Southwest Airlines LUV
NYSE LUV
$40.27 +0.38 (+0.95%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 10:27 AM EDT

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Other Working Capital Changes (2010 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines' (LUV) quarterly Other Working Capital Changes came in at -$65.0 million in Q2 2026, up 89.27% YoY from -$34.3 million in Q2 2025, and down 105.99% on a QoQ basis from $1.1 billion in Q1 2026.

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Other Working Capital Changes (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has 17 years of Other Working Capital Changes data on file, last reported at -$65.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Other Working Capital Changes rose 89.27% year-over-year to -$65.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was -$371.0 million (up 55.3% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$1.1 billion, down 1153.49% from the prior year.
  • Other Working Capital Changes retreated to -$65.0 million in Q2 2026, from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Other Working Capital Changes ranged from a high of $61.0 million in Q1 2026 to a low of -$212.0 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$15.4 million and a median of $6.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Other Working Capital Changes.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Other Working Capital Changes slumped 538.98% — and 2026, when it soared 89.27%.
  • Tracing LUV's Other Working Capital Changes over 5 years: stood at -$175.0 million in 2022, then sank by 428.57% to -$925.0 million in 2023, then surged by 45.19% to -$507.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 140.63% to -$1.2 billion in 2025, then jumped by 94.67% to -$65.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Other Working Capital Changes figures came in at -$65.0 million (Q2 2026), $1.1 billion (Q1 2026), and -$1.2 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Delta Air Lines 54.12 Bn 49.45 Bn 19.07 Bn
2 Ryanair Holdings 29.04 Bn 25.83 Bn -
3 Southwest Airlines 19.70 Bn 15.91 Bn 7.33 Bn
4 Copa Holdings 5.37 Bn 4.11 Bn 1.03 Bn
5 Alaska Air 4.49 Bn 1.83 Bn 3.76 Bn
6 Skywest 4.02 Bn 3.42 Bn 1.01 Bn
7 Allegiant Travel 1.82 Bn 770.80 Mn 902.77 Mn
8 Jetblue Airways 1.79 Bn -233.80 Mn 2.32 Bn
9 Frontier Group Holdings 1.33 Bn 376.57 Mn -
10 Republic Airways Holdings 850.63 Mn 573.03 Mn 487.40 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 54.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 54.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 54.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 61.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 61.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 61.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -48.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -48.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -48.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -3.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -3.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -3.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -212.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -212.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -212.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -145.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -145.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -145.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 12.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 12.00 Mn