Southwest Airlines (LUV) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Southwest Airlines posted quarterly Cash & Equivalents of $3.3 billion for Q1 2026, down 59.09% year-on-year from $8.1 billion in Q1 2025, and up 3.0% on a QoQ basis from $3.2 billion in Q4 2025.
Southwest Airlines (LUV) has 18 years of Cash & Equivalents data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Cash & Equivalents topped out at $13.2 billion in Q2 2022 and bottomed 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.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Cash & Equivalents rose 9.41%; it then sank 65.87% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Cash & Equivalents shows it stood at $9.5 billion in 2022, then retreated by 2.15% to $9.3 billion in 2023, then fell by 19.15% to $7.5 billion in 2024, then plunged by 56.97% to $3.2 billion in 2025, then advanced 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 | Delta Air Lines | 53.78 Bn | 48.72 Bn | 15.19 Bn | 5.05 Bn |
| 2 | Southwest Airlines | 21.39 Bn | 18.06 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 3.33 Bn |
| 3 | Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V | 18.50 Bn | 17.47 Bn | -239.00 Mn | 1.02 Bn |
| 4 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 8.98 Bn | 8.98 Bn | - | 746.00 Mn |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 5.26 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 3.20 Bn | 451.00 Mn |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.43 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 924.11 Mn | 65.84 Mn |
| 7 | Copa Holdings | 3.33 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 713.71 Mn | 382.55 Mn |
| 8 | Jetblue Airways | 2.03 Bn | -140.72 Mn | 1.87 Bn | 1.86 Bn |
| 9 | Allegiant Travel | 1.67 Bn | 765.78 Mn | 651.87 Mn | 283.45 Mn |
| 10 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.39 Bn | 618.26 Mn | 724.00 Mn | 772.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 11.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 11.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 12.11 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 12.35 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 3.94 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.55 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 2.49 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 2.45 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 2.34 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 2.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 2.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 1.82 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1.50 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 1.46 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 1.54 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 1.85 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 1.68 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 1.97 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 2.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 2.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.58 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 1.74 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 1.77 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 2.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 1.28 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 1.83 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 1.88 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 1.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 1.36 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 1.33 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 1.49 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 1.34 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 1.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 1.17 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 1.08 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 1.56 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 829.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 1.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 1.60 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 2.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 1.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 1.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 989.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 1,110.00 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 1.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 902.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 946.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 1.15 Bn |