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LUV

Southwest Airlines Co.

LUV

NYSE·Industrials·Airlines, Airports & Air Services·Mkt cap $24.7B

$50.25

▼ -0.44%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$28.98 - $55.11

P/E

32.42

Fwd P/E

11.02

Beta

1.16

Div Yield

1.43%

Avg Vol

8.5M

Shares Out

488.8M

Mkt Cap

$24.7B

Price action

Price chart

Up 48.5% over the trailing year

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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.

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Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Low-cost operational model
  • Extensive domestic route network
  • Strong customer loyalty program
  • Operational efficiency with standardized Boeing 737 fleet
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Bear Case

1 risk

  • Average volatility.

Growth

Moderate growth ahead

Post-pandemic travel recovery

Value

Fairly valued vs Airlines peers

Momentum

Hot

+34.2% over 3m

Quality

Thin

Strong fundamentals

Dividend

Modest

1.43% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Jul 22, 2026

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Q2 26 RECAP

APR 22, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.45 vs $0.45 consensus (0.0% surprise). Revenue of $7.2B vs $7.3B expected (-0.3%).

EPS beat 0.0%
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

0.0%

Next: Jul 22, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

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+2%

+2%

-1%

+1%

+7%

+13%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$7.4B

$6.9B

$6.9B

$6.4B

$7.2B

$6.9B

$7.4B

$7.2B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

10.0%

Operating

4.6%

Profit

3.1%

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Wall Street consensus

16 analysts · 44% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

7

44%

Hold

6

38%

Sell

3

19%

Median Price Target

$40.50

▼ -19.4% vs $50.25

Low $36.10
Median $40.50
High $53.00

Latest: TD Cowen · Jul 2, 2026

4 analysts covering

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vs Industry

How LUV stacks vs Airlines, Airports & Air Services

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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