Southwest Airlines (LUV) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Southwest Airlines posted quarterly Dividends Paid - Common of $93.0 million for Q1 2026, down 13.08% year-on-year from $107.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 50.79% on a QoQ basis from $189.0 million in Q3 2025.
Southwest Airlines (LUV) has 16 years of Dividends Paid - Common data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Dividends Paid - Common topped out at $216.0 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at -$1.0 million in Q4 2024.
- The 4-year median for Dividends Paid - Common is $189.0 million (2025), against an average of $150.0 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Dividends Paid - Common gained 0.93%; it then tumbled 50.23% in 2025.
- A 4-year view of Dividends Paid - Common shows it stood at $214.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 100.47% to -$1.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 19000.0% to $189.0 million in 2025, then slumped 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 | Delta Air Lines | 53.78 Bn | 48.72 Bn | 15.19 Bn | 129.00 Mn |
| 2 | Southwest Airlines | 21.39 Bn | 18.06 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 93.00 Mn |
| 3 | Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V | 18.50 Bn | 17.47 Bn | -239.00 Mn | - |
| 4 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 8.98 Bn | 8.98 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 5.26 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 3.20 Bn | - |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.43 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 924.11 Mn | - |
| 7 | Copa Holdings | 3.33 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 713.71 Mn | 465.20 Mn |
| 8 | Jetblue Airways | 2.03 Bn | -140.72 Mn | 1.87 Bn | - |
| 9 | Allegiant Travel | 1.67 Bn | 765.78 Mn | 651.87 Mn | - |
| 10 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.39 Bn | 618.26 Mn | 724.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 96.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 96.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 98.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 98.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 178.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 178.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 91.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 91.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 93.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 93.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 148.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 148.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 75.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 75.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 76.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 76.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 123.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 123.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 62.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 62.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 63.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 63.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 96.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 96.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 49.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 49.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 50.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 50.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 81.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 81.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 1.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 1.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 41.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 41.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 42.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 42.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 56.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 56.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 28.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 28.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 28.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 28.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 15.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 15.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 7.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 7.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 8.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 8.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 7.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 7.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 3.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 3.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 3.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 3.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 7.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 7.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 3.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 3.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 3.00 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 3.00 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -7.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -7.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 26.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 26.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | -3.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | -3.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | -3.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | -3.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 7.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 7.00 Mn |