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

Southwest Airlines has reported Change in Accured Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$77.0 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Accured Expenses rose 38.89% year-over-year to -$77.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $389.0 million (up 119.98% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $218.0 million, up 115.99% from the prior year.
• Change in Accured Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at -$77.0 million, down from $427.0 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Change in Accured Expenses was $1.6 billion in Q4 2023, with the low at -$1.2 billion in Q4 2024.
• Historically, Change in Accured Expenses has averaged -$76.6 million across 5 years, with a median of -$72.0 million in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Accured Expenses tumbled 1322.22% — and 2023, when it soared 303.38%.
• Southwest Airlines' Change in Accured Expenses stood at -$770.0 million in 2022, then soared by 303.38% to $1.6 billion in 2023, then sank by 178.35% to -$1.2 billion in 2024, then surged by 134.8% to $427.0 million in 2025, then sank by 118.03% to -$77.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Change in Accured Expenses figures came in at -$77.0 million (Q1 2026), $427.0 million (Q4 2025), and $11.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.