Southwest Airlines LUV
NYSE LUV
$44.46 +0.09 (+0.20%)
At close: Nov 6, 2026 · 4:00 PM EST

Southwest Airlines (LUV) EV to FCF (2009 - 2022)

Updated

Southwest Airlines' (LUV) EV to FCF was 6.70 for Q3 2022, down 50.7% from 13.61 a year earlier but up 10.4% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Southwest Airlines (LUV) EV to FCF (2009 - 2022) Analysis & Trends

Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2022, Southwest Airlines' EV to FCF came in at -62.19; for FY2021, it was 5.45.

  • By year, EV to FCF came in at 8.06 in FY2019 (+6.8%), 7.54 in FY2018 (-64.0%) and 20.96 in FY2017 (+64.4%).
  • Five-year quarterly EV to FCF spans a low of 3.90 in Q2 2020 and a high of 27.54 in Q1 2018.
  • The high point for year-over-year EV to FCF in five years was Q2 2021 (growth of 486.6%); the low point was Q2 2022 (a decline of 73.5%).
  • Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2022 came in at 6.07 (Q2 2022), 6.28 (Q1 2022) and 5.45 (Q4 2021).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 172.47 Bn 164.72 Bn -
2 United Parcel Service 92.24 Bn 69.07 Bn -
3 Csx 90.81 Bn 86.03 Bn -
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 81.61 Bn 80.64 Bn -
5 Fedex 72.98 Bn 39.17 Bn -
6 Norfolk Southern 71.87 Bn 66.34 Bn -
7 Delta Air Lines 57.23 Bn 39.41 Bn -
8 United Airlines Holdings 36.65 Bn -21.05 Bn -
9 Old Dominion Freight Line 34.12 Bn 32.96 Bn -
10 Southwest Airlines 21.75 Bn 7.77 Bn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2022 6.70
Jun 30, 2022 6.07
Mar 31, 2022 6.28
Dec 31, 2021 5.45
Sep 30, 2021 13.61
Jun 30, 2021 22.89
Jun 30, 2020 3.90
Mar 31, 2020 8.89
Dec 31, 2019 8.06
Sep 30, 2019 8.59
Jun 30, 2019 7.94
Mar 31, 2019 7.39
Dec 31, 2018 7.54
Sep 30, 2018 12.51
Jun 30, 2018 12.53
Mar 31, 2018 27.54
Dec 31, 2017 20.94
Sep 30, 2017 18.32
Jun 30, 2017 20.45
Mar 31, 2017 13.56
API Access

Southwest Airlines EV to FCF API

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