Growth Metrics

Southwest Airlines (LUV) EBITDA (2016 - 2020)

Historic EBITDA for Southwest Airlines (LUV) over the last 12 years, with Q4 2020 value amounting to -$1.2 billion.

  • Southwest Airlines' EBITDA fell 27578.95% to -$1.2 billion in Q4 2020 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2020 it was -$3.8 billion, marking a year-over-year decrease of 22908.35%. This contributed to the annual value of $428.0 million for FY2025, which is 3333.33% up from last year.
  • According to the latest figures from Q4 2020, Southwest Airlines' EBITDA is -$1.2 billion, which was down 27578.95% from -$1.4 billion recorded in Q3 2020.
  • In the past 5 years, Southwest Airlines' EBITDA registered a high of $1.3 billion during Q2 2016, and its lowest value of -$1.4 billion during Q3 2020.
  • Its 5-year average for EBITDA is $475.7 million, with a median of $769.5 million in 2017.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Southwest Airlines' EBITDA surged by 2158.27% in 2017 and then tumbled by 27578.95% in 2020.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Southwest Airlines' EBITDA stood at $846.0 million in 2016, then dropped by 12.41% to $741.0 million in 2017, then rose by 10.66% to $820.0 million in 2018, then fell by 18.9% to $665.0 million in 2019, then plummeted by 275.79% to -$1.2 billion in 2020.
  • Its last three reported values are -$1.2 billion in Q4 2020, -$1.4 billion for Q3 2020, and -$1.1 billion during Q2 2020.