AM	AAL, UAL, DAL, LUV Stocks Surge Overnight: Airline Stocks Catch A Tailwind As US-Iran Deal Cools Fuel Fears (Stocktwits)
Jun-09-26 04:30PM	Southwest Airlines Co. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day (MarketWatch) +5.24%
Jun-08-26 03:30PM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES BEGINS INTERLINE PARTNERSHIP WITH SINGAPORE AIRLINES (PR Newswire)
10:00AM	SAY WOW TO DISCOUNT TRAVEL: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES DELIVERS WEEK OF DEALS ON FLIGHTS, HOTELS, CARS, AND VACATIONS (PR Newswire)
07:10AM	United, Other Airline Stocks Are Getting Hit by Oil Prices and a Sector-Wide Warning (Barrons.com)
02:17AM	DAL, UAL, AAL, LUV Stocks Slip Overnight: IATA Halves 2026 Airline Profit Outlook, Sounds Alarm On Fuel Costs (Stocktwits)
Jun-06-26 09:12PM	How has the Spirit exit changed competitive intensity in the airline industry? (Investing.com)
Jun-05-26 03:42PM	Did Southwest Airlines Co. Insiders Breach their Fiduciary Duties to Shareholders? (PR Newswire)
Jun-02-26 06:23PM	Southwest exec says the free bag and assigned seating overhaul is already paying off (Fortune)
Jun-01-26 08:30AM	Southwest says plus-size flyers no longer need to buy a second seat but getting one free isn't guaranteed (Moneywise)
May-29-26 11:44AM	Yes, Airfares Are RisingBut Airline Executives Say That Isn't Stopping You From Flying (Investopedia)
May-28-26 03:06PM	Southwest limited-time offer: Earn up to 90,000 Rapid Rewards points before your summer vacation (Yahoo Personal Finance)
May-27-26 11:14AM	Airline stocks rally as oil retreat eases fuel cost pressure (Investing.com)
May-26-26 02:48PM	SpaceXs Starlink nabs American Airlines contract, another win for its IPO (TechCrunch)
11:29AM	American Airlines Starlink Wi-Fi deal: 500 Airbus planes (Quartz)
May-21-26 10:43AM	Southwest Airlines to Present at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference (PR Newswire)
May-20-26 04:30PM	Southwest Airlines Co. stock underperforms Wednesday when compared to competitors despite daily gains (MarketWatch) +6.29%
May-11-26 10:32AM	Lyfts loyalty partnerships are driving customer acquisition and frequency (CX Dive)
06:32AM	U.S. Airline Stocks Fall as Oil Prices Jump Following Trumps Rejection of Iran Proposal (InvestorsHub)
05:40AM	US airline stocks slip as oil surges after Trump rejects Iran peace proposal (Investing.com)
May-10-26 06:13PM	Airlines Face Soaring Fuel Costs. Travelers Are Paying More for Bags, Extras. (Barrons.com)

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Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Atherton Lisa M	Director	Apr 07 '26	Sale	37.95	118	4,478	0	Apr 08 04:03 PM
Cush C. David	Director	Feb 25 '26	Proposed Sale	49.80	10,000	498,000		Feb 25 10:39 AM
Jones Justin	EVP Operations	Dec 05 '25	Sale	37.36	8,085	302,056	61,860	Dec 08 04:52 PM
Jones Justin	Officer	Dec 05 '25	Proposed Sale	37.36	8,085	302,056		Dec 05 01:31 PM

Southwest Airlines Co. engages in the operation and management of a passenger airline. The firm also offers ancillary services such as early bird check-in, upgraded boarding, and transportation of pets and unaccompanied minors. It operates in the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Mexico, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Aruba, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos. The company was founded by Rollin W. King and Herbert D. Kelleher on March 9, 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

PresidentMr. Robert E. Jordan

Executive VP & CFOMr. Tom Doxey

Chief Operating OfficerMr. Andrew M. Watterson

Executive VP & Chief Commercial OfficerMr. Justin Jones

Executive VP and Chief Customer & Brand OfficerMr. Anthony Roach

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