southwest airlines co. - LUV

LUV

Close Chg Chg %
30.29 -0.08 -0.26%

Open Market

30.21

-0.08 (0.26%)

Volume: 3.26M

Last Updated:

Feb 18, 2025, 11:42 AM EDT

Company Overview: southwest airlines co. - LUV

LUV Key Data

Open

$30.76

Day Range

29.79 - 30.80

52 Week Range

23.58 - 36.11

Market Cap

$17.95B

Shares Outstanding

592.66M

Public Float

585.59M

Beta

1.14

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

40.14

EPS

$0.78

Yield

237.78%

Dividend

$0.18

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Mar 12, 2025

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

9.00M

 

LUV Performance

1 Week
 
0.00%
 
1 Month
 
-5.67%
 
3 Months
 
-7.12%
 
1 Year
 
-10.76%
 
5 Years
 
-47.77%
 

LUV Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 25
Full Ratings ➔

About southwest airlines co. - LUV

Southwest Airlines Co. engages in the operation and management of a passenger airline. The firm also offers ancillary services such as early bird check-in, upgraded boarding, and transportation of pets and unaccompanied minors. It operates in the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Mexico, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Aruba, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos. The company was founded by Rollin W. King and Herbert D. Kelleher on March 9, 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

LUV At a Glance

Southwest Airlines Co.
PO Box 36611
Dallas, Texas 75235-1611
Phone 1-214-792-4000 Revenue 27.48B
Industry Airlines Net Income 485.00M
Sector Transportation 2024 Sales Growth 5.335%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025 Employees 72,450
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LUV Valuation

P/E Current 40.143
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 44.571
Price to Sales Ratio 0.787
Price to Book Ratio 1.927
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 46.792
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 9.497
Enterprise Value to Sales 0.762
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.385

LUV Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 379,337.474
Income Per Employee 6,694.272
Receivables Turnover 24.759
Total Asset Turnover 0.74

LUV Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.918
Quick Ratio 0.853
Cash Ratio 0.711

LUV Profitability

Gross Margin 17.025
Operating Margin 1.998
Pretax Margin 2.176
Net Margin 1.765
Return on Assets 1.306
Return on Equity 4.649
Return on Total Capital 2.635
Return on Invested Capital 2.70

LUV Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 77.855
Total Debt to Total Capital 43.774
Total Debt to Total Assets 22.616
Long-Term Debt to Equity 58.937
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 33.138
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Annual Financials for Southwest Airlines Co. - LUV

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
15.79B 23.81B 26.09B 27.48B
Sales Growth
+74.51% +50.82% +9.56% +5.34%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
14.63B 19.79B 21.88B 22.80B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
1.27B 1.35B 1.52B 1.66B
Depreciation
- - - -
-
Amortization of Intangibles
- - - -
-
COGS Growth
+23.62% +35.25% +10.54% +4.25%
Gross Income
1.16B 4.03B 4.22B 4.68B
Gross Income Growth
+141.59% +247.28% +4.75% +10.98%
Gross Profit Margin
+7.34% +16.90% +16.16% +17.03%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
2.39B 3.73B 3.99B 4.13B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
2.39B 3.73B 3.99B 4.13B
SGA Growth
+23.99% +56.11% +7.08% +3.46%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
(2.97B) 229.00M 104.00M 184.00M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
1.74B 68.00M 120.00M 365.00M
Non Operating Income/Expense
12.00M 961.00M 749.00M 447.00M
Non-Operating Interest Income
13.00M 217.00M 583.00M 497.00M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
431.00M 301.00M 236.00M 214.00M
Interest Expense Growth
+42.72% -30.16% -21.59% -9.32%
Gross Interest Expense
467.00M 340.00M 259.00M 249.00M
Interest Capitalized
36.00M 39.00M 23.00M 35.00M
Pretax Income
1.32B 728.00M 633.00M 598.00M
Pretax Income Growth
+131.13% -45.06% -13.05% -5.53%
Pretax Margin
+8.39% +3.06% +2.43% +2.18%
Income Tax
348.00M 189.00M 168.00M 133.00M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
368.00M (39.00M) 9.00M 1.00M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(20.00M) 228.00M 159.00M 132.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - 20.00M
-
Consolidated Net Income
977.00M 539.00M 465.00M 485.00M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
977.00M 539.00M 465.00M 485.00M
Net Income Growth
+131.78% -44.83% -13.73% +4.30%
Net Margin Growth
+6.19% +2.26% +1.78% +1.76%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
977.00M 539.00M 465.00M 485.00M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
977.00M 539.00M 465.00M 485.00M
EPS (Basic)
1.6503 0.9089 0.7815 0.811
EPS (Basic) Growth
+130.33% -44.93% -14.02% +3.77%
Basic Shares Outstanding
592.00M 593.00M 595.00M 598.00M
EPS (Diluted)
1.6043 0.8396 0.7266 0.7543
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+129.49% -47.67% -13.46% +3.81%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
609.00M 642.00M 640.00M 643.00M
EBITDA
43.00M 1.65B 1.75B 2.21B
EBITDA Growth
+101.24% +3,732.56% +5.95% +26.35%
EBITDA Margin
+0.27% +6.92% +6.69% +8.03%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 31.684
Number of Ratings 25 Current Quarters Estimate -0.157
FY Report Date 03 / 2025 Current Year's Estimate 1.652
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.56 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 0.96 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 2.418
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 16 16 21 21
Mean Estimate -0.16 0.84 1.65 2.42
High Estimates -0.05 1.08 2.04 3.00
Low Estimate -0.22 0.67 1.25 1.85
Coefficient of Variance -29.58 13.67 11.57 13.78

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 4 3 2
OVERWEIGHT 1 1 2
HOLD 13 14 14
UNDERWEIGHT 1 1 0
SELL 6 6 5
MEAN Hold Hold Hold

Insider Actions for Southwest Airlines Co. - LUV

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Feb 7, 2025 Robert E. Jordan CEO & President; Director 466,819 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 7, 2025 Justin Jones EVP Operations 73,993 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 7, 2025 Ryan C. Green EVP Chief Transformation Ofr. 93,976 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 7, 2025 Andrew M. Watterson Chief Operating Officer 197,956 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 7, 2025 Linda B. Rutherford Chief Administration Officer 125,102 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 7, 2025 Tammy Romo EVP & CFO 288,087 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 23, 2024 Jason van Eaton EVP & Chief R&CA Officer 23,796 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $26.58 per share 632,497.68
May 17, 2024 Elaine M Mendoza Director 11,812 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
May 17, 2024 Roy Dean Blunt Director 11,217 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
May 17, 2024 Lisa Atherton Director 6,122 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
May 17, 2024 Jill Ann Soltau Director 11,812 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
May 17, 2024 Thomas W. Gilligan Director 23,712 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
May 17, 2024 Eduardo F. Conrado Director 11,812 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
May 17, 2024 Christopher P. Reynolds Director 15,656 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
May 17, 2024 J. Veronica Biggins Director 66,388 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
May 17, 2024 William H. Cunningham Director 100,088 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
May 17, 2024 Douglas H. Brooks Director 75,888 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
May 17, 2024 David Wayne Biegler Director 35,122 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
May 17, 2024 David Peter Hess Director 15,656 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
May 3, 2024 Gary C. Kelly Executive Chairman; Director 158,732 Bona fide gift 0.00

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