Share-based compensation expense related to employee stock plans
Southwest Airlines Share-based compensation expense related to employee stock plans decreased by 34.6% to $17.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 19.0%, from $21.00M to $17.00M. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2023), Share-based compensation expense related to employee stock plans shows an upward trend with a 21.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Higher levels indicate significant use of equity as a component of employee compensation, which can lead to shareholder dilution.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the non-cash expense recognized in the equity section of the balance sheet related to share-based...
Peer comparison
Standard equity adjustment for companies utilizing stock-based incentive plans.
other_adjustments_to_additional_paid_in_capital_sharebas_9e4bb6Historical 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 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $16.00M | $14.00M | $14.00M | $16.00M | $16.00M | $14.00M | $38.00M | $20.00M | $34.00M | $23.00M | $9.00M | $10.00M | $7.00M | $19.00M | $21.00M | $25.00M | $26.00M | $17.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -12.5% | +0.0% | +14.3% | +0.0% | -12.5% | +171.4% | -47.4% | +70.0% | -32.4% | -60.9% | +11.1% | -30.0% | +171.4% | +10.5% | +19.0% | +4.0% | -34.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +171.4% | +25.0% | +112.5% | +64.3% | -76.3% | -50.0% | -79.4% | -17.4% | +110.0% | +257.1% | +36.8% | -19.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Southwest Airlines's share-based compensation expense related to employee stock plans?
- Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported share-based compensation expense related to employee stock plans of $17.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Southwest Airlines's share-based compensation expense related to employee stock plans changed year-over-year?
- Southwest Airlines's share-based compensation expense related to employee stock plans decreased by 19.0% year-over-year, from $21.00M to $17.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Southwest Airlines's share-based compensation expense related to employee stock plans?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2023), Southwest Airlines's share-based compensation expense related to employee stock plans has grown at a 21.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $58.00M to $86.00M.
- What does share-based compensation expense related to employee stock plans mean?
- The accounting cost of employee stock-based compensation.