Southwest Airlines (LUV) Operating Leases (2011 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines (LUV) posted quarterly Operating Leases of $660.0 million for Q2 2026, down 27.87% year-on-year from $915.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 6.91% on a QoQ basis from $709.0 million in Q1 2026.

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Operating Leases (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has reported Operating Leases for 10 consecutive years, with $660.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Leases fell 27.87% year-over-year to $660.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $660.0 million (down 27.87% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $768.0 million, down 47.03% from the prior year.
  • Operating Leases fell to $660.0 million in Q2 2026 per LUV's latest filing, from $709.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Leases for LUV reached as high as $1.5 billion in Q4 2022 and fell as low as $9.0 million in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $991.7 million and a median of $996.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Leases.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Operating Leases slumped 99.06% — and 2026, when it soared 7777.78%.
  • Year by year, Operating Leases stood at $1.5 billion in 2022, then slipped by 15.34% to $1.3 billion in 2023, then increased by 11.8% to $1.5 billion in 2024, then plunged by 47.03% to $768.0 million in 2025, then declined by 14.06% to $660.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Leases over the past three periods registered $660.0 million, $709.0 million, and $768.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Latam Airlines 30,493.44 Bn 30,490.77 Bn 1.28 Mn
2 Ryanair Holdings 61.51 Bn 58.32 Bn -
3 Delta Air Lines 56.49 Bn 51.82 Bn 19.07 Bn
4 Southwest Airlines 22.14 Bn 18.35 Bn 7.33 Bn
5 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 9.03 Bn 8.20 Bn -
6 Copa Holdings 5.73 Bn 4.39 Bn 713.71 Mn
7 Alaska Air 5.44 Bn 3.68 Bn 3.20 Bn
8 Skywest 4.26 Bn 3.66 Bn 1.01 Bn
9 Jetblue Airways 2.05 Bn 1.64 Bn 1.87 Bn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.84 Bn 933.10 Mn 651.87 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 660.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 709.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 768.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 846.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 915.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 9.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.45 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 888.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 915.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 953.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.30 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.04 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.08 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.53 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.18 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.22 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 2.01 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.33 Bn