Growth Metrics

Southwest Airlines (LUV) EPS (Basic) (2016 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines has reported EPS (Basic) over the past 18 years, most recently at $0.45 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EPS (Basic) rose 273.08% to $0.45 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $1.56 through Mar 2026, up 73.33% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $0.82 for FY2025, 5.13% up from the prior year.
  • EPS (Basic) was $0.45 for Q1 2026 at Southwest Airlines, down from $0.61 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EPS (Basic) peaked at $1.29 in Q2 2022 and troughed at -$0.47 in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EPS (Basic) is $0.36 (2023), against an average of $0.26.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EPS (Basic): crashed 436.36% in 2022 and later skyrocketed 273.08% in 2026.
  • Tracing LUV's EPS (Basic) over 5 years: stood at -$0.37 in 2022, then fell by 13.51% to -$0.42 in 2023, then skyrocketed by 204.76% to $0.44 in 2024, then soared by 38.64% to $0.61 in 2025, then dropped by 26.23% to $0.45 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EPS (Basic) over the past three periods came in at $0.45, $0.61, and $0.1 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.