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LUV financial statements

The full income statement, balance sheet, and cash-flow statement for Southwest Airlines Company (LUV), plus valuation ratios — straight from SEC filings. Switch between annual, quarterly, and trailing-twelve-month figures, pick how far back to look, and flip the time order. Every line has a trend sparkline.

Financial overview#

Revenue

5Y CAGR +25.4%10Y CAGR +3.5%YoY +21.2%
$31.5B TTM$8.4B Q3 '26
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Operating income

5Y n/m10Y CAGR −20.3%YoY +982.9%
$1.4B TTM$379M Q3 '26
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Net income

5Y n/m10Y CAGR −14.8%YoY +400.0%
$1.1B TTM$270M Q3 '26
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EPS (diluted)

5Y n/m10Y CAGR −13.2%YoY +450.0%
$2.04 TTM$0.55 Q3 '26
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Operating cash flow

5Y n/m10Y CAGR −5.5%YoY +78.7%
$2.8B TTM$513M Q3 '26
FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25TTM
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Capital expenditure

5Y CAGR +39.0%10Y CAGR +2.7%YoY +36.9%
$3.3B TTM$1B Q3 '26
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Free cash flow

5Y n/m10Y n/mYoY n/m
−$557M TTM−$493M Q3 '26
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Shares (diluted)

5Y −1.2%10Y −16.6%YoY −6.1%
517.3M TTM494M Q3 '26
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Dividend per share

5Y CAGR +32.0%10Y CAGR +9.7%YoY +0.0%
$0.72 TTM$0.18 Q3 '26
FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25TTM
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Shares outstanding (point-in-time)

2024-09 599.7M2024-12 592.7M2025-03 569.9M2025-06 525.2M2025-09 517.2M2025-12 491.3M2026-03 488.8M2026-06 489.2M2026-09 489.6M-18.4% over 8 periods

SEC-filed end-of-period counts (cover pages and balance sheets, split-adjusted) — the series realized buyback yield is computed from. The weighted-average share lines in the statements below lag these by design: an average over the year sits near the midpoint of an ongoing buyback.

PeriodRangeOrderChangeFiguresAs-reported fiscal years.
Line itemTrendFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Income Statementas ofDec 31 ’25as ofDec 31 ’24as ofDec 31 ’23as ofDec 31 ’22as ofDec 31 ’21
Revenue28.1B+2.1%27.5B+5.3%26.1B+9.6%23.8B+50.8%15.8B+74.5%
Operating income428M+33.3%321M+43.3%224M-78.0%1.02B-40.9%1.72B+145.1%
Interest expense167M-32.9%249M-3.9%259M-23.8%340M—
Interest & investment income205M-58.8%497M-14.8%583M+168.7%217M+1569.2%13.0M-59.4%
Other non-operating income43.0M+816.7%-6.00M-109.7%62.0M+616.7%-12.0M-124.0%50.0M+131.6%
Pre-tax income563M-5.9%598M-5.5%633M-13.0%728M-45.1%1.32B+131.1%
Income tax122M-8.3%133M-20.8%168M-11.1%189M-45.7%348M+129.4%
441M-5.2%465M+0.0%465M-13.7%539M-44.8%977M+131.8%
Net income to common442M-8.9%485M+0.2%484M-13.7%561M-42.6%977M
$0.79+3.9%$0.76+0.0%$0.76-12.6%$0.87-46.0%$1.61+129.6%
EPS (basic)$0.82+5.1%$0.78+0.0%$0.78-14.3%$0.91-44.8%$1.65+130.3%
Weighted-avg shares (basic)540M-9.7%598M+0.5%595M+0.3%593M+0.2%592M+4.8%
Weighted-avg shares (diluted)558M-13.2%643M+0.5%640M-0.3%642M+5.4%609M+7.8%
Dividends per share$0.72+0.0%$0.72+0.0%$0.72+300.0%$0.18—
Balance Sheetas ofDec 31 ’25as ofDec 31 ’24as ofDec 31 ’23as ofDec 31 ’22as ofDec 31 ’21
5.64B-49.9%11.3B-19.2%14.0B-5.8%14.8B-17.9%18.0B+18.9%
Cash & equivalents3.23B-57.0%7.51B-19.2%9.29B-2.1%9.49B-23.9%12.5B+12.8%
Short-term investments0.00-100.0%1.22B-44.4%2.19B-21.9%2.80B-7.4%3.02B+33.2%
Accounts receivable98.0M+108.5%47.0M-54.8%104M-11.1%117M+101.7%58.0M+26.1%
Prepaid expenses490M-23.3%639M+22.9%520M-24.2%686M+7.5%638M+116.3%
29.1B-13.9%33.8B-7.5%36.5B+3.2%35.4B-2.6%36.3B+5.0%
Property, plant & equipment20.2B+6.2%19.1B-1.6%19.4B+11.7%17.3B+16.8%14.8B-6.2%
Operating lease right-of-use1.09B-20.5%1.37B+11.9%1.22B-12.3%1.39B-12.3%1.59B-16.0%
Goodwill970M+0.0%970M+0.0%970M+0.0%970M+0.0%970M+0.0%
Intangible assets296M-1.3%300M+1.4%296M+0.0%296M+0.3%295M+0.0%
Other non-current assets1.11B+2.9%1.08B+12.1%964M+12.7%855M-3.1%882M+22.2%
10.9B-11.0%12.3B+0.2%12.3B+18.1%10.4B+13.2%9.16B+22.1%
Accounts payable1.99B+9.5%1.82B-2.4%1.86B-7.1%2.00B+56.3%1.28B+37.7%
Accrued liabilities2.35B+6.5%2.21B-38.8%3.61B+76.5%2.04B+25.8%1.62B-28.1%
Deferred revenue5.95B-5.5%6.29B-3.9%6.55B+8.0%6.06B+8.9%5.57B+46.9%
Short-term & current debt324M-80.1%1.63B+5520.7%29.0M-31.0%42.0M-90.7%453M+105.9%
Current lease liability312M-4.9%328M+57.7%208M-7.6%225M-5.9%239M-21.9%
Finance lease liability (current)25.0M+13.6%22.0M-24.1%29.0M-31.0%42.0M-48.8%82.0M-1.2%
Long-term debt4.58B-9.7%5.07B-36.5%7.98B-0.8%8.05B-21.7%10.3B+1.6%
Deferred revenue (non-current)1.22B-37.4%1.95B+12.7%1.73B-21.0%2.19B+1.3%2.16B-35.4%
Non-current lease liability768M-25.5%1.03B+4.7%985M-11.9%1.12B-15.0%1.31B-15.8%
Operating lease liability (total)1.08B-20.5%1.36B+13.9%1.19B-11.2%1.34B-13.6%1.55B
Finance lease liability (total)78.0M-14.3%91.0M-12.5%104M-45.0%189M-58.8%459M-15.3%
Finance lease liability53.0M-23.2%69.0M-8.0%75.0M-49.0%147M-61.0%377M-17.9%
Deferred tax liabilities2.29B+5.6%2.17B+6.0%2.04B+3.0%1.99B+12.1%1.77B+8.3%
Other non-current liabilities1.31B+43.7%909M-7.3%981M+1.2%969M-20.8%1.22B-1.8%
7.98B-22.9%10.3B-1.6%10.5B-1.6%10.7B+2.6%10.4B+17.3%
Common stock888M+0.0%888M+0.0%888M+0.0%888M+0.0%888M+0.0%
Additional paid-in capital4.32B+2.9%4.20B+1.1%4.15B+2.9%4.04B-4.4%4.22B+0.8%
Retained earnings16.4B+0.3%16.3B+0.2%16.3B+0.2%16.3B+3.1%15.8B+6.7%
Treasury stock13.6B+23.1%11.0B+2.0%10.8B-0.2%10.8B-0.2%10.9B-0.1%
Accumulated other comprehensive income-24.0M+4.0%-25.0M0.00-100.0%344M-11.3%388M+469.5%
Total equity incl. non-controlling7.98B-22.9%10.3B-1.6%10.5B-1.6%10.7B+2.6%10.4B+17.3%
Total liabilities & equity29.1B-13.9%33.8B-7.5%36.5B+3.2%35.4B-2.6%36.3B+5.0%
Common shares issued888M+0.0%888M+0.0%888M+0.0%888M+0.0%888M+0.0%
Common shares outstanding516M-13.1%593M-0.5%597M+0.4%594M+0.3%592M+0.3%
Shares outstanding (cover)491M-17.1%593M-0.7%597M+0.4%594M+0.3%592M+0.3%
Treasury shares373M+26.4%295M+1.1%292M-0.9%294M-0.6%296M-0.6%
Cash Flowas ofDec 31 ’25as ofDec 31 ’24as ofDec 31 ’23as ofDec 31 ’22as ofDec 31 ’21
1.84B+298.7%462M-85.4%3.16B-16.5%3.79B+63.2%2.32B+306.0%
Depreciation & amortization1.56B-5.9%1.66B+8.9%1.52B+12.7%1.35B+6.2%1.27B+1.4%
Deferred income taxes122M-7.6%132M-17.0%159M-30.3%228M+1240.0%-20.0M+97.2%
Other operating activities157M+282.6%-86.0M+50.9%-175M-725.0%28.0M+0.0%28.0M+129.5%
-1.43B-447.5%-261M+91.1%-2.93B+21.7%-3.75B-196.4%-1.26B-7800.0%
Capital expenditure2.67B+30.1%2.05B-41.6%3.52B-10.3%3.92B+677.0%505M-1.9%
Free cash flow-831M+47.8%-1.59B-347.2%-356M-165.7%-134M-107.4%1.82B+210.7%
Acquisitions0.000.000.000.000.00
-4.69B-136.9%-1.98B-354.1%-436M+85.6%-3.03B-944.6%359M-96.3%
Long-term debt issued1.50B0.000.000.000.00-100.0%
Common stock issued0.000.000.000.000.00-100.0%
Common stock repurchased2.55B+920.0%250M0.000.000.00-100.0%
Dividends paid399M-7.2%430M+0.5%428M0.000.00-100.0%
Other financing activities-26.0M-52.9%-17.0M-383.3%6.00M-25.0%8.00M-89.6%77.0M+57.1%
Net change in cash-4.28B-140.5%-1.78B-772.1%-204M+93.2%-2.99B-310.9%1.42B-83.4%
Interest paid108M-50.9%220M-3.5%228M-25.2%305M-9.2%336M+58.5%
Income taxes paid-1.00M-111.1%9.00M-50.0%18.0M-10.0%20.0M-95.5%445M+2242.1%
Valuation Ratiosas ofDec 31 ’25as ofDec 31 ’24as ofDec 31 ’23as ofDec 31 ’22as ofDec 31 ’21
Market cap20.3B+1.9%19.9B+15.7%17.2B-13.9%20.0B-21.2%25.4B-7.8%
P/E46.0×+7.5%42.9×+23.7%34.6×+43.3%24.2×-6.9%26.0×
P/S0.7×-0.2%0.7×+7.1%0.7×-23.2%0.9×-45.2%1.6×-47.2%
P/B2.5×+32.2%1.9×+23.6%1.6×-14.9%1.8×-24.9%2.4×-21.4%
P/FCF———28.2×+101.9%14.0×
Earnings yield2.2%-6.9%2.3%-19.2%2.9%-30.2%4.1%+7.4%3.9%
FCF yield———3.5%-50.5%7.2%
Dividend yield1.7%-18.7%2.1%-14.1%2.5%+366.3%0.53%—
Source filing10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K

About this data

Source: LUV’s SEC filings (10-K / 10-Q). Annual columns are as-reported fiscal years; quarterly columns are as-reported fiscal quarters (Q4 derived as full-year minus the first three quarters where a company doesn’t file a standalone Q4); TTM (quarterly) rolls the trailing four quarters at every quarter end, TTM (yearly) samples that one year apart; balance-sheet rows show the period-end balance. Valuation ratios are sampled as of each period end. View all LUV filings on SEC EDGAR → Not investment advice.