LUV * Stock Overview Operates as a passenger airline company that provides scheduled air transportation services in the United States and near-international markets. More details
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Southwest Airlines Co. Competitors Price History & Performance
Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Southwest Airlines Historical stock prices Current Share Price US$673.92 52 Week High US$716.00 52 Week Low US$434.59 Beta 1.14 1 Month Change -3.31% 3 Month Change 3.68% 1 Year Change 23.66% 3 Year Change -31.08% 5 Year Change -37.12% Change since IPO 570.43%
Recent News & Updates
Southwest Airlines Co. Extends Schedule Through November 1, 2025 Feb 06
Southwest Airlines Co. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on April 2, 2025 Feb 05
Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.78 (vs US$0.78 in FY 2023) Jan 31 Southwest Airlines Co. Provides Operating Guidance for the First Quarter and Full Year of 2025 and Provides Targets for 2027
Southwest Airlines Co. Announces Retirement of Tammy Romo as Chief Financial Officer, Effective April 1, 2025 Jan 11 Southwest Airlines Co. Announces Retirement of Tammy Romo as Chief Financial Officer, Effective April 1, 2025 See more updates
Southwest Airlines Co. Extends Schedule Through November 1, 2025 Feb 06
Southwest Airlines Co. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on April 2, 2025 Feb 05
Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.78 (vs US$0.78 in FY 2023) Jan 31 Southwest Airlines Co. Provides Operating Guidance for the First Quarter and Full Year of 2025 and Provides Targets for 2027
Southwest Airlines Co. Announces Retirement of Tammy Romo as Chief Financial Officer, Effective April 1, 2025 Jan 11 Southwest Airlines Co. Announces Retirement of Tammy Romo as Chief Financial Officer, Effective April 1, 2025
New minor risk - Insider selling Jan 01
Upcoming dividend of US$0.18 per share Dec 19
Chief Administrative Officer recently sold Mex$2.7m worth of stock Dec 11
Third quarter dividend of US$0.18 announced Nov 26
Southwest Airlines Co. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on January 16, 2025 Nov 22
Southwest Airlines Co. Appoints Rakesh Gangwal as Independent Chair of the Board of Directors and Names New Board Committee Nov 05
Southwest Airlines Co. Provides Consolidated Operating Guidance for the Fourth Quarter of 2024 Oct 26 Southwest Airlines Co. Announces Board Changes
Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.11 (vs US$0.32 in 3Q 2023) Oct 24 Elliott Investment Management Posts Material to its Social Media Website
Elliott Management Submits Requests to Call a Special Meeting of Shareholders Oct 15
Insider recently bought Mex$2.1b worth of stock Oct 03
Elliott Management Pressure Southwest Airlines for Leadership Changes Oct 03 Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) announces an Equity Buyback for $2,500 million worth of its shares.
Elliott Sends Second Open Letter to the Shareholders of Southwest Airlines Sep 25
Southwest Airlines Co. Announces Board Changes Sep 10 Elliott Investment Management Plans Meeting with Southwest Airlines Elliott Investment Management Sends Open Letter to Shareholders of Southwest Airlines
Elliott Sends Open Letter to Shareholders of Southwest Aug 26
Elliott Investment Management Posts Updated Materials to its Website Aug 20
Artisan Partners Global Value Team Statement Regarding Director Candidates for the Board of Southwest Airlines Aug 16
Elliott Management Corporation Discloses its Views on Southwest Airlines Aug 06
Second quarter dividend of US$0.18 announced Aug 02
Southwest Airlines Co. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 25, 2024 Jul 31
Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.61 (vs US$1.15 in 2Q 2023) Jul 26 Southwest Airlines Co. Adds More Flights for Popular Events, Publishes Initial Redeye Service and New Routes Spanning the Country
Southwest Airlines Sued for Failure to Protect Minor from In-Flight Sexual Assault Jul 19
Elliott Investment Management Threatens Southwest Airlines Proxy Fight for Leadership Changes Jul 09 Elliott Sends Letter to the Board of Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines Co. Launches the Summer of Go Sweepstakes Jun 25 Artisan Partners Limited Partnership Sends a Letter to the Southwest Airlines’ Board
Upcoming dividend of US$0.18 per share Jun 11 Elliott Investment Management Sends a Letter to Southwest Airlines Jun 10
Southwest Airlines Adds Nonstop Flights to Baltimore, Nashville Jun 06
Southwest Airlines to Seek Dot Approval for Daily Nonstop Service Between Washington National Airport and Las Vegas May 23
First quarter dividend of US$0.18 announced May 20
Southwest Airlines Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on July 10, 2024 May 16
Southwest Airlines Introduces Daily Nonstop Service Between Orlando and Nassau May 15
Southwest Airlines Announces the Passing of President Emeritus Colleen Barrett (1944-2024) May 10
Southwest Airlines Co. Announces Management Changes, Effective June 1, 2024 May 02
First quarter 2024 earnings released: US$0.39 loss per share (vs US$0.27 loss in 1Q 2023) Apr 25
Southwest Airlines Co. Announces Directors Ron Ricks and John Montford Will Not Stand for Reelection Apr 05
Southwest Airlines Co. Announces Executive Changes Mar 16
Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 19% Mar 14
Upcoming dividend of US$0.18 per share Feb 27
New minor risk - Earnings quality Feb 11
Southwest Airlines Co. Extends Flight Schedule Through Early November Feb 09
Dividend of US$0.18 announced Feb 05
Southwest Airlines Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on March 27, 2024 Feb 01
Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.84 (vs US$0.91 in FY 2022) Jan 26
Southwest Airlines Co. Provides Operating Guidance for the First Quarter and Full Year of 2024 Jan 25
New minor risk - Share price stability Jan 18
Upcoming dividend of US$0.18 per share at 2.4% yield Dec 13
Southwest Airlines Co., Annual General Meeting, May 15, 2024 Dec 09
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16% Dec 07
New minor risk - Share price stability Dec 07
Southwest Airlines Co. Announces Executive Changes, Effective December 1, 2023 Nov 29
Southwest Airlines Co. Announces Executive Changes, Effective December 1, 2023 Nov 28
Southwest Airlines Co. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on January 11, 2024 Nov 17
Southwest Airlines Co. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Oct 28
Southwest Airlines Co. Extends Flight Schedule with New International Options and Most-Ever Diseases Oct 27
Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.32 (vs US$0.47 in 3Q 2022) Oct 26
Southwest Airlines Co. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 26, 2023 Oct 26
Southwest Airlines Co. Extends Flight Schedule Through May 2024 Sep 15
Upcoming dividend of US$0.18 per share at 2.3% yield Aug 29
Southwest Airlines Co. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on September 27, 2023 Aug 03
Southwest Airlines Co. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 27, 2023 Jul 15
Southwest Airlines Co. Announces Promotion of Ryan Martinez from Vice President Investor Relations to Senior Vice President Controller Jun 24
Upcoming dividend of US$0.18 per share at 2.3% yield Jun 13
Southwest Airlines Co. Extends Flight Schedule Through January 7, 2024 Jun 09
Now 25% undervalued after recent price drop Jun 03
Southwest Airlines Co. Announces Board Elections May 20
Southwest Airlines Co. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on July 12, 2023 May 18
Insider recently sold Mex$2.7m worth of stock May 06
First quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.27 loss per share (vs US$0.46 loss in 1Q 2022) Apr 28
Upcoming dividend of US$0.18 per share at 2.1% yield Feb 28
Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces That Investors with Substantial Losses Have Opportunity to Lead the Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit Against Southwest Airlines Co Feb 14 Shareholder Returns LUV * MX Airlines MX Market 7D 0% -0.9% 0.1% 1Y 23.7% 23.7% -13.2%
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Return vs Market: LUV * exceeded the MX Market which returned -13.2% over the past year.
Price Volatility Is LUV *'s price volatile compared to industry and market? LUV * volatility LUV * Average Weekly Movement n/a Airlines Industry Average Movement 4.6% Market Average Movement 4.1% 10% most volatile stocks in MX Market 6.9% 10% least volatile stocks in MX Market 2.8%
Stable Share Price: Data is not available.
Volatility Over Time: Insufficient data to determine LUV *'s volatility change over the past year.
About the Company 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, 2023, the company operated a total fleet of 817 Boeing 737 aircraft; and served 121 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 on Wi-Fi enabled aircraft; and Rapid Rewards loyalty program that enables program members to earn points for dollars spent on Southwest base fares.
Show more Southwest Airlines Co. Fundamentals Summary How do Southwest Airlines's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap? LUV * fundamental statistics Market cap Mex$379.88b Earnings (TTM ) Mex$9.54b Revenue (TTM ) Mex$563.55b
Earnings & Revenue Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM) LUV * income statement (TTM ) Revenue US$27.48b Cost of Revenue US$21.41b Gross Profit US$6.07b Other Expenses US$5.61b Earnings US$465.00m
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2024
Next Earnings Date
Apr 24, 2025
Earnings per share (EPS) 0.78 Gross Margin 22.10% Net Profit Margin 1.69% Debt/Equity Ratio 49.0%
How did LUV * perform over the long term?
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2.3% Current Dividend Yield
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status Data Last Updated (UTC time) Company Analysis 2025/02/06 22:30 End of Day Share Price 2025/01/27 00:00 Earnings 2024/12/31 Annual Earnings 2024/12/31
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Analyst Sources Southwest Airlines Co. is covered by 43 analysts. 20 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
Analyst Institution John Staszak Argus Research Company Lindsay Bettiol Atlantic Equities LLP Fred Lowrance Avondale Partners
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