Southwest Airlines (LUV) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines (LUV) posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$560.0 million for Q2 2026, up 36.51% year-on-year from -$410.2 million in Q2 2025, and down 25.84% on a QoQ basis from -$445.0 million in Q1 2026.

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 18 consecutive years, with -$560.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities rose 36.51% year-over-year to -$560.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was -$2.2 billion (down 899.63% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$1.4 billion, down 447.51% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities retreated to -$560.0 million in Q2 2026 per LUV's latest filing, from -$445.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Cash from Investing Activities for LUV reached as high as $623.0 million in Q1 2025 and fell as low as -$1.6 billion in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$520.7 million and a median of -$572.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Cash from Investing Activities soared 815.62% — and 2025, when it tumbled 1116.44%.
  • Year by year, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$933.0 million in 2022, then rose by 28.83% to -$664.0 million in 2023, then soared by 110.99% to $73.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 1116.44% to -$742.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 24.53% to -$560.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cash from Investing Activities over the past three periods registered -$560.0 million, -$445.0 million, and -$742.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Latam Airlines 30,820.50 Bn 30,817.83 Bn 1.28 Mn -287.22 Mn
2 Ryanair Holdings 60.62 Bn 57.43 Bn - 20.49 Mn
3 Delta Air Lines 56.47 Bn 51.80 Bn 19.07 Bn -1.51 Bn
4 Southwest Airlines 22.19 Bn 18.40 Bn 7.33 Bn -560.00 Mn
5 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 8.95 Bn 8.12 Bn - -63.00 Mn
6 Copa Holdings 5.72 Bn 4.39 Bn 713.71 Mn -
7 Alaska Air 5.41 Bn 3.64 Bn 3.20 Bn -169.00 Mn
8 Skywest 4.36 Bn 3.75 Bn 1.01 Bn -102.48 Mn
9 Jetblue Airways 2.00 Bn 1.59 Bn 1.87 Bn -92.00 Mn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.82 Bn 915.81 Mn 651.87 Mn -145.28 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -560.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 -560.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -445.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -445.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -742.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -742.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -428.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -428.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -882.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -882.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 623.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 623.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 73.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 73.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 458.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 458.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -206.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -206.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -585.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -585.00 Mn