Non-Current Liabilities

Lease Liability Payments - Due After Year Five

Southwest Airlines Lease Liability Payments - Due After Year Five decreased by 66.7% to $1.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 66.7%, from $3.00M to $1.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Lease Liability Payments - Due After Year Five shows a downward trend with a -68.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.

Analysis

StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionNon-Current Liabilities
CategoryLeverage
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2021
Last reportedQ4 2025Feb 5, 2026

How to read this metric

An increase suggests expanding long-term infrastructure or facility commitments, while a decrease may indicate a shift toward asset-light operations or lease expirations.

Detailed definition

This metric represents the total undiscounted future cash outflows required for operating and finance lease obligations...

Peer comparison

Peer medical device and pharmaceutical companies typically report these figures in the notes to the financial statements under lease disclosures.

Metric ID: lease_liability_payments_due_after_year_5

Historical Data

5 periods
 Q4 '21Q4 '22Q4 '23Q4 '24Q4 '25
Value$102.00M$36.00M$13.00M$3.00M$1.00M
QoQ Change-64.7%-63.9%-76.9%-66.7%
YoY Change-64.7%-63.9%-76.9%-66.7%
Range$1.00M$102.00M
CAGR-99.0%
Avg YoY Growth-68.0%
Median YoY Growth-65.7%
Current Streak4+ quarters decline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Southwest Airlines's lease liability payments - due after year five?
Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported lease liability payments - due after year five of $1.00M in Q4 2025.
How has Southwest Airlines's lease liability payments - due after year five changed year-over-year?
Southwest Airlines's lease liability payments - due after year five decreased by 66.7% year-over-year, from $3.00M to $1.00M.
What is the long-term trend for Southwest Airlines's lease liability payments - due after year five?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Southwest Airlines's lease liability payments - due after year five has grown at a -68.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $102.00M to $1.00M.
What does lease liability payments - due after year five mean?
The total amount of lease payments the company is obligated to pay more than five years into the future.