Southwest Airlines (LUV) Restructuring Costs (2010 - 2015)

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has reported Restructuring Costs for 6 consecutive years, with $7.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2015.

• For the quarter ending Q4 2015, Restructuring Costs fell 85.42% year-over-year to $7.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2016 stood at $7.0 million (down 91.25% YoY), and the FY2015 full-year result was $39.0 million, down 69.05% from the prior year.
• Restructuring Costs rose to $7.0 million in Q4 2015 per LUV's latest filing, from $6.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Restructuring Costs topped out at $145.0 million in Q3 2012 and bottomed at $3.0 million in Q2 2015.
• Historically, Restructuring Costs has averaged $28.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $21.0 million in 2011.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2011 and 2015: Restructuring Costs jumped 2100.0% in 2011, then plunged 92.11% in 2015.
• Over 5 years, Restructuring Costs stood at $37.0 million in 2011, then sank by 59.46% to $15.0 million in 2012, then soared by 33.33% to $20.0 million in 2013, then soared by 140.0% to $48.0 million in 2014, then plunged by 85.42% to $7.0 million in 2015.
• According to Business Quant data, Restructuring Costs over the past three periods registered $7.0 million, $6.0 million, and $3.0 million for Q4 2015, Q3 2015, and Q2 2015 respectively.