Southwest Airlines LUV
NYSE LUV
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Southwest Airlines' (LUV) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$560.0 million in Q2 2026, up 36.51% YoY 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 18 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$560.0 million 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 eased to -$560.0 million in Q2 2026, from -$445.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of $623.0 million in Q1 2025 to a low of -$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 surged 815.62% — and 2025, when it plunged 1116.44%.
  • Tracing LUV's Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years: stood at -$933.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 28.83% to -$664.0 million in 2023, then soared by 110.99% to $73.0 million in 2024, then sank by 1116.44% to -$742.0 million in 2025, then rose by 24.53% to -$560.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$560.0 million (Q2 2026), -$445.0 million (Q1 2026), and -$742.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Delta Air Lines 53.89 Bn 49.22 Bn 19.07 Bn -1.51 Bn
2 Ryanair Holdings 29.45 Bn 26.24 Bn - 20.92 Mn
3 Southwest Airlines 19.73 Bn 15.94 Bn 7.33 Bn -560.00 Mn
4 Copa Holdings 5.35 Bn 4.09 Bn 1.03 Bn -
5 Alaska Air 4.49 Bn 1.83 Bn 3.76 Bn -466.00 Mn
6 Skywest 3.99 Bn 3.38 Bn 1.01 Bn -102.48 Mn
7 Allegiant Travel 1.86 Bn 807.93 Mn 902.77 Mn -225.90 Mn
8 Jetblue Airways 1.83 Bn -189.37 Mn 2.32 Bn -185.00 Mn
9 Frontier Group Holdings 1.36 Bn 408.77 Mn - 47.00 Mn
10 Republic Airways Holdings 853.83 Mn 576.23 Mn 487.40 Mn 1.80 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