Southwest Airlines (LUV) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has reported Share-based Compensation for 12 consecutive years, with $11.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• Quarterly Share-based Compensation fell 45.0% year-over-year to $11.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $30.0 million (down 92.35% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $48.0 million, down 87.27% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation advanced to $11.0 million in Q2 2026 per LUV's latest filing, from $5.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Share-based Compensation for LUV reached as high as $335.0 million in Q4 2024 and fell as low as $3.0 million in Q2 2022.
• A 5-year average of $32.4 million and a median of $14.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Share-based Compensation soared 8275.0% — and 2025, when it plunged 97.01%.
• Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $16.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 75.0% to $4.0 million in 2023, then surged by 8275.0% to $335.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 97.01% to $10.0 million in 2025, then rose by 10.0% to $11.0 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $11.0 million, $5.0 million, and $10.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.