Growth Metrics

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines posted quarterly Invested Capital of $7.4 billion for Q1 2026, down 22.13% year-on-year from $9.5 billion in Q1 2025, and down 42.87% on a QoQ basis from $12.9 billion in Q4 2025.

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has 18 years of Invested Capital data on file, last reported at $7.4 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Invested Capital fell 22.13% year-over-year to $7.4 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $7.4 billion (down 22.13% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $12.9 billion, down 24.27% from the prior year.
  • Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at $7.4 billion, down from $12.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Invested Capital topped out at $17.0 billion in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $7.4 billion in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Invested Capital is $10.6 billion (2023), against an average of $10.8 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Invested Capital jumped 61.49%; it then retreated 24.27% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Invested Capital shows it stood at $10.9 billion in 2022, then dropped by 2.81% to $10.6 billion in 2023, then surged by 61.49% to $17.0 billion in 2024, then declined by 24.27% to $12.9 billion in 2025, then plunged by 42.87% to $7.4 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Invested Capital figures came in at $7.4 billion (Q1 2026), $12.9 billion (Q4 2025), and $8.3 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Invested Cap. (Qtr)
1 Delta Air Lines 53.78 Bn 48.72 Bn 15.19 Bn 33.61 Bn
2 Southwest Airlines 21.39 Bn 18.06 Bn 6.21 Bn 7.38 Bn
3 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 18.50 Bn 17.47 Bn -239.00 Mn 3.53 Bn
4 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 8.98 Bn 8.98 Bn - 394.00 Mn
5 Alaska Air 5.26 Bn 3.49 Bn 3.20 Bn 8.81 Bn
6 Skywest 3.43 Bn 2.80 Bn 924.11 Mn 3.33 Bn
7 Copa Holdings 3.33 Bn 1.99 Bn 713.71 Mn 4.76 Bn
8 Jetblue Airways 2.03 Bn -140.72 Mn 1.87 Bn 10.25 Bn
9 Allegiant Travel 1.67 Bn 765.78 Mn 651.87 Mn 2.89 Bn
10 Frontier Group Holdings 1.39 Bn 618.26 Mn 724.00 Mn 810.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 7.38 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 12.91 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 8.28 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 8.57 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 9.47 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 17.05 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 10.41 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 10.47 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 10.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 10.56 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 11.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 10.79 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 10.34 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 10.86 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 12.54 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 11.62 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 11.97 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 10.71 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 10.55 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 9.84 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 11.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 10.82 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 10.49 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 11.57 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 11.87 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 12.51 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 10.57 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 10.59 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 10.36 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 13.25 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 10.50 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 10.36 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 9.98 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 13.33 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 9.12 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 8.84 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 8.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 11.19 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 9.02 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 8.78 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 8.45 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 9.96 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 7.26 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 7.43 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 7.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 9.49 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 8.04 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 8.12 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 7.83 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 10.18 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 7.27 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 7.04 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 7.24 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 10.17 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 7.27 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 7.10 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 7.14 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 6.92 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 6.53 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 7,280.00
Mar 31, 2011 7.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 6.62 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 6.06 Bn
Jun 30, 2010 5.67 Bn
Mar 31, 2010 5.71 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 9.01 Bn
Sep 30, 2009 5.42 Bn
Jun 30, 2009 5.25 Bn
Mar 31, 2009 5.09 Bn