Growth Metrics

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Gross Profit (2016 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines has reported Gross Profit over the past 18 years, most recently at $5.9 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Profit rose 13.79% to $5.9 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $24.2 billion through Mar 2026, up 1.79% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $23.6 billion for FY2025, 1.08% up from the prior year.
  • Gross Profit was $5.9 billion for Q1 2026 at Southwest Airlines, down from $6.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Profit peaked at $7.3 billion in Q4 2024 and troughed at $2.5 billion in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Profit is $5.7 billion (2023), against an average of $5.5 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Gross Profit: plummeted 48.35% in 2022 and later skyrocketed 188.9% in 2023.
  • Tracing LUV's Gross Profit over 5 years: stood at $2.5 billion in 2022, then skyrocketed by 188.9% to $7.3 billion in 2023, then grew by 0.03% to $7.3 billion in 2024, then dropped by 13.88% to $6.3 billion in 2025, then dropped by 6.77% to $5.9 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Profit over the past three periods came in at $5.9 billion, $6.3 billion, and $5.8 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.