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

Historic Cash from Operations for Southwest Airlines (LUV) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to $295.0 million.

  • Southwest Airlines' Cash from Operations fell 3802.52% to $295.0 million in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was $1.8 billion, marking a year-over-year increase of 29891.77%. This contributed to the annual value of $1.8 billion for FY2025, which is 29870.13% up from last year.
  • Per Southwest Airlines' latest filing, its Cash from Operations stood at $295.0 million for Q4 2025, which was down 3802.52% from $287.0 million recorded in Q3 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Southwest Airlines' Cash from Operations registered a high of $2.0 billion during Q2 2021, and its lowest value of -$575.0 million during Q3 2021.
  • Moreover, its 5-year median value for Cash from Operations was $450.5 million (2023), whereas its average is $579.0 million.
  • In the last 5 years, Southwest Airlines' Cash from Operations crashed by 11473.09% in 2024 and then surged by 184347.83% in 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Southwest Airlines' Cash from Operations (Quarter) stood at $247.0 million in 2021, then skyrocketed by 134.41% to $579.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 26.6% to $425.0 million in 2023, then increased by 12.0% to $476.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 38.03% to $295.0 million in 2025.
  • Its Cash from Operations stands at $295.0 million for Q4 2025, versus $287.0 million for Q3 2025 and $401.0 million for Q2 2025.