Southwest Airlines Co., typically referred to as Southwest, is one of the major airlines of the United States and the world's largest low-cost carrier airline. It is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
| Revenue (TTM) | $30.07B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $6.74B |
| EBITDA | $2.34B |
| Operating Margin | 3.38% |
| Return on Equity | 11.10% |
| Return on Assets | 2.32% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $59.37 |
| Book Value | $14.48 |
| Price-to-Book | 2.91 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 0.64 |
| EV/Revenue | 0.787 |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.53 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 20.50% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 16.40% |
| Shares Outstanding | $489.21M |
| Float | $484.13M |
| % Insiders | 1.01% |
| % Institutions | 94.61% |
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Your next ticket on Southwest Airlines might come with an unexpected perk: a free ticket for a friend to join you.
Southwest Airlines is replacing its two tiers of elite frequent flyer status with silver, gold and platinum levels, similar to other carriers. The carrier will scrap its current status tiers, A-List and A-List Preferred, on Jan. 1.
LUV's Q3 earnings face pressure from rising fuel and labor costs, but strong bookings and revenue growth are likely to have provided a much-needed boost.
Southwest (LUV) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Southwest Airlines flights were temporarily grounded Friday after a widespread computer outage knocked out the "IT backbone" for a number of major airlines – causing havoc for some fliers.
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LUV brings flight discovery into ChatGPT to make travel planning more conversational, personalized and convenient.
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Customers can discover Southwest destinations and plan flights in an experience powered by OpenAI and Amazon Web Services DALLAS, Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today launched a first-of-its-kind U.S. airline plugin in ChatGPT, marking the first step in a phased AI-powered booking approach with OpenAI and Amazon Web Services (AWS) that allows travelers to discover and shop for Southwest flights in ChatGPT. By launching the Southwest® plugin in ChatGPT, the airline can appear earlier in the Customer journey and offer a simpler, more direct path from inspiration and discovery to booking options with Southwest.
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