Southwest Airlines (LUV) Shares Issued (2009 - 2012)

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has reported Shares Issued for 4 consecutive years, with $26.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2012.

• Quarterly Shares Issued fell 14.81% year-over-year to $26.0 million in Q4 2012, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2012 was $26.0 million (down 14.81% YoY) and the FY2012 annual result came in at $26.0 million, down 14.81% from the prior year.
• Shares Issued slipped to $26.0 million in Q4 2012 per LUV's latest filing, from $30.5 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Shares Issued for LUV reached as high as $52.4 million in Q4 2009 and fell as low as $26.0 million in Q4 2012.
• A 4-year average of $35.1 million and a median of $31.0 million in 2010 frame the typical range for Shares Issued.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2010 — Shares Issued sank 40.13% — and 2011, when it decreased 2.79%.
• Year by year, Shares Issued stood at $52.4 million in 2009, then plunged by 40.13% to $31.4 million in 2010, then decreased by 2.79% to $30.5 million in 2011, then decreased by 14.81% to $26.0 million in 2012.
• According to Business Quant data, Shares Issued over the past three periods registered $26.0 million, $30.5 million, and $31.4 million for Q4 2012, Q4 2011, and Q4 2010 respectively.