Southwest Airlines (LUV) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported Dividends Paid - Common of $93.0 million for Q1 2026, down 13.08% on a YoY basis from $107.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 50.79% quarter-over-quarter from $189.0 million in Q3 2025.

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Southwest Airlines has reported Dividends Paid - Common for 16 years, with the latest figure at $93.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Dividends Paid - Common fell 13.08% year-over-year to $93.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $385.0 million (up 19.57% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $399.0 million, down 7.21% from the prior year.
  • Dividends Paid - Common for Q1 2026 stood at $93.0 million, down from $189.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Dividends Paid - Common was $216.0 million in Q3 2024, with the low at -$1.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Dividends Paid - Common has averaged $150.0 million across 4 years, with a median of $189.0 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Dividends Paid - Common gained 0.93% — and 2025, when it sank 50.23%.
  • Southwest Airlines' Dividends Paid - Common 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 50.79% to $93.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Dividends Paid - Common figures came in at $93.0 million (Q1 2026), $189.0 million (Q3 2025), and $103.0 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr)
1 Ryanair Holdings 453.97 Bn 448.50 Bn 1.55 Bn -237.19 Mn
2 Delta Air Lines 54.89 Bn 49.84 Bn 15.19 Bn 129.00 Mn
3 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 47.52 Bn 46.49 Bn -239.00 Mn -
4 Southwest Airlines 23.88 Bn 20.55 Bn 6.21 Bn 93.00 Mn
5 Copa Holdings 6.22 Bn 4.88 Bn 713.71 Mn 465.20 Mn
6 Alaska Air 5.64 Bn 3.87 Bn 3.20 Bn -
7 Skywest 3.71 Bn 3.08 Bn 924.11 Mn -
8 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 2.23 Bn 2.23 Bn - -
9 Jetblue Airways 2.11 Bn -62.86 Mn 1.87 Bn -
10 Allegiant Travel 1.82 Bn 921.81 Mn 651.87 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Mar 31, 2020 188.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 188.00 Mn