Growth Metrics

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Shares Issued (2016 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines has reported Shares Issued over the past 18 years, most recently at $16.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Shares Issued fell 5.88% to $16.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $58.0 million through Mar 2026, down 4.92% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $59.0 million for FY2025, 1.67% down from the prior year.
  • Shares Issued was $16.0 million for Q1 2026 at Southwest Airlines, up from $13.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Shares Issued peaked at $17.0 million in Q1 2025 and troughed at $6.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Issued is $14.0 million (2023), against an average of $13.3 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Shares Issued: plummeted 53.85% in 2022 and later soared 66.67% in 2024.
  • Tracing LUV's Shares Issued over 5 years: stood at $13.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 7.69% to $12.0 million in 2023, then grew by 16.67% to $14.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 7.14% to $13.0 million in 2025, then rose by 23.08% to $16.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Shares Issued over the past three periods came in at $16.0 million, $13.0 million, and $14.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.