Stock · LUV · Industrials
United States · Large Cap · listed since 1980 · Revenue 12 mo. $31.5B
Price as of 11/06/2026
Southwest Airlines Co. operates as a passenger airline company that provides scheduled air transportation services in the United States and internationally.
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.
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Summary
40.8 of 100
Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.
Analysis
What the price requires
Price to operating cash flow 8.5×, within its usual range.
Middle half of 20 quarters: 7.0× to 11.3×, median 8.5×.
Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
No indication in the stored figures.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
Since the last quarter
Q2 → Q3 2026
5 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., EBIT margin, FCF margin, Net debt, Shares outstanding
Derivation
Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.
Price as of 11/06/2026.
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 5.53% | 13.10% | Rank 10 |
| Return on capital (Greenblatt) | 2.01% | 19.33% | Rank 2 |
| EBIT margin | 1.53% | 11.28% | Rank 2 |
| FCF margin | −2.96% | 8.50% | Rank 7 |
| Gross margin | 17.44% | 28.98% | Rank 23 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, 1 year | 2.11% | 5.15% | Rank 33 |
| Earnings growth, 3 years per year | −1.99% | 8.01% | Rank 26 |
| Earnings growth, 5 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank | – | 12.89% | |
| Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) | 9.52% | 4.02% | Rank 83 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yield | 1.78% | 4.42% | Rank 8 |
| FCF yield | −3.66% | 3.98% | Rank 6 |
| EV/saleslower is better | 0.91 | 2.08 | Rank 83 |
| EV/EBITlower is better | 59.52 | 19.47 | Rank 3 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | 31.46% | −0.01% | Rank 90 |
| Share price, 6 months | 8.08% | −1.43% | Rank 69 |
| Share price, 3 months | −0.39% | 0.53% | Rank 48 |
| Distance from 52-week high | −18.89% | −16.36% | Rank 43 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals (Sloan)lower is better | 0.09% | 1.39% | Rank 61 |
| Change in share countlower is better | −13.22% | −0.44% | Rank 99 |
| Dividend streak in years | 1 | 5 | Rank 21 |
| Price reaction to results, market-adjusted | 6.50% | 0.27% | Rank 88 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity ratio | 27.46% | 39.65% | Rank 23 |
| Net debt/EBITDAlower is better | 1.23 | 1.38 | Rank 54 |
| Debt to equitylower is better | 0.75 | 0.61 | Rank 43 |
| Volatility, 1 yearlower is better | 44.70% | 32.95% | Rank 16 |
Ten years in figures
| Year | Revenue, $B | EBIT margin | FCF | Shares | Net debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 20.4 | 17.2% | $2.1B | 633M | $1.7B |
| 2017 | 21.2 | 16.1% | $1.7B | 603M | $2.2B |
| 2018 | 22.0 | 14.6% | $2.9B | 574M | $1.5B |
| 2019 | 22.4 | 13.2% | $3.0B | 539M | $1.4B |
| 2020 | 9.0 | −42.2% | −$1.6B | 565M | $1.1B |
| 2021 | 15.8 | 10.9% | $1.8B | 609M | −$199.0M |
| 2022 | 23.8 | 4.3% | −$156.0M | 642M | −$19.0M |
| 2023 | 26.1 | 0.9% | −$356.0M | 640M | −$88.0M |
| 2024 | 27.5 | 1.2% | −$1.6B | 643M | $549.0M |
| 2025 | 28.1 | 1.5% | −$831.0M | 558M | $3.2B |
1 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built
Southwest Airlines Company mainly meets criteria in the Momentum category. Result from 18 strategies checked.
Southwest Airlines Company is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.
1 of 7 rules met
1 of 11 points
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Selected fundamental metrics for Southwest Airlines Company.
| Metric | Stock | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio | 56.2 | 22.5 |
| P/B ratio | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 5.5% | 13.1% |
| Equity ratio | 27.5% | 39.7% |
| Debt-to-equity (D/E) | 0.75 | 0.61 |
| Dividend yield | 1.6% | 2.0% |
How comparable stocks in the same sector score in the StockScorer model.
| Symbol | Company | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Companythis page | |
| UAL | United Airlines Holdings Inc | Low3.6 |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines Inc | Low4.5 |
| INDIGO.NS | InterGlobe Aviation Limited | locked |
| IAG.MC | International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A | locked |
| 601111.SS | Air China Ltd Class A | locked |
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