Southwest Airlines (LUV) Purchase of Investments (2009 - 2025)
Southwest Airlines' Purchase of Investments - Total was $470 million in FY2025, down 90.6% from $5.01 billion in FY2024.
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Southwest Airlines (LUV) Purchase of Investments (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
From FY2009 onward, Southwest Airlines has reported Purchase of Investments - Total for 17 years.
- Purchase of Investments - Total shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -37.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- The FY2025 figure marks the lowest annual Purchase of Investments - Total in data going back to FY2009.
- Per Business Quant data, Purchase of Investments - Total in earlier years was $5.01 billion in FY2024 (-28.1%), $6.97 billion in FY2023 (+24.6%), $5.59 billion in FY2022 (-4.0%) and $5.82 billion in FY2021 (+14.6%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Investments Purchased (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 174.04 Bn | 166.29 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Csx | 93.63 Bn | 88.85 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 78.71 Bn | 78.42 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 75.71 Bn | 52.63 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 74.09 Bn | 68.55 Bn | - | 1.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fedex | 70.69 Bn | 36.64 Bn | - | 255.00 Mn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 50.49 Bn | 32.68 Bn | - | 45.00 Mn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 37.91 Bn | 37.17 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.82 Bn | -25.88 Bn | - | 3.14 Bn |
| 10 | Southwest Airlines | 20.44 Bn | 6.46 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 100.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 319.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 51.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.17 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 636.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.53 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.68 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.62 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.62 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.52 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.38 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.74 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.55 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 925.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.53 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.65 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.32 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.20 Bn |
API Access
Southwest Airlines Purchase of Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=purchase-of-investments&ticker=LUV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "purchase-of-investments", "ticker": "LUV", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=purchase-of-investments&ticker=LUV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();