LUV - Southwest Airlines Co Stock Price, Fair Value and News

$34.41-0.27 (-0.78%)
Delayed as of 22 Oct 2025, 10:30 am ET
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LUV Price Action

Last 7 days

3.8%


Last 30 days

6.6%


Last 90 days

-7.4%


Trailing 12 Months

13.9%

LUV Stock Price

LUV RSI Chart

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LUV Valuation

Market Cap

18.2B

Price/Earnings (Trailing)

47.43

Price/Sales (Trailing)

0.66

EV/EBITDA

8.11

Price/Free Cashflow

9.85

LUV Price/Sales (Trailing)

2023202420250.60.811.21.41.61.8

The Good, Bad and Ugly

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LUV Fundamentals

LUV Revenue

Revenue (TTM)

27.5B

Rev. Growth (Yr)

-1.5%

Rev. Growth (Qtr)

12.69%

201020152020202510B15B20B25B

LUV Earnings

Earnings (TTM)

384.0M

Earnings Growth (Yr)

-41.96%

Earnings Growth (Qtr)

243.92%

2010201520202025-4B-2B02B4B

LUV Profitability

EBT Margin

1.84%

Return on Equity

4.8%

Return on Assets

1.34%

Free Cashflow Yield

10.16%

LUV Investor Care

Dividend Yield

2.08%

Dividend/Share (TTM)

0.72

Buy Backs (1Y)

12.35%

Diluted EPS (TTM)

0.68

The Good News

Last Updated: 2025-04-24
Insider sentiment around Southwest Airlines (LUV) has been positive, with increased buying activity noted, including a significant purchase by a director. Evercore ISI and Morgan Stanley have maintained Buy ratings, indicating potential investor confidence despite bearish market trends. Source-Markets Insider, https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/southwest-airlines-luv-gets-a-buy-from-evercore-isi-1034589859.

The Bad News

Last Updated: 2025-04-24
The outlook for Southwest Airlines (LUV) remains negative as analysts from Bank of America and Citi have issued Sell ratings, with target prices around $26.00, which is below its current trading price. Options trading indicates that 46% of traders are bearish, with expectations of the stock price fluctuating between $15.0 and $29.0. Additionally, historically, LUV has shown negative post-earnings performance in 70% of cases. Source-Markets Insider, https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/bank-of-america-securities-reaffirms-their-sell-rating-on-southwest-airlines-luv-1034580927.
Disclaimer: This information is generated using our AI model (beta) and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify the information from multiple sources.

Revenue Breakdown

As of: Jun 30, 2025
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Historical Charts for Stock Metrics

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202527.6B27.5B00
202426.7B27.0B27.4B27.5B
202324.8B25.1B25.4B26.1B
202218.4B21.2B22.7B23.8B
20216.9B9.9B12.8B15.8B
202021.5B16.6B12.8B9.0B
201922.2B22.3B22.4B22.4B
201821.2B21.2B21.5B22.0B
201720.5B20.8B21.0B21.1B
201620.2B20.5B20.3B20.4B
201518.9B19.0B19.5B19.8B
201417.8B18.1B18.4B18.6B
201317.2B17.2B17.4B17.7B
201216.5B17.0B17.0B17.1B
201112.0B13.5B14.7B15.7B
201010.6B011.2B11.6B
200910.9B10.6B10.4B10.4B
200810.2B10.4B10.7B11.0B
20070009.9B
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Southwest Airlines Co. operates as a passenger airline company that provide scheduled air transportation services in the United States and near-international markets. As of December 31, 2022, the company operated a total fleet of 770 Boeing 737 aircrafts; and served 121 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. It also provides inflight entertainment portal and connectivity services on Wi-Fi enabled aircrafts; and Rapid Rewards loyalty program that enables program members to earn points for dollars spent on Southwest base fares. In addition, the company offers a suite of digital platforms to support customers' travel needs, including websites and apps; and SWABIZ, an online booking tool. Further, it provides ancillary services, such as Southwest's EarlyBird Check-In, upgraded boarding, and transportation of pets and unaccompanied minors. The company was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
 CEO
 WEBSITEsouthwest.com
 SECTORIndustrials
 INDUSTRYAirlines
 EMPLOYEES65535

Southwest Airlines Co Frequently Asked Questions


What is the ticker symbol for Southwest Airlines Co? What does LUV stand for in stocks?

LUV is the stock ticker symbol of Southwest Airlines Co. Every public company that trades on a stock exchange gets a ticker symbol.

What is the market capital of Southwest Airlines Co (LUV)?

As of Tue Oct 21 2025, market cap of Southwest Airlines Co is 18.21 Billion. The market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the stock price with the number of shares outstanding.

What is the fair value of LUV stock?

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Is Southwest Airlines Co a good stock to buy?

The fair value guage provides a quick view whether LUV is over valued or under valued. Whether Southwest Airlines Co is cheap or expensive depends on the assumptions which impact Southwest Airlines Co's fair value. We provide several scenarios of inflation and growth to encompass these range of assumptions for LUV.

What is Southwest Airlines Co's Price to Earnings (PE) and Price to sales (PS) ratio?

As of Tue Oct 21 2025, LUV's PE ratio (Price to Earnings) is 47.43 and Price to Sales (PS) ratio is 0.66. The price to earnings and price to sales ratio are two most important valuation metrics for any company. PE ratio tell us the number of years of earnings investors are ready to pay for owning the company. Historically, S&P500 price to earnings ratio has fallen below 12 during periods of gloom and gone past 30 during periods of euphoria. LUV PE ratio will change depending on the future growth rate expectations of investors.

What is 5 year return on Southwest Airlines Co's stock?

In the past 10 years, Southwest Airlines Co has provided -0.026 (multiply by 100 for percentage) rate of return.