Southwest Airlines (LUV) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines (LUV) posted quarterly Change in Cash of $463.0 million for Q2 2026, up 109.94% year-on-year from $220.5 million in Q2 2025, and up 377.32% on a QoQ basis from $97.0 million in Q1 2026.

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

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has reported Change in Cash for 18 consecutive years, with $463.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Cash rose 109.94% year-over-year to $463.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $316.0 million (up 106.77% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$4.3 billion, down 140.47% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash improved to $463.0 million in Q2 2026 per LUV's latest filing, from $97.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Cash for LUV reached as high as $799.0 million in Q2 2023 and fell as low as -$4.7 billion in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$482.7 million and a median of -$56.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Change in Cash.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Change in Cash soared 487.5% — and 2025, when it tumbled 1970.67%.
  • Year by year, Change in Cash stood at -$951.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 78.02% to -$209.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 375.6% to -$994.0 million in 2024, then surged by 133.1% to $329.0 million in 2025, then soared by 40.73% to $463.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Cash over the past three periods registered $463.0 million, $97.0 million, and $329.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Latam Airlines 29,341.35 Bn 29,338.67 Bn 1.28 Mn 355,255.00
2 Ryanair Holdings 183.33 Bn 180.79 Bn - -286.91 Mn
3 Delta Air Lines 53.61 Bn 48.95 Bn 19.07 Bn -462.00 Mn
4 Southwest Airlines 21.85 Bn 18.53 Bn 7.33 Bn 463.00 Mn
5 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 8.69 Bn 7.93 Bn - 53.00 Mn
6 Copa Holdings 5.59 Bn 4.26 Bn 713.71 Mn 160.39 Mn
7 Alaska Air 5.12 Bn 3.35 Bn 3.20 Bn -176.00 Mn
8 Skywest 3.85 Bn 3.22 Bn 1.01 Bn 15.57 Mn
9 Jetblue Airways 1.85 Bn 1.44 Bn 1.87 Bn -89.00 Mn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.72 Bn 818.03 Mn 651.87 Mn 113.81 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 463.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 97.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 329.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -573.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -4.66 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 625.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -994.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 361.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -225.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -921.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -209.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 339.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 799.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -1.13 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -951.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -2.79 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 136.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 618.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -500.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -1.14 Bn