Growth Metrics

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Shares Issued (2009 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines posted quarterly Shares Issued of $16.0 million for Q1 2026, down 5.88% year-on-year from $17.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 23.08% on a QoQ basis from $13.0 million in Q4 2025.

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has 18 years of Shares Issued data on file, last reported at $16.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Shares Issued fell 5.88% year-over-year to $16.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $58.0 million (down 4.92% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $59.0 million, down 1.67% from the prior year.
  • Shares Issued for Q1 2026 stood at $16.0 million, up from $13.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Shares Issued topped out at $17.0 million in Q1 2025 and bottomed 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.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Shares Issued plunged 53.85%; it then surged 66.67% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Shares Issued shows it stood at $13.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 7.69% to $12.0 million in 2023, then gained by 16.67% to $14.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 7.14% to $13.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 23.08% to $16.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Issued figures came in at $16.0 million (Q1 2026), $13.0 million (Q4 2025), and $14.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Issued (Qtr)
1 Delta Air Lines 53.78 Bn 48.72 Bn 15.19 Bn -
2 Southwest Airlines 21.39 Bn 18.06 Bn 6.21 Bn 16.00 Mn
3 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 18.50 Bn 17.47 Bn -239.00 Mn -
4 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 8.98 Bn 8.98 Bn - 248.00 Mn
5 Alaska Air 5.26 Bn 3.49 Bn 3.20 Bn -
6 Skywest 3.43 Bn 2.80 Bn 924.11 Mn 1.31 Mn
7 Copa Holdings 3.33 Bn 1.99 Bn 713.71 Mn -
8 Jetblue Airways 2.03 Bn -140.72 Mn 1.87 Bn -
9 Allegiant Travel 1.67 Bn 765.78 Mn 651.87 Mn -
10 Frontier Group Holdings 1.39 Bn 618.26 Mn 724.00 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 16.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 16.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 13.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 13.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 14.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 14.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 15.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 15.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 17.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 17.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 14.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 14.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 15.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 15.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 15.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 15.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 15.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 15.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 12.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 12.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 13.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 13.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 14.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 14.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 9.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 9.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 13.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 13.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 12.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 12.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 13.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 13.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 6.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 6.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 12.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 12.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 13.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 13.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 13.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 13.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 13.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 13.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -2.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 -2.25 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 2.29 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 2.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 11.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 11.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 40.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 40.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 9.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 9.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 10.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 10.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 10.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 10.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 9.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 9.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 9.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 9.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 9.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 9.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 9.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 9.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 7.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 7.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 7.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 7.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 7.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 7.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 7.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 7.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 6.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 6.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 6.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 6.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 6.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 6.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 11.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 11.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 16.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 16.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 9.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 9.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 8.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 8.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 13.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 13.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 14.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 14.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 23.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 23.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 25.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 25.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 49.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 49.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 65.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 65.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 12.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 12.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 13.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 13.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 6.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 6.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 5.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 5.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 5.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 5.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 12.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 12.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 5.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 5.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -15.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -15.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 4.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 4.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 27.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 27.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 4.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 4.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 10.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 10.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 10.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 10.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 23.00
Jun 30, 2010 23.00
Mar 31, 2010 12.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 12.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 9.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 9.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 4.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 4.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 4.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 4.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 4.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 4.00 Mn