Southwest Airlines (LUV) Enterprise Value (2009 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported Enterprise Value of -$3.3 billion for Q1 2026, up 59.67% on a YoY basis from -$2.1 billion in Q1 2025, and down 3.0% quarter-over-quarter from -$3.2 billion in Q4 2025.

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Enterprise Value (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Southwest Airlines has reported Enterprise Value for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$3.3 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Enterprise Value rose 59.67% year-over-year to -$3.3 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$3.3 billion (up 59.67% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$3.2 billion, up 62.97% from the prior year.
  • Enterprise Value for Q1 2026 stood at -$3.3 billion, down from -$3.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Enterprise Value was -$3.0 billion in Q3 2025, with the low at -$16.4 billion in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Enterprise Value has averaged -$9.7 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$10.5 billion in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Enterprise Value retreated 9.7% — and 2025, when it soared 67.83%.
  • Southwest Airlines' Enterprise Value stood at -$12.3 billion in 2022, then grew by 6.65% to -$11.5 billion in 2023, then gained by 23.96% to -$8.7 billion in 2024, then jumped by 62.97% to -$3.2 billion in 2025, then dropped by 3.0% to -$3.3 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Enterprise Value figures came in at -$3.3 billion (Q1 2026), -$3.2 billion (Q4 2025), and -$3.0 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Enterprise Value (Qtr)
1 Ryanair Holdings 453.97 Bn 448.50 Bn 1.55 Bn -5.47 Bn
2 Delta Air Lines 54.89 Bn 49.84 Bn 15.19 Bn -5.05 Bn
3 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 47.52 Bn 46.49 Bn -239.00 Mn -1.05 Bn
4 Southwest Airlines 23.88 Bn 20.55 Bn 6.21 Bn -3.33 Bn
5 Copa Holdings 6.22 Bn 4.88 Bn 713.71 Mn -1.34 Bn
6 Alaska Air 5.64 Bn 3.87 Bn 3.20 Bn -1.77 Bn
7 Skywest 3.71 Bn 3.08 Bn 924.11 Mn -627.24 Mn
8 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 2.23 Bn 2.23 Bn - -774.00 Mn
9 Jetblue Airways 2.11 Bn -62.86 Mn 1.87 Bn -2.17 Bn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.82 Bn 921.81 Mn 651.87 Mn -902.16 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -3.33 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -3.23 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -3.02 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -3.84 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -8.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -8.73 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -9.38 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -10.00 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -10.51 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -11.47 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -11.73 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -12.18 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -11.67 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -12.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -13.67 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -16.43 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -15.74 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -15.50 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -16.00 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 -16.88 Bn