Growth Metrics

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Cash & Equivalents (2016 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines has reported Cash & Equivalents over the past 18 years, most recently at $3.3 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash & Equivalents fell 59.09% to $3.3 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $3.3 billion through Mar 2026, down 59.09% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $3.2 billion for FY2025, 56.97% down from the prior year.
  • Cash & Equivalents was $3.3 billion for Q1 2026 at Southwest Airlines, up from $3.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash & Equivalents peaked at $13.2 billion in Q2 2022 and troughed at $2.9 billion in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Cash & Equivalents is $8.4 billion (2024), against an average of $8.0 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Cash & Equivalents: grew 9.41% in 2022 and later crashed 65.87% in 2025.
  • Tracing LUV's Cash & Equivalents over 5 years: stood at $9.5 billion in 2022, then dropped by 2.15% to $9.3 billion in 2023, then fell by 19.15% to $7.5 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 56.97% to $3.2 billion in 2025, then increased by 3.0% to $3.3 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cash & Equivalents over the past three periods came in at $3.3 billion, $3.2 billion, and $2.9 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.