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

Southwest Airlines has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$445.0 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities fell 171.43% year-over-year to -$445.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$2.5 billion (down 363.4% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$1.4 billion, down 447.51% from the prior year.
• Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 stood at -$445.0 million, up from -$742.0 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Cash from Investing Activities was $623.0 million in Q1 2025, with the low at -$1.6 billion in Q1 2023.
• Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$518.4 million across 5 years, with a median of -$585.0 million in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Cash from Investing Activities surged 815.62% — and 2025, when it plunged 1116.44%.
• Southwest Airlines' Cash from Investing Activities 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 surged by 40.03% to -$445.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$445.0 million (Q1 2026), -$742.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$428.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.