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

Southwest Airlines (LUV) posted quarterly Change in Receivables of -$37.0 million for Q2 2026, up 58.89% year-on-year from -$23.3 million in Q2 2025, and down 139.78% on a QoQ basis from $93.0 million in Q1 2026.

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

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has reported Change in Receivables for 18 consecutive years, with -$37.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Receivables rose 58.89% year-over-year to -$37.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $152.0 million (up 134.62% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$51.0 million, down 168.42% from the prior year.
  • Change in Receivables eased to -$37.0 million in Q2 2026 per LUV's latest filing, from $93.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Receivables for LUV reached as high as $334.0 million in Q1 2022 and fell as low as -$439.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$19.3 million and a median of -$40.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Change in Receivables.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Receivables plunged 352.17% — and 2023, when it soared 472.41%.
  • Year by year, Change in Receivables stood at -$260.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 21.54% to -$316.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 68.67% to -$99.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 113.13% to $13.0 million in 2025, then sank by 384.62% to -$37.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Receivables over the past three periods registered -$37.0 million, $93.0 million, and $13.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Receivables (Qtr)
1 Latam Airlines 30,791.03 Bn 30,788.37 Bn 1.28 Mn -
2 Ryanair Holdings 60.68 Bn 57.48 Bn - -58.72 Mn
3 Delta Air Lines 56.28 Bn 51.62 Bn 19.07 Bn -
4 Southwest Airlines 22.00 Bn 18.21 Bn 7.33 Bn -37.00 Mn
5 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 8.96 Bn 8.14 Bn - -
6 Copa Holdings 5.66 Bn 4.32 Bn 713.71 Mn -
7 Alaska Air 5.31 Bn 3.55 Bn 3.20 Bn 65.00 Mn
8 Skywest 4.28 Bn 3.68 Bn 1.01 Bn -
9 Jetblue Airways 2.02 Bn 1.61 Bn 1.87 Bn -
10 Allegiant Travel 1.81 Bn 907.98 Mn 651.87 Mn -

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 -37.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 -37.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 93.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 93.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 13.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 13.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 83.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 83.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -90.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -90.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -57.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -57.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -99.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -99.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -193.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -193.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -34.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -34.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 308.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 308.00 Mn