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

Southwest Airlines (LUV) posted quarterly Invested Capital of $2.2 billion for Q2 2026, up 9700.0% year-on-year from $22.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 153.35% on a QoQ basis from $851.0 million in Q1 2026.

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has reported Invested Capital for 18 consecutive years, with $2.2 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Invested Capital rose 9700.0% year-over-year to $2.2 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $3.4 billion (down 53.35% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $324.0 million, down 80.12% from the prior year.
  • Invested Capital advanced to $2.2 billion in Q2 2026 per LUV's latest filing, from $851.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Invested Capital for LUV reached as high as $2.9 billion in Q2 2024 and fell as low as $22.0 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $904.2 million and a median of $352.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Invested Capital.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Invested Capital sank 99.25% — and 2026, when it soared 9700.0%.
  • Year by year, Invested Capital stood at $174.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 76.44% to $41.0 million in 2023, then surged by 3875.61% to $1.6 billion in 2024, then sank by 80.12% to $324.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 565.43% to $2.2 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Invested Capital over the past three periods registered $2.2 billion, $851.0 million, and $324.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Invested Cap. (Qtr)
1 Latam Airlines 30,525.85 Bn 30,523.18 Bn 1.28 Mn -
2 Ryanair Holdings 62.16 Bn 58.97 Bn - -
3 Delta Air Lines 57.43 Bn 52.76 Bn 19.07 Bn 3.44 Bn
4 Southwest Airlines 22.79 Bn 19.00 Bn 7.33 Bn 2.16 Bn
5 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 9.15 Bn 8.32 Bn - -
6 Copa Holdings 5.77 Bn 4.43 Bn 713.71 Mn 1.98 Bn
7 Alaska Air 5.50 Bn 3.73 Bn 3.20 Bn 498.00 Mn
8 Skywest 4.27 Bn 3.67 Bn 1.01 Bn 656.71 Mn
9 Jetblue Airways 2.08 Bn 1.67 Bn 1.87 Bn 8.49 Bn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.87 Bn 969.61 Mn 651.87 Mn 15.52 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 2.16 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 851.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 324.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 23.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 22.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.61 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.63 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.93 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.93 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 28.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 41.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 30.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 31.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 38.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 174.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 381.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 1.66 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 415.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 453.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 225.00 Mn