Southwest Airlines (LUV) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Southwest Airlines' (LUV) quarterly Dividends Paid - Common came in at $88.0 million in Q2 2026, down 14.56% YoY 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 16 years of Dividends Paid - Common data on file, last reported at $88.0 million 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 fell to $88.0 million in Q2 2026, from $93.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Dividends Paid - Common ranged from a high of $216.0 million in Q3 2024 to a low of -$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 gained 0.93% — and 2025, when it sank 50.23%.
- Tracing LUV's Dividends Paid - Common over 4 years: stood at $214.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 100.47% to -$1.0 million in 2024, then soared by 19000.0% to $189.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 53.44% to $88.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Dividends Paid - Common figures came in at $88.0 million (Q2 2026), $93.0 million (Q1 2026), and $189.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 53.89 Bn | 49.22 Bn | 19.07 Bn | 266.00 Mn |
| 2 | Ryanair Holdings | 29.45 Bn | 26.24 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Southwest Airlines | 19.73 Bn | 15.94 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 88.00 Mn |
| 4 | Copa Holdings | 5.35 Bn | 4.09 Bn | 1.03 Bn | - |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 4.49 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 3.76 Bn | - |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.99 Bn | 3.38 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 7 | Allegiant Travel | 1.86 Bn | 807.93 Mn | 902.77 Mn | - |
| 8 | Jetblue Airways | 1.83 Bn | -189.37 Mn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 9 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.36 Bn | 408.77 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Republic Airways Holdings | 853.83 Mn | 576.23 Mn | 487.40 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 |