Southwest Airlines (LUV) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)
Southwest Airlines' (LUV) quarterly EPS (Basic) came in at $0.48 in Q2 2026, up 20.35% YoY from $0.4 in Q2 2025, and up 4.53% on a QoQ basis from $0.46 in Q1 2026.
Southwest Airlines (LUV) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Southwest Airlines (LUV) has 18 years of EPS (Basic) data on file, last reported at $0.48 in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly EPS (Basic) rose 20.35% year-over-year to $0.48 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $1.71 (up 134.92% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $0.82, up 5.03% from the prior year.
- EPS (Basic) advanced to $0.48 in Q2 2026, from $0.46 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EPS (Basic) ranged from a high of $1.28 in Q2 2022 to a low of -$0.47 in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $0.24 and a median of $0.36 in 2023 frame the typical range for EPS (Basic).
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EPS (Basic) slumped 422.98% — and 2026, when it surged 278.66%.
- Tracing LUV's EPS (Basic) over 5 years: stood at -$0.37 in 2022, then retreated by 14.16% to -$0.42 in 2023, then surged by 203.05% to $0.44 in 2024, then jumped by 37.05% to $0.6 in 2025, then decreased by 20.34% to $0.48 in 2026.
- The last three EPS (Basic) figures came in at $0.48 (Q2 2026), $0.46 (Q1 2026), and $0.6 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 53.01 Bn | 48.34 Bn | 19.07 Bn | 2.45 |
| 2 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.78 Bn | 25.56 Bn | - | 1.43 |
| 3 | Southwest Airlines | 19.50 Bn | 15.71 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 0.48 |
| 4 | Copa Holdings | 5.30 Bn | 4.04 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 2.09 |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 4.46 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 3.76 Bn | -0.68 |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.98 Bn | 3.38 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 2.55 |
| 7 | Jetblue Airways | 1.79 Bn | -232.60 Mn | 2.32 Bn | -0.66 |
| 8 | Allegiant Travel | 1.75 Bn | 695.62 Mn | 902.77 Mn | -0.21 |
| 9 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.33 Bn | 373.12 Mn | - | -0.39 |
| 10 | Republic Airways Holdings | 843.32 Mn | 565.72 Mn | 487.40 Mn | 0.68 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.48 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.46 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.60 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.10 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.40 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.44 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.11 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.61 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.39 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.42 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.32 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.15 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.47 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.28 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.47 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.11 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.75 |