Southwest Airlines LUV
NYSE LUV
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As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Southwest Airlines' (LUV) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $818.0 million in Q2 2026, up 23.94% on a YoY basis from $660.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 29.84% quarter-over-quarter from $630.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Capital Expenditures rose 23.94% year-over-year to $818.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $3.0 billion (up 37.94% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $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.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $1.1 billion in Q3 2022 and bottomed at $44.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $667.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $645.0 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Capital Expenditures sank 87.95% in 2023, then surged 945.45% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Capital Expenditures stood at $365.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 87.95% to $44.0 million in 2023, then soared by 945.45% to $460.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 86.74% to $859.0 million in 2025, then fell 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 Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Delta Air Lines 51.14 Bn 46.47 Bn 19.07 Bn -786.00 Mn
2 Ryanair Holdings 27.96 Bn 24.03 Bn - -551.77 Mn
3 Southwest Airlines 18.91 Bn 15.12 Bn 7.33 Bn 818.00 Mn
4 Copa Holdings 5.30 Bn 4.04 Bn 1.03 Bn -
5 Alaska Air 4.45 Bn 1.79 Bn 3.76 Bn 78.00 Mn
6 Skywest 3.77 Bn 3.17 Bn 1.01 Bn 8.01 Mn
7 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 2.20 Bn 1.17 Bn - -
8 Allegiant Travel 1.74 Bn 681.68 Mn 902.77 Mn 120.71 Mn
9 Jetblue Airways 1.65 Bn -373.56 Mn 2.32 Bn 222.00 Mn
10 Frontier Group Holdings 1.27 Bn 311.03 Mn - 32.00 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 818.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 630.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 859.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 678.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 660.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 527.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 460.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 517.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 494.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 583.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 44.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 842.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 925.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 1.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 365.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 1.07 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 987.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 510.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 180.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 135.00 Mn