Southwest Airlines (LUV) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines (LUV) posted quarterly Capital Expenditures of $818.0 million for Q2 2026, up 23.94% year-on-year from $660.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 29.84% on a QoQ basis from $630.0 million in Q1 2026.

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has reported Capital Expenditures for 18 consecutive years, with $818.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures rose 23.94% year-over-year to $818.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $3.0 billion (up 37.94% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.7 billion, up 30.14% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures rose to $818.0 million in Q2 2026 per LUV's latest filing, from $630.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Capital Expenditures for LUV reached as high as $1.1 billion in Q3 2022 and fell as low as $44.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $614.4 million and a median of $606.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Capital Expenditures tumbled 87.95% — and 2024, when it surged 945.45%.
  • Year by year, Capital Expenditures stood at $365.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 87.95% to $44.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 945.45% to $460.0 million in 2024, then surged by 86.74% to $859.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 4.77% to $818.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures over the past three periods registered $818.0 million, $630.0 million, and $859.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Latam Airlines 29,341.35 Bn 29,338.67 Bn 1.28 Mn -319,981.00
2 Ryanair Holdings 183.33 Bn 180.79 Bn - -540.24 Mn
3 Delta Air Lines 53.61 Bn 48.95 Bn 19.07 Bn 2.04 Bn
4 Southwest Airlines 21.85 Bn 18.53 Bn 7.33 Bn 818.00 Mn
5 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 8.69 Bn 7.93 Bn - -
6 Copa Holdings 5.59 Bn 4.26 Bn 713.71 Mn 1.44 Bn
7 Alaska Air 5.12 Bn 3.35 Bn 3.20 Bn 308.00 Mn
8 Skywest 3.85 Bn 3.22 Bn 1.01 Bn 130.52 Mn
9 Jetblue Airways 1.85 Bn 1.44 Bn 1.87 Bn 126.00 Mn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.72 Bn 818.03 Mn 651.87 Mn 45.43 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 818.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 818.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 630.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 630.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 859.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 859.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 678.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 678.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 660.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 660.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 527.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 527.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 460.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 460.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 517.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 517.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 494.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 494.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 583.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 583.00 Mn