Growth Metrics

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability (2009 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines posted quarterly Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability of $2.4 billion for Q1 2026, up 10.78% year-on-year from $2.1 billion in Q1 2025, and up 2.8% on a QoQ basis from $2.3 billion in Q4 2025.

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has 18 years of Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability data on file, last reported at $2.4 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability rose 10.78% year-over-year to $2.4 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.4 billion (up 10.78% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.3 billion, up 5.63% from the prior year.
  • Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability for Q1 2026 stood at $2.4 billion, up from $2.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability topped out at $4.2 billion in Q4 2023 and bottomed at $1.8 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability is $2.1 billion (2025), against an average of $2.3 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability jumped 124.97%; it then slumped 48.65% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability shows it stood at $4.0 billion in 2022, then rose by 5.98% to $4.2 billion in 2023, then slumped by 48.65% to $2.2 billion in 2024, then increased by 5.63% to $2.3 billion in 2025, then grew by 2.8% to $2.4 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability figures came in at $2.4 billion (Q1 2026), $2.3 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.2 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 2.35 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 2.35 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.21 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.19 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.12 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.12 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.17 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.09 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.09 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.09 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.98 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.98 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 4.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 4.22 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 2.16 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 2.16 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 2.06 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 2.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.89 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.89 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 3.98 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 3.98 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 2.00 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 2.00 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 2.07 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 2.07 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.83 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.83 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.77 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.80 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.80 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.69 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.69 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 1.66 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 1.66 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 1.63 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 1.63 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 1.82 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 1.82 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 2.11 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 2.11 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 2.28 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 2.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 3.48 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 3.48 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 2.64 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 2.64 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 2.50 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 2.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 2.48 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 2.48 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 2.43 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 2.43 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 2.55 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 2.55 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 2.41 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 2.41 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 2.22 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 2.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 2.12 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 2.12 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 3.70 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 3.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 3.54 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 3.54 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 3.44 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 3.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 3.37 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 3.37 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 3.21 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 3.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 2.82 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 2.82 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 2.61 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 2.61 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 2.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 2.49 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 3.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 3.11 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 3.29 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 3.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 3.25 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 3.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 2.78 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 2.78 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 3.36 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 3.36 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 3.02 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 3.02 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 3.00 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 3.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 4.19 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 4.19 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 2.94 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 2.94 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 2.88 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 2.88 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 2.90 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 2.90 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 2.88 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 2.88 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 2.70 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 2.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 2.56 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 2.56 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 2.64 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 2.64 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 2.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 2.57 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 1.86 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 1.86 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 2,263.00
Jun 30, 2011 2,263.00
Mar 31, 2011 2.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 2.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 2.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 2.49 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 2.14 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 2.14 Bn
Jun 30, 2010 2.19 Bn
Jun 30, 2010 2.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2010 2.25 Bn
Mar 31, 2010 2.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 2.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 2.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2009 1.95 Bn
Sep 30, 2009 1.95 Bn
Jun 30, 2009 1.92 Bn
Jun 30, 2009 1.92 Bn
Mar 31, 2009 1.90 Bn
Mar 31, 2009 1.90 Bn