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Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock
Southwest Airlines Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock increased by 2400.0% to $1.25B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 66.7%, from $750.00M to $1.25B. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 23, 2026
How to read this metric
Higher spending indicates a commitment to returning capital to shareholders or offsetting dilution from stock-based compensation.
Detailed definition
The cash outflow associated with the company's repurchase of its own common shares from the open market. This is a prima...
Peer comparison
Standard capital return metric for mature public companies.
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other_payments_for_repurchase_of_common_stockHistorical 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $250.00M | $750.00M | $1.50B | $250.00M | $50.00M | $1.25B |
| QoQ Change | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +200.0% | +100.0% | -83.3% | -80.0% | >999% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -80.0% | +66.7% |
Range$0.00 – $1.50B
Avg YoY Growth-6.7%
Median YoY Growth-6.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Southwest Airlines's payments for repurchase of common stock?
- Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported payments for repurchase of common stock of $1.25B in Q1 2026.
- How has Southwest Airlines's payments for repurchase of common stock changed year-over-year?
- Southwest Airlines's payments for repurchase of common stock increased by 66.7% year-over-year, from $750.00M to $1.25B.
- What does payments for repurchase of common stock mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own common stock.