Southwest Airlines (LUV) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Southwest Airlines (LUV) posted quarterly Dividends Paid - Common of $88.0 million for Q2 2026, down 14.56% year-on-year from $103.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 5.38% on a QoQ basis from $93.0 million in Q1 2026.
Southwest Airlines (LUV) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Southwest Airlines (LUV) has reported Dividends Paid - Common for 16 consecutive years, with $88.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common fell 14.56% year-over-year to $88.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $370.0 million (down 12.94% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $399.0 million, down 7.21% from the prior year.
- Dividends Paid - Common eased to $88.0 million in Q2 2026 per LUV's latest filing, from $93.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Dividends Paid - Common for LUV reached as high as $216.0 million in Q3 2024 and fell as low as -$1.0 million in Q4 2024.
- A 4-year average of $143.8 million and a median of $148.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Dividends Paid - Common.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Dividends Paid - Common advanced 0.93% — and 2025, when it plunged 50.23%.
- Year by year, Dividends Paid - Common stood at $214.0 million in 2023, then sank by 100.47% to -$1.0 million in 2024, then soared by 19000.0% to $189.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 53.44% to $88.0 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Dividends Paid - Common over the past three periods registered $88.0 million, $93.0 million, and $189.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latam Airlines | 29,341.35 Bn | 29,338.67 Bn | 1.28 Mn | -89.29 Mn |
| 2 | Ryanair Holdings | 183.33 Bn | 180.79 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Delta Air Lines | 53.61 Bn | 48.95 Bn | 19.07 Bn | 266.00 Mn |
| 4 | Southwest Airlines | 21.85 Bn | 18.53 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 88.00 Mn |
| 5 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 8.69 Bn | 7.93 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Copa Holdings | 5.59 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 713.71 Mn | 465.20 Mn |
| 7 | Alaska Air | 5.12 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 3.20 Bn | - |
| 8 | Skywest | 3.85 Bn | 3.22 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 9 | Jetblue Airways | 1.85 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 1.87 Bn | - |
| 10 | Allegiant Travel | 1.72 Bn | 818.03 Mn | 651.87 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 88.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 88.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 93.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 93.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 189.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 189.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 103.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 103.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 107.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 107.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 216.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 216.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 215.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 215.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 214.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 214.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 214.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 214.00 Mn |