Growth Metrics

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has disclosed Operating Expenses for 3 consecutive years, with $15.0 billion as the latest value for Q4 2011.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2011, Operating Expenses rose 416.39% year-over-year to $15.0 billion, compared with a TTM value of $15.0 billion through Sep 2012, up 114.28%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $27.6 billion, up 1.74% over the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $15.0 billion for Q4 2011 at Southwest Airlines, up from $4.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $15.0 billion in Q4 2011 and bottomed at -$3.0 billion in Q2 2011.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 3 years is $2.9 billion, with a median of $2.6 billion recorded in 2009.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses hit 144025278.92% in 2011, while the deepest fall reached 106559568.2% in 2011.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $2.5 billion in 2009, then grew by 13.92% to $2.9 billion in 2010, then soared by 416.39% to $15.0 billion in 2011.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Expenses for LUV at $15.0 billion in Q4 2011, $4.1 billion in Q3 2011, and -$3.0 billion in Q2 2011.