LUV · Southwest Airlines Co.
Industrials NYQ United States southwest.com ↗
NEUTRAL HOLD
Val Gro Qua Mom Sta Cap P/S0.72 P/E Fwd P/E8.98 PEG0.36 52W –  RSI Target$51.79 (+16.7%) Beta1.12 Div1.55%
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RSI (14)
Pattern Overlays
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Airlines Dallas, United States 73,456 employees
Southwest Airlines Co. operates as a passenger airline company that provides scheduled air transportation services in the United States and internationally. It also provides Rapid Rewards loyalty program; SWABIZ, an online booking tool; and inflight entertainment platform that includes movies-on-demand live and on-demand television, flight tracker, and additional curated content, as well as a variety of premium snacks and coffee. In addition, the company offers ancillary services, such as in-flight purchases, baggage fees, EarlyBird Check-In, and upgraded boarding, as well as transportation of pets and unaccompanied minors. As of December 31, 2025, 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. Southwest Airlines Co. was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
52-Week Range
52W Low 52W High
Position in Range
RSI (14)
0 · Oversold RSI 38 Overbought · 100
Signal Neutral
EMA Price Levels
Volume Analysis
Momentum Dashboard
Trend Strength
Detected Patterns
2Bullish
1Bearish
0Neutral
▲ Double Bottom — Two lows ~$36.88 — bullish reversal confirmed
▲ Bull Flag — Breakout after +14% pole — bullish continuation
▼ Head & Shoulders — H&S neckline ~$37.36 broken — major bearish reversal

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Next Earnings Oct 21, 2026
Beat Rate 75%
Consensus HOLD
Analyst Upside +16.7%
EPS — History & Forecast
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Revenue — History & Forecast
Revenue Forecast
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EPS Beat Rate
75% 6/8 quarters
Wall Street Consensus
HOLD
11
9
5
BuyHoldSell
Price Target Range
$51.79 +16.7% upside
Low $35 High $67
Consensus Current price
Wall Street Analyst Ratings
FirmRatingChangeActionDate
JP Morgan Overweight ↔ Maintain 2026-07-24
BMO Capital Outperform ↔ Maintain 2026-07-24
Citigroup Neutral ↔ Maintain 2026-07-24
Susquehanna Neutral ↔ Maintain 2026-07-07
Morgan Stanley Overweight ↔ Maintain 2026-07-06
Raymond James Outperform ↔ Maintain 2026-07-06
Goldman Sachs Sell ↔ Maintain 2026-07-02
TD Cowen Buy ↔ Maintain 2026-07-02
B of A Securities Underperform ↔ Maintain 2026-07-01
Wells Fargo Equal-Weight ↔ Maintain 2026-06-30
Barclays Overweight ↔ Maintain 2026-06-25
Evercore ISI Group In-Line ↔ Maintain 2026-06-25
UBS Buy ↔ Maintain 2026-06-23
Jefferies Hold ↔ Maintain 2026-06-16
HSBC Hold Reduce Hold ▲ Upgrade 2026-04-24
Freedom Broker Buy ↔ Maintain 2026-03-26
Rothschild & Co Sell ↔ Maintain 2026-03-05
Bernstein Market Perform ↔ Maintain 2025-11-20
JP Morgan 2026-07-24
Overweight ↔ Maintain
BMO Capital 2026-07-24
Outperform ↔ Maintain
Citigroup 2026-07-24
Neutral ↔ Maintain
Susquehanna 2026-07-07
Neutral ↔ Maintain
Morgan Stanley 2026-07-06
Overweight ↔ Maintain
Raymond James 2026-07-06
Outperform ↔ Maintain
Goldman Sachs 2026-07-02
Sell ↔ Maintain
TD Cowen 2026-07-02
Buy ↔ Maintain
B of A Securities 2026-07-01
Underperform ↔ Maintain
Wells Fargo 2026-06-30
Equal-Weight ↔ Maintain
Barclays 2026-06-25
Overweight ↔ Maintain
Evercore ISI Group 2026-06-25
In-Line ↔ Maintain
UBS 2026-06-23
Buy ↔ Maintain
Jefferies 2026-06-16
Hold ↔ Maintain
HSBC 2026-04-24
Hold (from Reduce) ▲ Upgrade
Freedom Broker 2026-03-26
Buy ↔ Maintain
Rothschild & Co 2026-03-05
Sell ↔ Maintain
Bernstein 2025-11-20
Market Perform ↔ Maintain
Profitability
Gross Margin 22.40%TTM
Op. Margin 3.38%TTM
ROE 11.10%TTM
Rev. Growth 16.40%YoY
Free Cash Flow -834.75MTTM
FCF Yield TTM
Balance Sheet
Debt / Equity 97.28MRQ
Current Ratio 0.49MRQ
Cash 3.79BMRQ
Total Debt 6.89BMRQ
Net Debt MRQ
Income
Div. Yield 1.55%TTM
Annual Rate 0.72Fwd
Payout Ratio 45.00%TTM
Dividend History
Payout Ratio (TTM): 45.00%
DateAmount / ShareYield at Payment
2026-06-11 $0.1800 0.41%
2026-03-12 $0.1800 0.47%
2025-12-26 $0.1800 0.44%
2025-09-03 $0.1800 0.56%
2025-06-18 $0.1800 0.59%
2025-03-12 $0.1800 0.61%
2024-12-26 $0.1800 0.54%
2024-09-04 $0.1800 0.63%
2024-06-18 $0.1800 0.66%
2024-03-05 $0.1800 0.55%
2023-12-20 $0.1800 0.65%
2023-09-05 $0.1800 0.62%
2023-06-20 $0.1800 0.56%
2023-03-07 $0.1800 0.58%
2023-01-09 $0.1800 0.55%
2020-03-03 $0.1800 0.43%
2019-12-10 $0.1800 0.36%
2019-08-20 $0.1800 0.39%
2019-06-04 $0.1800 0.40%
2019-03-05 $0.1600 0.33%
2018-12-04 $0.1600 0.33%
2018-08-21 $0.1600 0.29%
2018-06-05 $0.1600 0.35%
2018-03-06 $0.1250 0.24%
2017-12-06 $0.1250 0.23%
2017-08-22 $0.1250 0.26%
2017-06-05 $0.1250 0.23%
2017-03-07 $0.1000 0.20%
2016-12-06 $0.1000 0.24%
2016-08-16 $0.1000 0.31%
2016-06-06 $0.1000 0.27%
2016-03-01 $0.0750 0.20%
2015-12-08 $0.0750 0.19%
2015-08-18 $0.0750 0.21%
2015-06-01 $0.0750 0.23%
2015-03-03 $0.0600 0.16%
2014-12-09 $0.0600 0.17%
2014-08-19 $0.0600 0.22%
2014-06-02 $0.0600 0.26%
2014-03-04 $0.0400 0.20%
How LUV Makes Its Money
Cash Flow Breakdown
Quarterly Metrics
QuarterRevenueRev YoYGross Profit Op. IncomeNet IncomeNet YoY Gross %Op %Net %
Full Key Statistics
Valuation
Market Cap21.71B
Enterprise Value24.81B
Trailing P/E29.01
Forward P/E8.98
PEG Ratio (5yr)0.36
Price/Sales (ttm)0.72
Price/Book (mrq)3.07
EV/Revenue0.82
EV/EBITDA10.61
Share Statistics
Avg Vol (3m)6.41M
Shares Outstanding489.21M
Float484.13M
% Held by Insiders1.00%
% Held by Institutions89.72%
Short Ratio4.70
Short % of Float8.55%
Profitability
Gross Margin22.40%
Operating Margin (ttm)3.38%
Profit Margin2.78%
Return on Assets (ttm)2.32%
Return on Equity (ttm)11.10%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm)30.07B
Revenue Growth (yoy)16.40%
Gross Profit (ttm)6.74B
EBITDA2.34B
Net Income (ttm)837.00M
Diluted EPS (ttm)1.53
EPS Growth (yoy)20.50%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq)3.79B
Total Debt (mrq)6.89B
Debt / Equity (mrq)97.28
Current Ratio (mrq)0.49
Book Value / Share14.48
Operating CF (ttm)2.53B
Free Cash Flow (ttm)-834.75M
Trading & Dividends
Beta (5Y)1.12
50-Day MA45.95
200-Day MA41.64
Fwd Dividend Yield155.00%
Payout Ratio45.00%
Ownership Breakdown
Institutional 89.72% Insider 1.00% Public 9.3%
Short Interest 8.55% of float
High
Institutional 13F Holdings

Famous investors who disclosed a position in LUV in their latest SEC 13F filing.

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Insider Transactions
DateInsiderRoleTransactionSharesValue
2026-05-07 BROOKS DOUGLAS H Director Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 4,108
2026-05-07 HESS DAVID P Director Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 4,108
2026-05-07 GRISSEN DAVID J Director Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 4,108
2026-05-07 FORNARO ROBERT L Director Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 4,108
2026-05-07 WATSON PATRICIA A Director Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 4,108
2026-05-07 BREBER PIERRE R. Director Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 4,108
2026-05-07 ATHERTON LISA M Director Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 4,108
2026-05-07 FEINBERG SARAH Director Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 4,108
2026-05-07 REYNOLDS CHRISTOPHER P. Director Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 4,108
2026-04-07 ATHERTON LISA M Director Sale at price 37.95 per share. 118 $4,478
2026-03-16 JONES JUSTIN Officer Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 23,863
2026-03-16 ROACH ANTHONY Officer Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 22,058
2026-03-16 DOXEY TOM Chief Financial Officer Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 28,199
2026-03-16 MARTINEZ JIMMY RYAN Officer Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 7,294
2026-03-16 WOODS LAUREN TAUSCHER Chief Technology Officer Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 18,950
2026-03-16 JORDAN ROBERT E Chief Executive Officer Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 92,867
2026-03-16 WATTERSON ANDREW M Chief Operating Officer Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 35,092
2025-12-05 JONES JUSTIN Officer Sale at price 37.36 per share. 8,085 $302,056
2025-12-02 BROOKS DOUGLAS H Director Stock Gift at price 0.00 per share. 3,672
2025-08-06 SARETSKY GREGG A Director Purchase at price 30.02 - 30.03 per share. 3,345 $100,447
2025-08-05 FEINBERG SARAH Director Purchase at price 30.00 - 30.01 per share. 1,500 $45,008
2025-05-14 HESS DAVID P Director Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 5,418
2025-05-14 GRISSEN DAVID J Director Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 5,418
2025-05-14 SARETSKY GREGG A Director Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 5,418
2025-05-14 BROOKS DOUGLAS H Director Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 5,418
BROOKS DOUGLAS H Director
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-05-07 4,108 sh
HESS DAVID P Director
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-05-07 4,108 sh
GRISSEN DAVID J Director
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-05-07 4,108 sh
FORNARO ROBERT L Director
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-05-07 4,108 sh
WATSON PATRICIA A Director
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-05-07 4,108 sh
BREBER PIERRE R. Director
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-05-07 4,108 sh
ATHERTON LISA M Director
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-05-07 4,108 sh
FEINBERG SARAH Director
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-05-07 4,108 sh
REYNOLDS CHRISTOPHER P. Director
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-05-07 4,108 sh
ATHERTON LISA M Director
Sale at price 37.95 per share.
2026-04-07 118 sh $4,478
JONES JUSTIN Officer
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-03-16 23,863 sh
ROACH ANTHONY Officer
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-03-16 22,058 sh
DOXEY TOM Chief Financial Officer
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-03-16 28,199 sh
MARTINEZ JIMMY RYAN Officer
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-03-16 7,294 sh
WOODS LAUREN TAUSCHER Chief Technology Officer
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-03-16 18,950 sh
JORDAN ROBERT E Chief Executive Officer
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-03-16 92,867 sh
WATTERSON ANDREW M Chief Operating Officer
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-03-16 35,092 sh
JONES JUSTIN Officer
Sale at price 37.36 per share.
2025-12-05 8,085 sh $302,056
BROOKS DOUGLAS H Director
Stock Gift at price 0.00 per share.
2025-12-02 3,672 sh
SARETSKY GREGG A Director
Purchase at price 30.02 - 30.03 per share.
2025-08-06 3,345 sh $100,447
FEINBERG SARAH Director
Purchase at price 30.00 - 30.01 per share.
2025-08-05 1,500 sh $45,008
HESS DAVID P Director
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2025-05-14 5,418 sh
GRISSEN DAVID J Director
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2025-05-14 5,418 sh
SARETSKY GREGG A Director
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2025-05-14 5,418 sh
BROOKS DOUGLAS H Director
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2025-05-14 5,418 sh