Growth Metrics

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Return on Equity (2016 - 2021)

Historic Return on Equity for Southwest Airlines (LUV) over the last 13 years, with Q3 2021 value amounting to 0.09%.

  • Southwest Airlines' Return on Equity rose 700.0% to 0.09% in Q3 2021 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2021 it was 0.09%, marking a year-over-year increase of 700.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.05% for FY2025, which is 0.0% changed from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that Southwest Airlines reported Return on Equity of 0.09% as of Q3 2021, which was up 700.0% from 0.22% recorded in Q2 2021.
  • Southwest Airlines' Return on Equity's 5-year high stood at 0.41% during Q1 2017, with a 5-year trough of 0.33% in Q1 2021.
  • Its 5-year average for Return on Equity is 0.16%, with a median of 0.28% in 2019.
  • In the last 5 years, Southwest Airlines' Return on Equity plummeted by -5600bps in 2020 and then surged by 700bps in 2021.
  • Southwest Airlines' Return on Equity (Quarter) stood at 0.35% in 2017, then dropped by -11bps to 0.32% in 2018, then dropped by -26bps to 0.23% in 2019, then tumbled by -242bps to 0.33% in 2020, then soared by 72bps to 0.09% in 2021.
  • Its Return on Equity was 0.09% in Q3 2021, compared to 0.22% in Q2 2021 and 0.33% in Q1 2021.