Southwest Airlines (LUV) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)
Southwest Airlines (LUV) posted quarterly EPS (Basic) of $0.48 for Q2 2026, up 20.35% year-on-year 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 reported EPS (Basic) for 18 consecutive years, with $0.48 the latest figure, recorded 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) rose to $0.48 in Q2 2026 per LUV's latest filing, from $0.46 in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, EPS (Basic) for LUV reached as high as $1.28 in Q2 2022 and fell as low as -$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) sank 422.98% — and 2026, when it soared 278.66%.
- Year by year, EPS (Basic) stood at -$0.37 in 2022, then dropped 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 declined by 20.34% to $0.48 in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, EPS (Basic) over the past three periods registered $0.48, $0.46, and $0.6 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latam Airlines | 30,820.50 Bn | 30,817.83 Bn | 1.28 Mn | 0.00 |
| 2 | Ryanair Holdings | 60.62 Bn | 57.43 Bn | - | 0.58 |
| 3 | Delta Air Lines | 56.47 Bn | 51.80 Bn | 19.07 Bn | 2.45 |
| 4 | Southwest Airlines | 22.19 Bn | 18.40 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 0.48 |
| 5 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 8.95 Bn | 8.12 Bn | - | -0.11 |
| 6 | Copa Holdings | 5.72 Bn | 4.39 Bn | 713.71 Mn | 5.12 |
| 7 | Alaska Air | 5.41 Bn | 3.64 Bn | 3.20 Bn | -1.69 |
| 8 | Skywest | 4.36 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 2.55 |
| 9 | Jetblue Airways | 2.00 Bn | 1.59 Bn | 1.87 Bn | -0.86 |
| 10 | Allegiant Travel | 1.82 Bn | 915.81 Mn | 651.87 Mn | 2.33 |
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 |