Southwest Airlines (LUV) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Southwest Airlines (LUV) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.2 for Q2 2026, up 38.13% year-on-year from 0.14 in Q2 2025, and up 7.57% on a QoQ basis from 0.18 in Q1 2026.
Southwest Airlines (LUV) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Southwest Airlines (LUV) has reported Debt Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.2 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 38.13% year-over-year to 0.2 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.2 (up 38.13% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.17, down 15.04% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio advanced to 0.2 in Q2 2026 per LUV's latest filing, from 0.18 in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Debt Ratio for LUV reached as high as 0.29 in Q1 2022 and fell as low as 0.0 in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of 0.15 and a median of 0.18 in 2025 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Debt Ratio sank 99.69% — and 2025, when it soared 25827.0%.
- Year by year, Debt Ratio stood at 0.23 in 2022, then fell by 4.03% to 0.22 in 2023, then retreated by 9.55% to 0.2 in 2024, then retreated by 15.04% to 0.17 in 2025, then increased by 17.05% to 0.2 in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.2, 0.18, and 0.17 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latam Airlines | 30,820.50 Bn | 30,817.83 Bn | 1.28 Mn | 0.00 |
| 2 | Ryanair Holdings | 60.62 Bn | 57.43 Bn | - | 0.00 |
| 3 | Delta Air Lines | 56.47 Bn | 51.80 Bn | 19.07 Bn | 0.16 |
| 4 | Southwest Airlines | 22.19 Bn | 18.40 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 0.20 |
| 5 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 8.95 Bn | 8.12 Bn | - | 0.08 |
| 6 | Copa Holdings | 5.72 Bn | 4.39 Bn | 713.71 Mn | 0.30 |
| 7 | Alaska Air | 5.41 Bn | 3.64 Bn | 3.20 Bn | 0.26 |
| 8 | Skywest | 4.36 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 0.31 |
| 9 | Jetblue Airways | 2.00 Bn | 1.59 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 0.51 |
| 10 | Allegiant Travel | 1.82 Bn | 915.81 Mn | 651.87 Mn | 0.43 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.20 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.18 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.17 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.14 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.14 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.08 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.08 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.28 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.30 |