Southwest Airlines Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 1/6
Southwest Airlines is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.25%.
Key information
2.3%
Dividend yield
-0.3%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 1.9% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 2.4% |
| Dividend Growth | 9.0% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | Mex$0.720 |
| Payout ratio | -896% |
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Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: LUV *'s dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: LUV *'s dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Southwest Airlines Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (LUV *) | 2.3% |
| Market Bottom 25% (MX) | 2.6% |
| Market Top 25% (MX) | 7.1% |
| Industry Average (Airlines) | 2.8% |
| Analyst forecast (LUV *) (up to 3 years) | 2.4% |
Notable Dividend: LUV *'s dividend (2.25%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the MX market (2.63%).
High Dividend: LUV *'s dividend (2.25%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the MX market (7.13%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: LUV * is paying a dividend but the company is unprofitable.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: LUV * is paying a dividend but the company has no free cash flows.