Growth Metrics

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

Southwest Airlines posted quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) of $503.0 million for Q1 2026, down 13.87% year-on-year from $584.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 4.37% on a QoQ basis from $526.0 million in Q3 2025.

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has 18 years of Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) data on file, last reported at $503.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) fell 13.87% year-over-year to $503.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $503.0 million (down 13.87% YoY), and the FY2009 full-year result was $741.0, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for Q1 2026 stood at $503.0 million, down from $526.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) topped out at $643.0 million in Q2 2024 and bottomed at $503.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) is $597.0 million (2024), against an average of $598.2 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) climbed 4.75%; it then fell 18.2% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) shows it stood at $639.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 0.16% to $640.0 million in 2023, then rose by 0.47% to $643.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 18.2% to $526.0 million in 2025, then fell by 4.37% to $503.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) figures came in at $503.0 million (Q1 2026), $526.0 million (Q3 2025), and $541.0 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares (Diluted Avg.) (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 503.00 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 - 1.15 Bn
5 Alaska Air 5.26 Bn 3.49 Bn 3.20 Bn 114.29 Mn
6 Skywest 3.43 Bn 2.80 Bn 924.11 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 18.22 Mn
10 Frontier Group Holdings 1.39 Bn 618.26 Mn 724.00 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 503.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 526.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 541.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 584.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 643.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 643.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 597.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 640.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 639.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 594.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 639.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 635.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 592.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 610.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 615.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 609.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 556.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 563.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 515.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 534.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 547.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 552.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 579.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 579.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 588.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 606.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 610.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 614.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 625.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 639.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 648.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 673.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 673.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 682.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 699.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 703.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 707.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 722.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 722.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 727.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 762.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 771.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 772.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 774.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 765.00
Sep 30, 2010 747.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 745.00
Mar 31, 2010 744.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 741.00
Sep 30, 2009 742.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 741.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 740.00 Mn