Growth Metrics

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Shares Repurchased (2016 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines has reported Shares Repurchased over the past 13 years, most recently at $1.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Shares Repurchased rose 66.67% to $1.2 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $3.1 billion through Mar 2026, up 205.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $2.6 billion for FY2025, 920.0% up from the prior year.
  • Shares Repurchased was $1.2 billion for Q1 2026 at Southwest Airlines, up from $50.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Shares Repurchased peaked at $1.5 billion in Q2 2025 and troughed at $50.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 3-year median for Shares Repurchased is $500.0 million (2024), against an average of $675.0 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Shares Repurchased: tumbled 80.0% in 2025 and later soared 66.67% in 2026.
  • Tracing LUV's Shares Repurchased over 3 years: stood at $250.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 80.0% to $50.0 million in 2025, then surged by 2400.0% to $1.2 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Shares Repurchased over the past three periods came in at $1.2 billion, $50.0 million, and $250.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.