Growth Metrics

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Operating Margin (2016 - 2020)

Historic Operating Margin for Southwest Airlines (LUV) over the last 12 years, with Q4 2020 value amounting to 58.07%.

  • Southwest Airlines' Operating Margin fell 696800.0% to 58.07% in Q4 2020 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2020 it was 42.19%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 553700.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 1.53% for FY2025, which is 3600.0% up from last year.
  • As of Q4 2020, Southwest Airlines' Operating Margin stood at 58.07%, which was down 696800.0% from 78.69% recorded in Q3 2020.
  • In the past 5 years, Southwest Airlines' Operating Margin ranged from a high of 23.7% in Q2 2016 and a low of 111.81% during Q2 2020
  • Its 5-year average for Operating Margin is 0.18%, with a median of 14.2% in 2018.
  • Its Operating Margin has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first surged by 24700bps in 2016, then crashed by -1281900bps in 2020.
  • Over the past 5 years, Southwest Airlines' Operating Margin (Quarter) stood at 16.67% in 2016, then decreased by -15bps to 14.09% in 2017, then grew by 2bps to 14.38% in 2018, then decreased by -19bps to 11.61% in 2019, then plummeted by -600bps to 58.07% in 2020.
  • Its Operating Margin stands at 58.07% for Q4 2020, versus 78.69% for Q3 2020 and 111.81% for Q2 2020.