Southwest Airlines (LUV) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported EPS (Basic) of $0.45 for Q1 2026, up 273.08% on a YoY basis from $0.12 in Q1 2025, and down 26.23% quarter-over-quarter from $0.61 in Q4 2025.

Southwest Airlines (LUV) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Southwest Airlines has reported EPS (Basic) for 18 years, with the latest figure at $0.45 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EPS (Basic) rose 273.08% year-over-year to $0.45; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.56 (up 73.33% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $0.82, up 5.13% from the prior year.
  • EPS (Basic) for Q1 2026 stood at $0.45, down from $0.61 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EPS (Basic) was $1.29 in Q2 2022, with the low at -$0.47 in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, EPS (Basic) has averaged $0.22 across 5 years, with a median of $0.32 in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EPS (Basic) tumbled 436.36% — and 2026, when it soared 273.08%.
  • Southwest Airlines' EPS (Basic) stood at -$0.37 in 2022, then declined by 13.51% to -$0.42 in 2023, then soared by 204.76% to $0.44 in 2024, then surged by 38.64% to $0.61 in 2025, then fell by 26.23% to $0.45 in 2026.
  • The last three EPS (Basic) figures came in at $0.45 (Q1 2026), $0.61 (Q4 2025), and $0.1 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EPS (Basic) (Qtr)
1 Ryanair Holdings 453.97 Bn 448.50 Bn 1.55 Bn -0.08
2 Delta Air Lines 54.89 Bn 49.84 Bn 15.19 Bn -0.44
3 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 47.52 Bn 46.49 Bn -239.00 Mn -
4 Southwest Airlines 23.88 Bn 20.55 Bn 6.21 Bn 0.45
5 Copa Holdings 6.22 Bn 4.88 Bn 713.71 Mn 4.65
6 Alaska Air 5.64 Bn 3.87 Bn 3.20 Bn -1.69
7 Skywest 3.71 Bn 3.08 Bn 924.11 Mn 2.54
8 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 2.23 Bn 2.23 Bn - -0.43
9 Jetblue Airways 2.11 Bn -62.86 Mn 1.87 Bn -0.86
10 Allegiant Travel 1.82 Bn 921.81 Mn 651.87 Mn 2.30

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.45
Dec 31, 2025 0.61
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 1.29
Mar 31, 2022 -0.47
Dec 31, 2021 0.11
Sep 30, 2021 0.75
Jun 30, 2021 0.59