Southwest Airlines/$LUV
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About Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines is the largest domestic air carrier in the United States by passengers boarded. Southwest operates nearly 800 aircraft in an all-Boeing 737 fleet. Despite offering some longer routes and a few perks for business travelers, the airline predominantly specializes in short-haul, leisure flights operated with a simple cabin configuration in a point-to-point network. In early 2026, Southwest modified its cabins to offer some rows with extra legroom, its ticketing process and merchandising to offer assigned seats, and more fare categories to include a basic economy class that appears for the first time in travel aggregators' search results and more directly competes with other airlines' offerings.
Ticker
$LUV
Sector
Mobility
Primary listing
NYSE
Employees
77,397
Headquarters
Website
LUV Metrics
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$19bn
49.68
$0.79
1.18
$0.72
1.83%
Price and volume
Market cap
$19bn
Beta
1.18
52-week high
$55.11
52-week low
$24.63
Average daily volume
8.1m
Dividend rate
$0.72
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.517
Quick ratio
0.401
Long term debt to equity
66.972
Total debt to equity
74.94
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
90.48%
Interest coverage (TTM)
4.23%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
1,720
Gross margin (TTM)
23.19%
Net profit margin (TTM)
1.57%
Operating margin (TTM)
1.70%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
21.67%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$360,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
0.95%
Return on equity (TTM)
4.81%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
49.677
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.757
Price to book
2.54
Price to tangible book (TTM)
2.9
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
-25.57
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
-3.91%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
-1.539
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.83%
Forward dividend yield
1.83%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
2.11%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
4.74%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
5.63%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
3.63%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-3.31%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-13.23%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
58.74%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
9.71%
What the Analysts think about LUV
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FAQs
What’s the current market cap for Southwest Airlines stock?
Southwest Airlines (LUV) has a market cap of $19B as of April 23, 2026.
What is the P/E ratio for Southwest Airlines stock?
The price to earnings (P/E) ratio for Southwest Airlines (LUV) stock is 49.68 as of April 23, 2026.
Does Southwest Airlines stock pay dividends?
Yes, the Southwest Airlines (LUV) stock pays dividends to shareholders. As of April 23, 2026, the dividend rate is $0.72 and the yield is 1.83%. Southwest Airlines has a payout ratio of 90.48% on a trailing twelve-month basis.
When is the next Southwest Airlines dividend payment date?
The next Southwest Airlines (LUV) dividend payment date is unconfirmed.
What is the beta indicator for Southwest Airlines?
Southwest Airlines (LUV) has a beta rating of 1.18. This means that it is more volatile than the market, on average. A beta of 1 would indicate the stock moves in-line with the market, while a beta of 2 would indicate the stock moves twice as much as the market.