Growth Metrics

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Net Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines has reported Net Cash Flow over the past 18 years, most recently at $97.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Cash Flow fell 84.48% to $97.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$4.8 billion through Mar 2026, down 1962.66% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$4.3 billion for FY2025, 140.47% down from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow was $97.0 million for Q1 2026 at Southwest Airlines, down from $329.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Cash Flow peaked at $799.0 million in Q2 2023 and troughed at -$4.7 billion in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is -$209.0 million (2023), against an average of -$538.4 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Net Cash Flow: soared 487.5% in 2023 and later plummeted 1970.67% in 2025.
  • Tracing LUV's Net Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$951.0 million in 2022, then surged by 78.02% to -$209.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 375.6% to -$994.0 million in 2024, then soared by 133.1% to $329.0 million in 2025, then crashed by 70.52% to $97.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Net Cash Flow over the past three periods came in at $97.0 million, $329.0 million, and -$573.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.