Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV)

US — Industrials Sector
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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol LUV
  • Rev/Share 51.0632
  • Book/Share 14.8699
  • PB 2.0004
  • Debt/Equity 0.1575
  • CurrentRatio 0.5593
  • ROIC 0.0384

 

  • MktCap 15621717060.0
  • FreeCF/Share -0.5074
  • PFCF -57.2224
  • PE 40.8235
  • Debt/Assets 0.0743
  • DivYield 0.0242
  • ROE 0.0411

 

  • Rating B-
  • Score 2
  • Recommendation Sell
  • P/E Score 1
  • DCF Score 3
  • P/B Score 3
  • D/E Score 3

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Downgrade LUV HSBC Securities Hold Reduce -- -- July 24, 2025
Downgrade LUV Evercore ISI Outperform In-line -- $40 July 15, 2025
Upgrade LUV Deutsche Bank Hold Buy -- $40 May 29, 2025
Upgrade LUV Jefferies Underperform Hold -- $33 May 27, 2025
Downgrade LUV Jefferies Hold Underperform -- $28 April 1, 2025
Upgrade LUV UBS Sell Neutral $29 $36 March 20, 2025
Upgrade LUV Melius Sell Hold -- -- March 20, 2025
Downgrade LUV JP Morgan Neutral Underweight -- $25 March 3, 2025
Upgrade LUV Argus Hold Buy -- $35 Feb. 11, 2025
Downgrade LUV BofA Securities Neutral Underperform -- $31 Jan. 17, 2025

News

Wall Street Roundup: Tech Earnings Bring Comfort, Strange Fed Dynamics
AMD, LUV
Published: August 01, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Tech earnings from Microsoft and Meta exceeded expectations, driven by strong AI momentum and robust guidance, providing comfort to tech investors. Intel struggled with weak earnings, poor guidance, and ongoing restructuring, highlighting company-specific challenges rather than broader tech sector weakness.

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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES DECLARES 186th QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
LUV
Published: July 31, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

DALLAS , July 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.18 per share to Shareholders of record at the close of business on September 3, 2025, on all shares then issued and outstanding. The quarterly dividend will be paid on September 24, 2025.

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Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
LUV
Published: July 24, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 24, 2025 12:30 PM ET Company Participants a - Corporate Participant Andrew M. Watterson - Chief Operating Officer Lauren Yett - Corporate Participant Robert E.

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Southwest Airlines Q2 Earnings & Revenues Lag, Decrease Year Over Year
LUV
Published: July 24, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative

LUV misses Q2 estimates as earnings fell 25.9% and revenues slipped 1.5%, with traffic down and costs up despite lower fuel prices.

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Southwest CEO on Q2 earnings and U.S. domestic travel demand
LUV
Published: July 24, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Neutral

Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan said Thursday that second-quarter earnings and revenue fell short of expectations after demand slipped 6% due to macroeconomic uncertainty, but noted U.S. domestic travel has since stabilized and is beginning to rebound.

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Southwest Airlines' Transformation Is Underway - Earnings Preview
LUV
Published: July 22, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Southwest is undergoing a major transformation, prompted by Elliott Management, to address lagging profitability and adapt its business model to current industry realities. Key initiatives include modernizing revenue management, introducing seat selection and baggage fees, launching redeye flights, and resizing labor costs to boost revenue and efficiency. Risks remain as customer and employee reactions to these sweeping changes are mixed, and Southwest must prove it can execute and maintain its unique culture.

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THE CHOICE IS YOURS! SEATISFACTION™ IS COMING TO SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
LUV
Published: July 21, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

DALLAS , July 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning July 29, 2025, Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) Customers will have options to select their seat at the time of booking for flights beginning on Jan. 27, 2026. "Our Customers want more choice and greater control over their travel experience," said Tony Roach , Executive Vice President Customer & Brand, at Southwest Airlines.

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Earnings Preview: Southwest Airlines (LUV) Q2 Earnings Expected to Decline
LUV
Published: July 16, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative

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.

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Are airline stocks set to rally like it's 2024? Here's what might be missing this time around.
AAL, DAL, JBLU, LUV, UAL
Published: July 15, 2025 by: Market Watch
Sentiment: Positive

Delta Air Lines' recent success set off a debate on Wall Street on whether the airline sector is primed to repeat a late-year rally.

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ISLAND INCREASE: SOUTHWEST TO SERVE ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, BEGINNING IN EARLY 2026
LUV
Published: July 14, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

Airline begins adding new destinations to its network for the first time since 2021 DALLAS , July 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) intends to grow its network in 2026 initially with new service at Cyril E. King International Airport (STT) on St. Thomas, adding the U.S. Virgin Islands to the carrier's tropical destinations in the Caribbean.

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Southwest (LUV) Surges 8.1%: Is This an Indication of Further Gains?
LUV
Published: July 11, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Southwest (LUV) saw its shares surge in the last session with trading volume being higher than average. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions may not translate into further price increase in the near term.

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Airline Stocks Cheer Delta's Upbeat Report
AAL, DAL, JBLU, LUV, UAL
Published: July 10, 2025 by: Schaeffers Research
Sentiment: Positive

Delta Air Lines Inc (NYSE:DAL) stock is up 12.4% to trade at $56.99 today, after the airliner's top-line beat for the second quarter.

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SKYW vs. LUV: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?
LUV, SKYW
Published: July 02, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Investors interested in stocks from the Transportation - Airline sector have probably already heard of SkyWest (SKYW) and Southwest Airlines (LUV). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?

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Southwest airport lounges? CEO says carrier is open to even more high-end changes
LUV
Published: June 25, 2025 by: CNBC
Sentiment: Positive

Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said the company is open to making even more changes to woo customers who might be flying on competitors. Airport lounges, long-haul international flights and more premium class are all on the table, Jordan told CNBC.

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Airline Stocks Bounce Back on Monday's Trading: Here's Why
AAL, ALK, BA, DAL, JBLU, LUV, UAL
Published: June 17, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Airline stocks such as DAL, UAL, AAL and LUV rebounded as easing Middle East tensions drove oil prices down, lifting hopes for better margins ahead.

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Southwest Airlines: Short Interest Plunges—Should You Buy?
LUV
Published: June 17, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Negative

New geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East have created a new wave of uncertainty and volatility in the S&P 500 index and the rest of the global markets. However, one specific market has become the poster child of all this uncertainty, and that is the energy sector, particularly regarding oil prices.

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Southwest adds cockpit safety alerts across nearly entire fleet of 800 planes
HON, LUV
Published: June 16, 2025 by: New York Post
Sentiment: Positive

The safety alert system, designed by Honeywell, sets off verbal and text warnings if a pilot is about to use the wrong runway or approaches too fast for landing.

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Southwest Airlines is adding cockpit alerts on all 700 of its Boeing 737s to help prevent runway incidents
BA, LUV
Published: June 16, 2025 by: Business Insider
Sentiment: Positive

Southwest Airlines is activating runway alerts across its fleet of Boeing 737s to boost safety. The alert system warns pilots if they're too fast, too high, or on the wrong runway.

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Why Investors Need to Take Advantage of These 2 Transportation Stocks Now
DAL, LUV
Published: June 13, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Investors looking for ways to find stocks that are set to beat quarterly earnings estimates should check out the Zacks Earnings ESP.

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Airline stocks take a beating as the Israel-Iran conflict gives consumers another reason not to travel
AAL, DAL, JBLU, LUV, UAL
Published: June 13, 2025 by: Market Watch
Sentiment: Negative

The massive Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear and military sites has sparked fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East and sent oil prices surging.

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Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) TD Cowen Future of Consumers Conference - (Transcript)
LUV
Published: June 04, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV ) TD Cowen Future of Consumers Conference Call June 4, 2025 11:45 AM ET Company Participants Tom Doxey - Executive VP & CFO Conference Call Participants Thomas John Fitzgerald - TD Cowen, Research Division Thomas John Fitzgerald All right, everybody. Thanks so much for joining.

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CHEERS TO 54 YEARS: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES LAUNCHES WEEK OF WOW SALE WITH UP TO 50 PERCENT OFF FARES, A CRUISE GIVEAWAY, AND TRAVEL DEALS
LUV
Published: June 03, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

Rapid Rewards® Credit Cardmembers can also earn more points on purchases between June 3 and June 9, 2025 DALLAS , June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) is celebrating its birthday month in a big way—by showing love to its Customers with a week of special travel deals. The airline's Week of WOW offers up to 50% off base fares with the code WOWZERS, along with promotions on cruises, hotels, and car rentals.

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Southwest Airlines to Present at the TD Cowen Future of the Consumer Conference
LUV
Published: June 03, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

DALLAS , June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) has been invited to speak at the TD Cowen Future of the Consumer Conference. TD Cowen will be webcasting the audio presentation live, and a link to the webcast will be made available via the Investor Relations homepage on the Southwest Airlines website.

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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES ANNOUNCES FUTURE PARTNERSHIP WITH CHINA AIRLINES
LUV
Published: June 02, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

Interline agreement to connect America's largest domestic carrier and Taiwan-based China Airlines through shared gateways in California, creating first trans-Pacific airline partnership for Southwest Airlines NEW DELHI , June 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) and China Airlines Group, a Taiwan-based carrier, are in discussions to create an interline partnership in early 2026, with published connections expected to go on sale later this year. Executive Leadership from both carriers met this week at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) in India to jointly announce the first trans-Pacific airline partnership for Southwest Airlines®.

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AGNC, KO, LUV, NLY, O
Published: May 30, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Neutral

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Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) CEO Bob Jordan Hosts Bernstein 41st Annual Strategic Decisions Conference (Transcript)
LUV
Published: May 29, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV ) Bernstein 41st Annual Strategic Decisions Conference May 29, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Bob Jordan - President & CEO Conference Call Participants David Vernon - Bernstein David Vernon We're going to get started here. Thank you, everyone, and welcome to Day 2 of Bernstein's 41st Annual Strategic Decisions Conference.

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Southwest Airlines ends era of free checked bags as profit pressures mount
LUV
Published: May 27, 2025 by: Fox Business
Sentiment: Negative

Southwest Airlines will begin charging for checked bags, breaking from its long-standing policy, and launching a basic fare to enhance profitability and customer reach.

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All Bags Will No Longer Fly Free on Southwest Airlines, Starting Tomorrow
LUV
Published: May 27, 2025 by: Investopedia
Sentiment: Neutral

Southwest Airlines' (LUV) decades-long "two bags fly free" era is coming to an end tomorrow.

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Southwest Airlines: The Juice Ain't Worth The Squeeze
LUV
Published: May 26, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Southwest Airlines was a paradigm of operational excellence in the airline industry prior to the pandemic. Since the pandemic, ballooning costs and capital expenditures have created significant headwinds for the company. Imagining a realistic path of getting from the current situation back to pre-pandemic operational levels is simply too hard, in my opinion.

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Southwest Airlines to Present at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference
LUV
Published: May 22, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

DALLAS , May 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) has been invited to speak at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference. Bernstein will be webcasting the audio presentation live, and a link to the webcast will be made available via the Investor Relations homepage on the Southwest Airlines website.

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About Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV)

  • IPO Date 1980-01-02
  • Website https://www.southwest.com
  • Industry Airlines, Airports & Air Services
  • CEO Robert E. Jordan
  • Employees 71506

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, 2021, the company operated a total fleet of 728 Boeing 737 aircrafts; and served 121 destinations in 42 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as well as 10 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 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.