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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |