Other operating expenses
Southwest Airlines Other operating expenses decreased by 7.5% to $1.04B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 4.9%, from $1.09B to $1.04B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Other operating expenses shows an upward trend with a 6.2% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase may indicate rising operational complexity or inefficient cost management, while a decrease suggests improved expense control or reduced non-core operational activity.
Detailed definition
This metric represents miscellaneous operating costs that do not fall under primary expense categories such as cost of g...
Peer comparison
Peers in the energy infrastructure sector typically report this as a small percentage of total operating expenses; significant deviations often warrant investigation into accounting reclassifications.
other_operating_expensesHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '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 | $586.00M | $662.00M | $731.00M | $791.00M | $819.00M | $1.39B | $952.00M | $956.00M | $958.00M | $1.13B | $1.02B | $1.09B | $1.08B | $950.00M | $1.09B | $1.13B | $1.12B | $1.12B | $1.04B |
| QoQ Change | — | +13.0% | +10.4% | +8.2% | +3.5% | +70.0% | -31.6% | +0.4% | +0.2% | +18.1% | -10.0% | +7.4% | -1.3% | -12.0% | +14.7% | +3.9% | -0.9% | -0.2% | -7.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +35.0% | +23.7% | — | +30.2% | +20.9% | +17.0% | -18.8% | +6.9% | +14.3% | +12.6% | -16.0% | +7.1% | +3.7% | +4.1% | +18.0% | -4.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Southwest Airlines's other operating expenses?
- Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported other operating expenses of $1.04B in Q1 2026.
- How has Southwest Airlines's other operating expenses changed year-over-year?
- Southwest Airlines's other operating expenses decreased by 4.9% year-over-year, from $1.09B to $1.04B.
- What is the long-term trend for Southwest Airlines's other operating expenses?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Southwest Airlines's other operating expenses has grown at a 6.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.73B to $4.47B.
- What does other operating expenses mean?
- Miscellaneous operational costs that are not categorized as primary production or administrative expenses.