Growth Metrics

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Other Working Capital Changes (2016 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines has reported Other Working Capital Changes over the past 17 years, most recently at $61.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Other Working Capital Changes rose 662.5% to $61.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $211.0 million through Mar 2026, changed N/A year-over-year, with the annual reading at $157.0 million for FY2025, 1862.5% up from the prior year.
  • Other Working Capital Changes was $61.0 million for Q1 2026 at Southwest Airlines, up from $15.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Other Working Capital Changes peaked at $947.0 million in Q1 2023 and troughed at -$721.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Other Working Capital Changes is $14.0 million (2024), against an average of $66.4 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Other Working Capital Changes: skyrocketed 7945.45% in 2022 and later tumbled 312.0% in 2023.
  • Tracing LUV's Other Working Capital Changes over 5 years: stood at -$175.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 312.0% to -$721.0 million in 2023, then surged by 101.66% to $12.0 million in 2024, then grew by 25.0% to $15.0 million in 2025, then skyrocketed by 306.67% to $61.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Other Working Capital Changes over the past three periods came in at $61.0 million, $15.0 million, and $50.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.