Southwest Airlines (LUV) Equity Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported Equity Ratio of 0.23 for Q1 2026, down 16.94% on a YoY basis from 0.28 in Q1 2025, and down 14.72% quarter-over-quarter from 0.27 in Q4 2025.

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Equity Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Southwest Airlines has reported Equity Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.23 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Equity Ratio fell 16.94% year-over-year to 0.23; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.23 (down 16.94% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.27, down 10.45% from the prior year.
  • Equity Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.23, down from 0.27 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Equity Ratio was 0.31 in Q4 2024, with the low at 0.23 in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Equity Ratio has averaged 0.29 across 5 years, with a median of 0.29 in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Equity Ratio advanced 14.49% — and 2026, when it dropped 16.94%.
  • Southwest Airlines' Equity Ratio stood at 0.3 in 2022, then dropped by 4.62% to 0.29 in 2023, then grew by 6.41% to 0.31 in 2024, then decreased by 10.45% to 0.27 in 2025, then dropped by 14.72% to 0.23 in 2026.
  • The last three Equity Ratio figures came in at 0.23 (Q1 2026), 0.27 (Q4 2025), and 0.27 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Equity Ratio (Qtr)
1 Ryanair Holdings 453.97 Bn 448.50 Bn 1.55 Bn 0.51
2 Delta Air Lines 54.89 Bn 49.84 Bn 15.19 Bn 0.24
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 0.23
5 Copa Holdings 6.22 Bn 4.88 Bn 713.71 Mn 0.42
6 Alaska Air 5.64 Bn 3.87 Bn 3.20 Bn 0.18
7 Skywest 3.71 Bn 3.08 Bn 924.11 Mn 0.37
8 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 2.23 Bn 2.23 Bn - -
9 Jetblue Airways 2.11 Bn -62.86 Mn 1.87 Bn 0.11
10 Allegiant Travel 1.82 Bn 921.81 Mn 651.87 Mn 0.25

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.23
Dec 31, 2025 0.27
Sep 30, 2025 0.27
Jun 30, 2025 0.28
Mar 31, 2025 0.28
Dec 31, 2024 0.31
Sep 30, 2024 0.30
Jun 30, 2024 0.29
Mar 31, 2024 0.28
Dec 31, 2023 0.29
Sep 30, 2023 0.30
Jun 30, 2023 0.30
Mar 31, 2023 0.29
Dec 31, 2022 0.30
Sep 30, 2022 0.30
Jun 30, 2022 0.29
Mar 31, 2022 0.28
Dec 31, 2021 0.29
Sep 30, 2021 0.28
Jun 30, 2021 0.25