Growth Metrics

Southwest Airlines (LUV) EBIAT (2016 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines has reported EBIAT over the past 18 years, most recently at $227.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBIAT rose 252.35% to $227.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $817.0 million through Mar 2026, up 49.63% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $441.0 million for FY2025, 5.16% down from the prior year.
  • EBIAT was $227.0 million for Q1 2026 at Southwest Airlines, down from $323.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBIAT peaked at $760.0 million in Q2 2022 and troughed at -$278.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EBIAT is $203.0 million (2023), against an average of $147.9 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBIAT: plummeted 423.53% in 2022 and later skyrocketed 252.35% in 2026.
  • Tracing LUV's EBIAT over 5 years: stood at -$220.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 14.55% to -$252.0 million in 2023, then soared by 203.57% to $261.0 million in 2024, then increased by 23.75% to $323.0 million in 2025, then fell by 29.72% to $227.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBIAT over the past three periods came in at $227.0 million, $323.0 million, and $54.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.