Southwest Airlines (LUV) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported Cash & Equivalents of $3.3 billion for Q1 2026, down 59.09% on a YoY basis from $8.1 billion in Q1 2025, and up 3.0% quarter-over-quarter from $3.2 billion in Q4 2025.

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

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

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash & Equivalents fell 59.09% year-over-year to $3.3 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.3 billion (down 59.09% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $3.2 billion, down 56.97% from the prior year.
  • Cash & Equivalents for Q1 2026 stood at $3.3 billion, up from $3.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash & Equivalents was $13.2 billion in Q2 2022, with the low at $2.9 billion in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Cash & Equivalents has averaged $8.0 billion across 5 years, with a median of $8.4 billion in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Cash & Equivalents rose 9.41% — and 2025, when it tumbled 65.87%.
  • Southwest Airlines' Cash & Equivalents stood at $9.5 billion in 2022, then fell by 2.15% to $9.3 billion in 2023, then declined by 19.15% to $7.5 billion in 2024, then sank by 56.97% to $3.2 billion in 2025, then gained by 3.0% to $3.3 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Cash & Equivalents figures came in at $3.3 billion (Q1 2026), $3.2 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.9 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash & Equiv. (Qtr)
1 Ryanair Holdings 453.97 Bn 448.50 Bn 1.55 Bn 4.52 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 1.02 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 382.55 Mn
6 Alaska Air 5.64 Bn 3.87 Bn 3.20 Bn 451.00 Mn
7 Skywest 3.71 Bn 3.08 Bn 924.11 Mn 65.84 Mn
8 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 2.23 Bn 2.23 Bn - 754.00 Mn
9 Jetblue Airways 2.11 Bn -62.86 Mn 1.87 Bn 1.86 Bn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.82 Bn 921.81 Mn 651.87 Mn 283.45 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.33 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 3.23 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.90 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 3.48 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 8.13 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 7.51 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 8.50 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 8.14 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 8.37 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 9.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 9.50 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 9.16 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 8.36 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 9.49 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 10.44 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 13.23 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 13.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 12.48 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 12.98 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 14.12 Bn