Growth Metrics

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Change in Receivables (2016 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines has reported Change in Receivables over the past 18 years, most recently at $93.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Receivables rose 263.16% to $93.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $99.0 million through Mar 2026, up 125.85% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$51.0 million for FY2025, 168.42% down from the prior year.
  • Change in Receivables was $93.0 million for Q1 2026 at Southwest Airlines, up from $13.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Change in Receivables peaked at $334.0 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at -$439.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Receivables is -$44.0 million (2023), against an average of -$18.3 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Change in Receivables: tumbled 352.17% in 2022 and later soared 472.41% in 2023.
  • Tracing LUV's Change in Receivables over 5 years: stood at -$260.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 21.54% to -$316.0 million in 2023, then surged by 68.67% to -$99.0 million in 2024, then surged by 113.13% to $13.0 million in 2025, then skyrocketed by 615.38% to $93.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Receivables over the past three periods came in at $93.0 million, $13.0 million, and $83.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.