Southwest Airlines Co.
LUV
NYSE·Industrials·Airlines, Airports & Air Services·Mkt cap $19.4B
$39.62
▲ +2.30%
P/E
24.16
Mkt Cap
$19.4B
52-Wk Range
$29.26–$55.11
52-Week Range
$29.26 - $55.11
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Beta
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Price action
Price chart
Up 24.9% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Low-cost operational model
- Extensive domestic route network
- Strong customer loyalty program
- Operational efficiency with standardized Boeing 737 fleet
Bear Case
1 risk
- Average volatility.
Growth
Stable outlook
Post-pandemic travel recovery
Value
Fairly valued vs Airlines peers
Momentum
Stable
-3.4% over 3m
Quality
Excellent
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
Modest
1.82% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying LUV right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Recent earnings results
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Oct 21, 2026
JUL 22, 2026
Reported EPS of $0.94 vs $0.51 consensus (+84.3% surprise). Revenue of $8.4B vs $8.6B expected (-1.8%).
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+84.3%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+2%
+2%
-1%
+1%
+7%
+13%
+16%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$6.9B
$6.9B
$6.4B
$7.2B
$6.9B
$7.4B
$7.2B
$8.4B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
47.8%
Operating
3.4%
Profit
2.8%
Wall Street consensus
13 analysts · 54% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
54%
Hold
46%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Raymond James · Sep 4, 2026
vs Industry
How LUV stacks vs Airlines, Airports & Air Services
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
Industry comparison data unavailable for this stock.
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