Southwest Airlines LUV
NYSE LUV
$41.67 -0.40 (-0.95%)
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Southwest Airlines (LUV) Dividends Paid - Common (2011 - 2015)

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Southwest Airlines' Dividends Paid - Common came in at $274 million for FY2017, up 23.4% from $222 million in FY2016.

Analysis

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Dividends Paid - Common (2011 - 2015) Analysis & Trends

Going back to FY2010, Southwest Airlines' Dividends Paid - Common data covers 8 years.

  • Dividends Paid - Common has increased in each of the last seven years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 65.6% (FY2012 to FY2017).
  • The FY2017 figure represents the highest annual Dividends Paid - Common in data going back to FY2010.
  • Per Business Quant, earlier years put Dividends Paid - Common at $222 million in FY2016 (+23.3%), $180 million in FY2015 (+29.5%), $139 million in FY2014 (+95.8%) and $71 million in FY2013 (+222.7%).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 161.62 Bn 156.15 Bn - -
2 Csx 86.16 Bn 82.37 Bn - 260.00 Mn
3 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 74.78 Bn 74.50 Bn - 147.48 Mn
4 United Parcel Service 70.01 Bn 46.94 Bn - -
5 Norfolk Southern 69.45 Bn 64.09 Bn - 303.00 Mn
6 Fedex 67.46 Bn 33.40 Bn - -
7 Delta Air Lines 54.88 Bn 37.06 Bn - -
8 Old Dominion Freight Line 36.07 Bn 35.33 Bn - -
9 Ryanair Holdings 28.71 Bn 12.72 Bn 3.13 Bn -
10 Southwest Airlines 20.39 Bn 7.02 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2015 49.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 50.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 81.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 1.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 41.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 42.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 56.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 28.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 28.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 15.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 7.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 8.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 7.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 3.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 3.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 7.00 Mn
API Access

Southwest Airlines Dividends Paid - Common API

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