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Deferred Tax Liabilities, Property, Plant and Equipment
Southwest Airlines Deferred Tax Liabilities, Property, Plant and Equipment increased by 9.1% to $3.66B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 9.1%, from $3.35B to $3.66B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Tax Liabilities, Property, Plant and Equipment shows an upward trend with a 4.5% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionOther
CategoryRisk
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ4 2025Feb 5, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company is utilizing accelerated tax depreciation to defer current cash tax payments, while a decrease indicates the reversal of these timing differences.
Detailed definition
This represents the tax liability arising from temporary differences between the book value and tax basis of property, p...
Peer comparison
Common across capital-intensive industries; peers with high capital expenditure will show higher balances.
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other_deferred_tax_liabilities_property_plant_and_equipmentHistorical Data
5 periods
| Q4 '21 | Q4 '22 | Q4 '23 | Q4 '24 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.88B | $3.28B | $3.60B | $3.35B | $3.66B |
| QoQ Change | — | +13.7% | +9.6% | -6.8% | +9.1% |
| YoY Change | — | +13.7% | +9.6% | -6.8% | +9.1% |
Range$2.88B – $3.66B
CAGR+26.8%
Avg YoY Growth+6.4%
Median YoY Growth+9.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Southwest Airlines's deferred tax liabilities, property, plant and equipment?
- Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported deferred tax liabilities, property, plant and equipment of $3.66B in Q4 2025.
- How has Southwest Airlines's deferred tax liabilities, property, plant and equipment changed year-over-year?
- Southwest Airlines's deferred tax liabilities, property, plant and equipment increased by 9.1% year-over-year, from $3.35B to $3.66B.
- What is the long-term trend for Southwest Airlines's deferred tax liabilities, property, plant and equipment?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Southwest Airlines's deferred tax liabilities, property, plant and equipment has grown at a 4.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.94B to $3.66B.
- What does deferred tax liabilities, property, plant and equipment mean?
- The future tax payment obligation resulting from differences in depreciation methods between financial reporting and tax filings for physical assets.