Southwest Airlines LUV
NYSE LUV
$40.38 +0.49 (+1.23%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Accumulated Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines' (LUV) quarterly Accumulated Expenses came in at $2.2 billion in Q2 2026, up 10.15% YoY from $2.0 billion in Q2 2025, and up 3.55% on a QoQ basis from $2.2 billion in Q1 2026.

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Accumulated Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has 18 years of Accumulated Expenses data on file, last reported at $2.2 billion in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Accumulated Expenses rose 10.15% year-over-year to $2.2 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $2.2 billion (up 10.15% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.3 billion, up 6.48% from the prior year.
  • Accumulated Expenses improved to $2.2 billion in Q2 2026, from $2.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Accumulated Expenses ranged from a high of $3.6 billion in Q4 2023 to a low of $1.4 billion in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $2.2 billion and a median of $2.1 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Accumulated Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Accumulated Expenses surged 76.51% — and 2024, when it sank 38.82%.
  • Tracing LUV's Accumulated Expenses over 5 years: stood at $2.0 billion in 2022, then surged by 76.51% to $3.6 billion in 2023, then slumped by 38.82% to $2.2 billion in 2024, then rose by 6.48% to $2.3 billion in 2025, then declined by 4.34% to $2.2 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Accumulated Expenses figures came in at $2.2 billion (Q2 2026), $2.2 billion (Q1 2026), and $2.3 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Delta Air Lines 53.89 Bn 49.22 Bn 19.07 Bn
2 Ryanair Holdings 29.45 Bn 26.24 Bn -
3 Southwest Airlines 19.73 Bn 15.94 Bn 7.33 Bn
4 Copa Holdings 5.35 Bn 4.09 Bn 1.03 Bn
5 Alaska Air 4.49 Bn 1.83 Bn 3.76 Bn
6 Skywest 3.99 Bn 3.38 Bn 1.01 Bn
7 Allegiant Travel 1.86 Bn 807.93 Mn 902.77 Mn
8 Jetblue Airways 1.83 Bn -189.37 Mn 2.32 Bn
9 Frontier Group Holdings 1.36 Bn 408.77 Mn -
10 Republic Airways Holdings 853.83 Mn 576.23 Mn 487.40 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 2.25 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 2.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.35 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.09 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.04 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.98 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.21 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.10 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.87 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.40 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 3.61 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 2.88 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 2.47 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 2.12 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 2.04 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.88 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.59 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.36 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.62 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.69 Bn