Southwest Airlines (LUV) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines has reported Cash from Operations for 18 years, with the latest figure at 1418000000.0 in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash from Operations rose 64.88% year-over-year to 1418000000.0; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2401000000.0 (up 68.37% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1842000000.0, up 298.7% from the prior year.
• Cash from Operations for Q1 2026 stood at 1418000000.0, up from 295000000.0 in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Cash from Operations was 1906000000.0 in Q2 2022, with the low at 104000000.0 in Q1 2024.
• Historically, Cash from Operations has averaged 628000000.0 across 5 years, with a median of 476000000.0 in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Cash from Operations plunged 114.73% — and 2025, when it surged 1843.48%.
• Southwest Airlines' Cash from Operations stood at 579000000.0 in 2022, then slipped by 26.6% to 425000000.0 in 2023, then gained by 12.0% to 476000000.0 in 2024, then tumbled by 38.03% to 295000000.0 in 2025, then soared by 380.68% to 1418000000.0 in 2026.
• The last three Cash from Operations figures came in at 1418000000.0 (Q1 2026), 295000000.0 (Q4 2025), and 287000000.0 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.