Growth Metrics

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

Historic Return on Sales for Southwest Airlines (LUV) over the last 13 years, with Q3 2021 value amounting to 0.45%.

  • Southwest Airlines' Return on Sales rose 1900.0% to 0.45% in Q3 2021 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2021 it was 0.45%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 3200.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.02% for FY2025, which is 0.0% changed from last year.
  • Per Southwest Airlines' latest filing, its Return on Sales stood at 0.45% for Q3 2021, which was up 1900.0% from 0.54% recorded in Q2 2021.
  • Southwest Airlines' 5-year Return on Sales high stood at 0.2% for Q2 2017, and its period low was 0.91% during Q2 2020.
  • For the 5-year period, Southwest Airlines' Return on Sales averaged around 0.11%, with its median value being 0.11% (2017).
  • Its Return on Sales has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first plummeted by -10300bps in 2020, then soared by 3700bps in 2021.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Southwest Airlines' Return on Sales stood at 0.14% in 2017, then increased by 2bps to 0.14% in 2018, then tumbled by -37bps to 0.09% in 2019, then plummeted by -604bps to 0.45% in 2020, then changed by 0bps to 0.45% in 2021.
  • Its Return on Sales stands at 0.45% for Q3 2021, versus 0.54% for Q2 2021 and 0.62% for Q1 2021.