Southwest Airlines LUV
NYSE LUV
$38.69 +0.02 (+0.05%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines' (LUV) quarterly Cost of Revenue came in at $1.1 billion in Q2 2026, down 2.82% on a YoY basis from $1.1 billion in Q2 2025, and up 6.17% quarter-over-quarter from $1.0 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Cost of Revenue fell 2.82% year-over-year to $1.1 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $4.4 billion (up 3.06% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $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.
  • Across five years, Cost of Revenue topped out at $1.4 billion in Q4 2022 and bottomed at $731.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Cost of Revenue has averaged $1.0 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.1 billion in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Cost of Revenue soared 103.51% in 2022, then dropped 18.75% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Cost of Revenue stood at $1.4 billion in 2022, then decreased by 18.75% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then slipped by 16.0% to $950.0 million in 2024, then grew by 18.0% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then dropped 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 Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Delta Air Lines 51.66 Bn 46.99 Bn 19.07 Bn 688.00 Mn
2 Ryanair Holdings 28.60 Bn 24.67 Bn - -
3 Southwest Airlines 18.92 Bn 15.13 Bn 7.33 Bn 1.10 Bn
4 Copa Holdings 5.36 Bn 4.10 Bn 1.03 Bn 30.59 Mn
5 Alaska Air 4.49 Bn 1.83 Bn 3.76 Bn 302.00 Mn
6 Skywest 3.79 Bn 3.19 Bn 1.01 Bn 91.51 Mn
7 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 2.29 Bn 1.25 Bn - -
8 Allegiant Travel 1.75 Bn 699.04 Mn 902.77 Mn 40.72 Mn
9 Jetblue Airways 1.64 Bn -375.44 Mn 2.32 Bn 379.00 Mn
10 Frontier Group Holdings 1.30 Bn 347.83 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 1.10 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.04 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.12 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.12 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.13 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 950.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.08 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.09 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.02 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 958.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 956.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 952.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 1.39 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 819.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 791.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 731.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 684.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 662.00 Mn