Growth Metrics

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Other Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines has reported Other Operating Expenses over the past 18 years, most recently at $6.3 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Other Operating Expenses rose 3.56% to $6.3 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $25.7 billion through Mar 2026, up 2.41% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $25.5 billion for FY2025, 1.02% up from the prior year.
  • Other Operating Expenses was $6.3 billion for Q1 2026 at Southwest Airlines, down from $6.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Other Operating Expenses peaked at $6.8 billion in Q4 2023 and troughed at $4.5 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Other Operating Expenses is $6.2 billion (2022), against an average of $6.0 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Other Operating Expenses: skyrocketed 192.14% in 2022 and later dropped 8.93% in 2024.
  • Tracing LUV's Other Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $6.2 billion in 2022, then grew by 9.47% to $6.8 billion in 2023, then fell by 8.93% to $6.2 billion in 2024, then grew by 5.73% to $6.5 billion in 2025, then dropped by 2.52% to $6.3 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Other Operating Expenses over the past three periods came in at $6.3 billion, $6.5 billion, and $6.4 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.