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

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has reported Change in Accured Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with -$53.0 million the latest figure, recorded 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 improved to -$53.0 million in Q2 2026 per LUV's latest filing, from -$79.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Change in Accured Expenses for LUV reached as high as $741.0 million in Q4 2023 and fell as low as -$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 soared 524.1% — and 2024, when it tumbled 1145.83%.
• Year by year, Change in Accured Expenses stood at $500.0 million in 2022, then soared by 48.2% to $741.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 58.84% to $305.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 40.0% to $427.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 112.41% to -$53.0 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Change in Accured Expenses over the past three periods registered -$53.0 million, -$79.0 million, and $427.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.