Southwest Airlines LUV Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Operating margin | 3.4%+1.9pp | 1.5%+0.4pp | 1.1%0.0pp | 1.2%-0.6pp | 1.8%+0.6pp | |
| Net margin | 2.8%+1.3pp | 1.6%+0.2pp | 1.4%-0.1pp | 1.4%-0.6pp | 2%+0.3pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 10.1%+5.3pp | 4.8%+0.6pp | 4.2%-0.1pp | 4.2%-1.3pp | 5.6%+1.1pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 8%+5.2pp | 2.8%+0.5pp | 2.3%0.0pp | 2.3%-1.5pp | 3.8%+1.6pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.9×0.0× | 0.9×0.0× | 0.9×0.0× | 0.9×+0.1× | 0.8×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×-0.1× | 0.6×-0.2× | 0.8×-0.1× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.9×+0.1× | 0.8×+0.1× | 0.7×0.0× | 0.7×-0.2× | 0.9×-0.1× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.2×-0.4× | 1.6×+0.4× | 1.2×+0.3× | 1×+1.0× | -0.1×-1.2× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $13.67— | —— | $14.780.0% | $14.79-7.8% | $16.04— | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $18.45B-13.7% | $21.37B+27.5% | $16.76B-7.7% | $18.16B-8.8% | $19.9B-1.3% | |
| Price / earnings | 22.6×-25.9× | 48.5×+4.2× | 44.2×-2.1× | 46.3×+9.9× | 36.4×-7.0× | |
| Price / sales | 0.6×-0.1× | 0.8×+0.2× | 0.6×-0.1× | 0.7×-0.1× | 0.7×0.0× | |
| Price / book | 2.7×0.0× | 2.7×+0.5× | 2.2×-0.1× | 2.3×+0.1× | 2.1×+0.2× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.5×-3.9× | 12.3×+2.3× | 10×-0.2× | 10.2×+1.0× | 9.3×-2.1× | |
| Dividend yield | 2.1%+0.2pp | 1.9%-0.5pp | 2.4%0.0pp | 2.3%+0.7pp | 1.6%-0.5pp |
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- Where do Southwest Airlines's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Southwest Airlines's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
