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

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has reported Share-based Compensation for 18 consecutive years, with $54.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 125.47% year-over-year to $54.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $71.0 million (up 7000.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$407.0 million, down 207.96% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation slipped to $54.0 million in Q2 2026 per LUV's latest filing, from $61.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $335.0 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$212.0 million in Q2 2025.
• Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $1.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $4.0 million in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Share-based Compensation plunged 2033.33% in 2023, then soared 8275.0% in 2024.
• Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $24.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 83.33% to $4.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 8275.0% to $335.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 114.33% to -$48.0 million in 2025, then surged by 212.5% to $54.0 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $54.0 million, $61.0 million, and -$48.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.