Southwest Airlines (LUV) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported Net Margin of 2.76% for Q2 2026, down 0.18 percentage points from 2.94% a year earlier and down 0.37 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Southwest Airlines (LUV) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Southwest Airlines' Net Margin came in at 2.78%, up 1.36 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 1.57%, down 0.12 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin has declined for four consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +35.55 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Net Margin came in at 1.69% in FY2024 (-0.09 pp), 1.78% in FY2023 (-0.48 pp), 2.26% in FY2022 (-3.92 pp) and 6.19% in FY2021 (+40.16 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Net Margin spans a low of -5.92% in Q1 2022 and a high of 11.30% in Q2 2022.
- Year over year, Net Margin gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.30 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Net Margin in five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 74.06 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2022 (a drop of 11.58 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 3.13% (Q1 2026), 4.34% (Q4 2025) and 0.78% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 170.50 Bn | 165.03 Bn | - | 29.04% |
| 2 | Csx | 88.86 Bn | 85.07 Bn | - | 25.46% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 82.91 Bn | 59.81 Bn | - | 2.65% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.79 Bn | 75.81 Bn | - | 24.59% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 72.78 Bn | 67.42 Bn | - | 21.18% |
| 6 | Fedex | 69.54 Bn | 35.48 Bn | - | 6.39% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 48.82 Bn | 31.01 Bn | - | 3.75% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 38.83 Bn | 38.10 Bn | - | 22.56% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.02 Bn | -25.36 Bn | - | 4.56% |
| 10 | Southwest Airlines | 18.96 Bn | 5.59 Bn | - | 2.76% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.76% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.13% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.34% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.78% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.94% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.77% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.98% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.99% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.65% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.69% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.96% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.71% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.79% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.56% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.45% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -5.92% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.35% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.53% |
API Access
Southwest Airlines Net Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=LUV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "ticker": "LUV", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=LUV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();