Southwest Airlines (LUV) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)
Southwest Airlines (LUV) posted quarterly Cost of Revenue of $1.1 billion for Q2 2026, down 2.82% year-on-year from $1.1 billion in Q2 2025, and up 6.17% on a QoQ basis from $1.0 billion in Q1 2026.
Southwest Airlines (LUV) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Southwest Airlines (LUV) has reported Cost of Revenue for 18 consecutive years, with $1.1 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Cost of Revenue fell 2.82% year-over-year to $1.1 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $4.4 billion (up 3.06% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $4.5 billion, up 7.95% from the prior year.
- Cost of Revenue improved to $1.1 billion in Q2 2026 per LUV's latest filing, from $1.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Cost of Revenue for LUV reached as high as $1.4 billion in Q4 2022 and fell as low as $731.0 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $1.0 billion and a median of $1.1 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Cost of Revenue.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Cost of Revenue soared 103.51% — and 2023, when it dropped 18.75%.
- Year by year, Cost of Revenue stood at $1.4 billion in 2022, then slipped by 18.75% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then dropped by 16.0% to $950.0 million in 2024, then increased by 18.0% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then declined by 1.78% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Cost of Revenue over the past three periods registered $1.1 billion, $1.0 billion, and $1.1 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latam Airlines | 30,820.50 Bn | 30,817.83 Bn | 1.28 Mn | 82.17 Mn |
| 2 | Ryanair Holdings | 60.62 Bn | 57.43 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Delta Air Lines | 56.47 Bn | 51.80 Bn | 19.07 Bn | 688.00 Mn |
| 4 | Southwest Airlines | 22.19 Bn | 18.40 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 5 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 8.95 Bn | 8.12 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Copa Holdings | 5.72 Bn | 4.39 Bn | 713.71 Mn | 249.18 Mn |
| 7 | Alaska Air | 5.41 Bn | 3.64 Bn | 3.20 Bn | 99.00 Mn |
| 8 | Skywest | 4.36 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 91.51 Mn |
| 9 | Jetblue Airways | 2.00 Bn | 1.59 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 366.00 Mn |
| 10 | Allegiant Travel | 1.82 Bn | 915.81 Mn | 651.87 Mn | 19.93 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.12 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.12 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 950.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 950.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.08 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.08 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.02 Bn |