Accrued Vacation Current
Southwest Airlines Accrued Vacation Current increased by 1.9% to $697.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.0%, from $670.00M to $697.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Accrued Vacation Current shows an upward trend with a 9.4% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests employees are accumulating more leave than they are taking, while a decrease indicates higher utilization of vacation time.
Detailed definition
This represents the financial value of unused vacation time earned by employees that the company is obligated to pay out...
Peer comparison
Standard for all companies with paid time-off policies; balances are generally proportional to total headcount and compensation levels.
current_liabilities_accrued_vacation_currentHistorical Data
| 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 | $448.00M | $450.00M | $451.00M | $456.00M | $463.00M | $471.00M | $484.00M | $495.00M | $507.00M | $513.00M | $516.00M | $541.00M | $578.00M | $619.00M | $657.00M | $670.00M | $673.00M | $682.00M | $684.00M | $697.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.4% | +0.2% | +1.1% | +1.5% | +1.7% | +2.8% | +2.3% | +2.4% | +1.2% | +0.6% | +4.8% | +6.8% | +7.1% | +6.1% | +2.0% | +0.4% | +1.3% | +0.3% | +1.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +3.3% | +4.7% | +7.3% | +8.6% | +9.5% | +8.9% | +6.6% | +9.3% | +14.0% | +20.7% | +27.3% | +23.8% | +16.4% | +10.2% | +4.1% | +4.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Southwest Airlines's accrued vacation current?
- Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported accrued vacation current of $697.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Southwest Airlines's accrued vacation current changed year-over-year?
- Southwest Airlines's accrued vacation current increased by 4.0% year-over-year, from $670.00M to $697.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Southwest Airlines's accrued vacation current?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Southwest Airlines's accrued vacation current has grown at a 9.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $436.00M to $684.00M.
- What does accrued vacation current mean?
- The value of unused vacation time that employees have earned but not yet taken.