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Southwest Airlines (LUV) Cash from Operations (2016 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines has reported Cash from Operations over the past 18 years, most recently at 1418000000.0 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Operations rose 64.88% to 1418000000.0 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 2401000000.0 through Mar 2026, up 68.37% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 1842000000.0 for FY2025, 298.7% up from the prior year.
  • Cash from Operations was 1418000000.0 for Q1 2026 at Southwest Airlines, up from 295000000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash from Operations peaked at 1906000000.0 in Q2 2022 and troughed at 104000000.0 in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Operations is 476000000.0 (2024), against an average of 628000000.0.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Cash from Operations: tumbled 114.73% in 2024 and later soared 1843.48% in 2025.
  • Tracing LUV's Cash from Operations over 5 years: stood at 579000000.0 in 2022, then dropped by 26.6% to 425000000.0 in 2023, then increased by 12.0% to 476000000.0 in 2024, then plummeted by 38.03% to 295000000.0 in 2025, then skyrocketed by 380.68% to 1418000000.0 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cash from Operations over the past three periods came in at 1418000000.0, 295000000.0, and 287000000.0 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.