Current Liabilities
Accrued Liabilities, Current
Southwest Airlines Accrued Liabilities, Current decreased by 7.6% to $2.17B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 9.7%, from $1.98B to $2.17B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Accrued Liabilities, Current shows relatively stable performance with a 0.8% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Liabilities
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 23, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase may reflect growing operational scale or timing differences in payments, while a decrease suggests efficient settlement of short-term obligations.
Detailed definition
This represents obligations for expenses that have been incurred but not yet invoiced or paid by the end of the reportin...
Peer comparison
Standard operational metric across all industries; levels correlate with company size and payroll cycles.
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current_liabilities_accrued_liabilities_currentHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.35B | $1.69B | $1.62B | $1.36B | $1.59B | $1.88B | $2.04B | $2.12B | $2.47B | $2.88B | $3.61B | $2.40B | $1.87B | $2.10B | $2.21B | $1.98B | $2.04B | $2.09B | $2.35B | $2.17B |
| QoQ Change | — | -28.3% | -3.7% | -16.3% | +16.7% | +18.5% | +8.6% | +3.7% | +16.5% | +16.7% | +25.2% | -33.4% | -22.1% | +12.1% | +5.2% | -10.3% | +3.1% | +2.5% | +12.3% | -7.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -32.6% | +11.5% | +25.8% | +55.7% | +55.5% | +53.1% | +76.5% | +13.3% | -24.2% | -27.2% | -38.8% | -17.6% | +9.1% | -0.2% | +6.5% | +9.7% |
Range$1.36B – $3.61B
CAGR-1.7%
Avg YoY Growth+11.0%
Median YoY Growth+9.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Southwest Airlines's accrued liabilities, current?
- Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported accrued liabilities, current of $2.17B in Q1 2026.
- How has Southwest Airlines's accrued liabilities, current changed year-over-year?
- Southwest Airlines's accrued liabilities, current increased by 9.7% year-over-year, from $1.98B to $2.17B.
- What is the long-term trend for Southwest Airlines's accrued liabilities, current?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Southwest Airlines's accrued liabilities, current has grown at a 0.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.26B to $2.35B.
- What does accrued liabilities, current mean?
- Money owed for services or expenses that have been incurred but not yet paid.