Growth Metrics

Southwest Airlines (LUV) EBT (2016 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines has reported EBT over the past 18 years, most recently at $285.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBT rose 248.44% to $285.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $1.0 billion through Mar 2026, up 47.87% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $563.0 million for FY2025, 5.85% down from the prior year.
  • EBT was $285.0 million for Q1 2026 at Southwest Airlines, down from $408.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBT peaked at $1.0 billion in Q2 2022 and troughed at -$376.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EBT is $258.5 million (2023), against an average of $194.1 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBT: tumbled 470.13% in 2022 and later skyrocketed 248.44% in 2026.
  • Tracing LUV's EBT over 5 years: stood at -$285.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 0.35% to -$286.0 million in 2023, then soared by 215.03% to $329.0 million in 2024, then increased by 24.01% to $408.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 30.15% to $285.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBT over the past three periods came in at $285.0 million, $408.0 million, and $68.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.