Growth Metrics

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Cash from Operations (2016 - 2025)

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has disclosed Cash from Operations for 17 consecutive years, with 294000000.0 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Cash from Operations fell 38.24% year-over-year to 294000000.0, compared with a TTM value of 1842000000.0 through Dec 2025, up 298.7%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 1842000000.0, up 298.7% over the prior year.
  • Cash from Operations was 294000000.0 for Q4 2025 at Southwest Airlines, up from 287000000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Operations topped out at 2005000000.0 in Q2 2021 and bottomed at 575000000.0 in Q3 2021.
  • Average Cash from Operations over 5 years is 579000000.0, with a median of 450500000.0 recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Cash from Operations tumbled 114.73% in 2024, then soared 1843.48% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Cash from Operations stood at 247000000.0 in 2021, then skyrocketed by 134.41% to 579000000.0 in 2022, then decreased by 26.6% to 425000000.0 in 2023, then rose by 12.0% to 476000000.0 in 2024, then plummeted by 38.24% to 294000000.0 in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Cash from Operations for LUV at 294000000.0 in Q4 2025, 287000000.0 in Q3 2025, and 401000000.0 in Q2 2025.