Southwest Airlines LUV
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Change in Accured Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines' (LUV) quarterly Change in Accured Expenses came in at -$53.0 million in Q2 2026, up 44.21% YoY from -$36.8 million in Q2 2025, and up 32.91% on a QoQ basis from -$79.0 million in Q1 2026.

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Change in Accured Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has 18 years of Change in Accured Expenses data on file, last reported at -$53.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Accured Expenses rose 44.21% year-over-year to -$53.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $311.0 million (up 377.68% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $218.0 million, up 115.99% from the prior year.
  • Change in Accured Expenses grew to -$53.0 million in Q2 2026, from -$79.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Accured Expenses ranged from a high of $741.0 million in Q4 2023 to a low of -$897.0 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $57.4 million and a median of -$18.5 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Change in Accured Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Change in Accured Expenses surged 524.1% — and 2024, when it plunged 1145.83%.
  • Tracing LUV's Change in Accured Expenses over 5 years: stood at $500.0 million in 2022, then soared by 48.2% to $741.0 million in 2023, then sank by 58.84% to $305.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 40.0% to $427.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 112.41% to -$53.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Accured Expenses figures came in at -$53.0 million (Q2 2026), -$79.0 million (Q1 2026), and $427.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Accured Expenses (Qtr)
1 Delta Air Lines 53.89 Bn 49.22 Bn 19.07 Bn -
2 Ryanair Holdings 29.45 Bn 26.24 Bn - 510.97 Mn
3 Southwest Airlines 19.73 Bn 15.94 Bn 7.33 Bn -53.00 Mn
4 Copa Holdings 5.35 Bn 4.09 Bn 1.03 Bn -
5 Alaska Air 4.49 Bn 1.83 Bn 3.76 Bn -
6 Skywest 3.99 Bn 3.38 Bn 1.01 Bn -
7 Allegiant Travel 1.86 Bn 807.93 Mn 902.77 Mn -
8 Jetblue Airways 1.83 Bn -189.37 Mn 2.32 Bn -
9 Frontier Group Holdings 1.36 Bn 408.77 Mn - 247.00 Mn
10 Republic Airways Holdings 853.83 Mn 576.23 Mn 487.40 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -53.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 -53.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -79.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -79.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 427.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 427.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 16.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 16.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -95.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -95.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -126.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -126.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 305.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 305.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -196.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -196.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -576.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -576.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -897.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -897.00 Mn