Southwest Airlines (LUV) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Southwest Airlines posted quarterly Capital Expenditures of $630.0 million for Q1 2026, up 19.54% year-on-year from $527.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 26.66% on a QoQ basis from $859.0 million in Q4 2025.
Southwest Airlines (LUV) has 18 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $630.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures rose 19.54% year-over-year to $630.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.2 billion (down 29.16% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.7 billion, up 30.14% from the prior year.
- Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 stood at $630.0 million, down from $859.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $2.0 billion in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $3.0 million in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $510.5 million (2024), against an average of $514.7 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Capital Expenditures surged 35633.33%; it then tumbled 98.81% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $365.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 87.95% to $44.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 4509.09% to $2.0 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 57.64% to $859.0 million in 2025, then dropped by 26.66% to $630.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $630.0 million (Q1 2026), $859.0 million (Q4 2025), and $678.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capital Expenditures (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 53.78 Bn | 48.72 Bn | 15.19 Bn | 1.00 Bn |
| 2 | Southwest Airlines | 21.39 Bn | 18.06 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 630.00 Mn |
| 3 | Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V | 18.50 Bn | 17.47 Bn | -239.00 Mn | - |
| 4 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 8.98 Bn | 8.98 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 5.26 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 3.20 Bn | 30.00 Mn |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.43 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 924.11 Mn | 14.05 Mn |
| 7 | Copa Holdings | 3.33 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 713.71 Mn | 1.44 Bn |
| 8 | Jetblue Airways | 2.03 Bn | -140.72 Mn | 1.87 Bn | 126.00 Mn |
| 9 | Allegiant Travel | 1.67 Bn | 765.78 Mn | 651.87 Mn | 45.43 Mn |
| 10 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.39 Bn | 618.26 Mn | 724.00 Mn | 12.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 527.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 527.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.00 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 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 44.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 44.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 842.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 842.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 88.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 88.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 365.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 365.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.07 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 180.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 180.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 90.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 90.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 89.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 89.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 113.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 113.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 224.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 224.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 261.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 261.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 375.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 375.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 230.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 230.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 160.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 160.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 5.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 5.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 8.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 8.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 17.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 17.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 24.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 24.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -1.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -1.48 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 638.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 638.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 47.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 47.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 414.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 414.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -1.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -1.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 464.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 464.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 26.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 26.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 11.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 11.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.97 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 32.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 32.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 22.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 22.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 573.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 573.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 22.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 22.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 27.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 27.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 19.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 19.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 395.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 395.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 438.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 438.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 268.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 268.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 193.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 193.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 534.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 534.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 399.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 399.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 406.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 406.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 416.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 416.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 127.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 127.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 420.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 420.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 276.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 276.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 215.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 215.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 57.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 57.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 95.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 95.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 100.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 100.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 159.00 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 159.00 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -139.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -139.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 1.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 1.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | -198.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | -198.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | -187.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | -187.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 85.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 85.00 Mn |