Southwest Airlines LUV
NYSE LUV
$40.38 +0.49 (+1.23%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Southwest Airlines' (LUV) quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at $489.2 million in Q2 2026, down 6.85% YoY from $525.2 million in Q2 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from $488.8 million in Q1 2026.

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has 18 years of Shares Outstanding (Entity) data on file, last reported at $489.2 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) fell 6.85% year-over-year to $489.2 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $489.2 million (down 6.85% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $540.0 million, down 9.7% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Entity) steadied at $489.2 million in Q2 2026, from $488.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) ranged from a high of $599.7 million in Q3 2024 to a low of $488.8 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $571.1 million and a median of $593.6 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Shares Outstanding (Entity).
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Shares Outstanding (Entity) gained 0.61% — and 2026, when it retreated 14.23%.
  • Tracing LUV's Shares Outstanding (Entity) over 5 years: stood at $593.0 million in 2022, then rose by 0.34% to $595.0 million in 2023, then rose by 0.5% to $598.0 million in 2024, then retreated by 9.7% to $540.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 9.41% to $489.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Outstanding (Entity) figures came in at $489.2 million (Q2 2026), $488.8 million (Q1 2026), and $540.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Outstanding (Qtr)
1 Delta Air Lines 53.89 Bn 49.22 Bn 19.07 Bn 654.00 Mn
2 Ryanair Holdings 29.45 Bn 26.24 Bn - 527.75 Mn
3 Southwest Airlines 19.73 Bn 15.94 Bn 7.33 Bn 489.00 Mn
4 Copa Holdings 5.35 Bn 4.09 Bn 1.03 Bn 41.26 Mn
5 Alaska Air 4.49 Bn 1.83 Bn 3.76 Bn 111.13 Mn
6 Skywest 3.99 Bn 3.38 Bn 1.01 Bn 39.42 Mn
7 Allegiant Travel 1.86 Bn 807.93 Mn 902.77 Mn 22.85 Mn
8 Jetblue Airways 1.83 Bn -189.37 Mn 2.32 Bn 375.90 Mn
9 Frontier Group Holdings 1.36 Bn 408.77 Mn - 229.98 Mn
10 Republic Airways Holdings 853.83 Mn 576.23 Mn 487.40 Mn 45.71 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 489.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 498.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 540.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 523.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 538.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 584.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 598.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 599.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 599.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 597.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 595.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 596.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 595.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 594.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 593.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 593.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 593.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 592.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 592.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 592.00 Mn