About southwest airlines co. - LUV
LUV At a Glance
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 |
Southwest Airlines Co. in the News
Southwest to lay off 15% of corporate staff in cost-cutting effort
Southwest Airlines cut hundreds of corporate roles, including senior leadership and director positions, as it works to trim its overhead and become a leaner company.
Southwest Airlines CEO on American Airlines crash in DC: 'Our hearts go out'
Southwest's CEO Bob Jordan said "our hearts go out" to people on the American Airlines flight involved in Wednesday night’s midair collision with a helicopter in the nation’s capital.
Southwest to pause some hiring, summer internships in cost-cutting measure
Southwest Airlines is looking to trim costs by implementing a hiatus on certain hiring, most summer internships and "rallies" it hosts for employees.
Delta, United, Alaska tops in North America for on-time performance
A recently-released report from Cirium identified 2024’s top performers among airlines globally and regionally when it came to operating on-time flights. Delta led North American carriers in 2024.
Is your flight among the thousands cancelled due to Hurricane Milton?
Hurricane Milton, the second great storm to make landfall in the Sunshine State in the past few weeks, grounded nearly 3,000 flights as of Thursday afternoon.
Southwest to end open seating for 2026 flights, offer more legroom and red-eye bookings
Southwest Airlines said its surveys show that 80% of its customers want to know where they are sitting on the plane before going to the airport.
Southwest warns employees of 'difficult decisions' ahead: report
The remarks come amid pressure from activist investor Elliott Investment Management, which has advocated for numerous changes at Southwest to improve its financial performance.
Southwest Airlines' battle with activist investor heats up: Are free bags on the chopping block?
An activist investor has continued pushing for a “comprehensive" review of Southwest Airlines' business while simultaneously building its stake in the carrier.
Southwest Airlines agent charged with stealing $79K in flight vouchers
A Southwest Airlines customer service agent was arrested for allegedly stealing flight vouchers worth $79,000, court documents revealed.
Southwest flight heading for Oklahoma City dives to 500 feet above neighborhood
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 passenger plane flew around 500 feet from the ground in Oklahoma City following a missed landing approach, reports say.