Growth Metrics

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

Southwest Airlines posted quarterly Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) of $498.0 million for Q1 2026, down 14.73% year-on-year from $584.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 7.78% on a QoQ basis from $540.0 million in Q4 2025.

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has 18 years of Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) data on file, last reported at $498.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) fell 14.73% year-over-year to $498.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $498.0 million (down 14.73% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $540.0 million, down 9.7% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) for Q1 2026 stood at $498.0 million, down from $540.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) topped out at $599.0 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at $498.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) is $593.0 million (2022), against an average of $578.0 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) advanced 0.51%; it then fell 14.73% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) shows it stood at $593.0 million in 2022, then gained by 0.34% to $595.0 million in 2023, then gained by 0.5% to $598.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 9.7% to $540.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 7.78% to $498.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) figures came in at $498.0 million (Q1 2026), $540.0 million (Q4 2025), and $523.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares (Weighted Avg.) (Qtr)
1 Delta Air Lines 53.78 Bn 48.72 Bn 15.19 Bn 652.00 Mn
2 Southwest Airlines 21.39 Bn 18.06 Bn 6.21 Bn 498.00 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 40.00 Mn
7 Copa Holdings 3.33 Bn 1.99 Bn 713.71 Mn 23.29 Mn
8 Jetblue Airways 2.03 Bn -140.72 Mn 1.87 Bn 370.80 Mn
9 Allegiant Travel 1.67 Bn 765.78 Mn 651.87 Mn 18.21 Mn
10 Frontier Group Holdings 1.39 Bn 618.26 Mn 724.00 Mn 229.42 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 598.00 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 591.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 591.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 591.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 565.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 556.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 536,000.00
Mar 31, 2020 515.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 538.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 542.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 542.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 551.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 573.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 578.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 582.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 587.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 601.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 605.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 604.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 613.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 627.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 618.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 632.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 641.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 661.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 655.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 670.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 674.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 687.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 690.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 690.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 698.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 710.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 714.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 719.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 725.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 750.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 739.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 764.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 771.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 774.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 792.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 780.00
Mar 31, 2011 748.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 746.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 745.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 744.00
Mar 31, 2010 743.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 741.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 742.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 741.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 740.00 Mn