Southwest Airlines (LUV) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported Cash & Current Investments of $3.3 billion for Q1 2026, down 59.67% on a YoY basis from $8.3 billion in Q1 2025, and up 3.0% quarter-over-quarter from $3.2 billion in Q4 2025.

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Southwest Airlines has reported Cash & Current Investments for 18 years, with the latest figure at $3.3 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash & Current Investments fell 59.67% year-over-year to $3.3 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.3 billion (down 59.67% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $3.2 billion, down 62.97% from the prior year.
  • Cash & Current Investments for Q1 2026 stood at $3.3 billion, up from $3.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash & Current Investments was $16.4 billion in Q2 2022, with the low at $3.0 billion in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Cash & Current Investments has averaged $9.7 billion across 5 years, with a median of $10.5 billion in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Cash & Current Investments increased 9.7% — and 2025, when it plunged 67.83%.
  • Southwest Airlines' Cash & Current Investments stood at $12.3 billion in 2022, then declined by 6.65% to $11.5 billion in 2023, then decreased by 23.96% to $8.7 billion in 2024, then sank by 62.97% to $3.2 billion in 2025, then gained by 3.0% to $3.3 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Cash & Current Investments figures came in at $3.3 billion (Q1 2026), $3.2 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.0 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash & Current Investments (Qtr)
1 Ryanair Holdings 453.97 Bn 448.50 Bn 1.55 Bn 5.47 Bn
2 Delta Air Lines 54.89 Bn 49.84 Bn 15.19 Bn 5.05 Bn
3 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 47.52 Bn 46.49 Bn -239.00 Mn 1.05 Bn
4 Southwest Airlines 23.88 Bn 20.55 Bn 6.21 Bn 3.33 Bn
5 Copa Holdings 6.22 Bn 4.88 Bn 713.71 Mn 1.34 Bn
6 Alaska Air 5.64 Bn 3.87 Bn 3.20 Bn 1.77 Bn
7 Skywest 3.71 Bn 3.08 Bn 924.11 Mn 627.24 Mn
8 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 2.23 Bn 2.23 Bn - -
9 Jetblue Airways 2.11 Bn -62.86 Mn 1.87 Bn 2.17 Bn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.82 Bn 921.81 Mn 651.87 Mn 902.16 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.33 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 3.23 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 3.02 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 3.84 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 8.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 8.73 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 9.38 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 10.00 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 10.51 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 11.47 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 11.73 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 12.18 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 11.67 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 12.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 13.67 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 16.43 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 15.74 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 15.50 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 16.00 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 16.88 Bn