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

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has reported Other Working Capital Changes for 17 consecutive years, with -$65.0 million the latest figure, recorded 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 declined to -$65.0 million in Q2 2026 per LUV's latest filing, from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Other Working Capital Changes for LUV reached as high as $61.0 million in Q1 2026 and fell as low as -$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 sank 538.98% — and 2026, when it jumped 89.27%.
• Year by year, Other Working Capital Changes stood at -$175.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 428.57% to -$925.0 million in 2023, then surged by 45.19% to -$507.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 140.63% to -$1.2 billion in 2025, then jumped by 94.67% to -$65.0 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Other Working Capital Changes over the past three periods registered -$65.0 million, $1.1 billion, and -$1.2 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.