Southwest Airlines (LUV) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2025)
Southwest Airlines posted quarterly Short-term Investments of $116.0 million for Q3 2025, down 86.8% year-on-year from $879.0 million in Q3 2024, and down 68.13% on a QoQ basis from $364.0 million in Q2 2025.
Southwest Airlines (LUV) has 17 years of Short-term Investments data on file, last reported at $116.0 million in Q3 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q3 2025, Short-term Investments fell 86.8% year-over-year to $116.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2025 stood at $116.0 million (down 86.8% YoY), and the FY2024 full-year result was $1.2 billion, down 44.37% from the prior year.
- Short-term Investments for Q3 2025 stood at $116.0 million, down from $364.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Short-term Investments topped out at $3.3 billion in Q1 2023 and bottomed at $116.0 million in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Short-term Investments is $2.4 billion (2021), against an average of $2.1 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2021, when Short-term Investments jumped 48.1%; it then sank 94.5% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Short-term Investments shows it stood at $3.0 billion in 2021, then fell by 7.41% to $2.8 billion in 2022, then fell by 21.93% to $2.2 billion in 2023, then plunged by 44.37% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then sank by 90.46% to $116.0 million in 2025.
- The last three Short-term Investments figures came in at $116.0 million (Q3 2025), $364.0 million (Q2 2025), and $118.0 million (Q1 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (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 |
| 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 | - |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 5.26 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 3.20 Bn |
| 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 |
| 10 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.39 Bn | 618.26 Mn | 724.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 116.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 364.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 118.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.22 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 879.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.86 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.24 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.32 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.80 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.64 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.02 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.75 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.38 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 2.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 2.45 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 2.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 1.61 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.52 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 1.53 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 1.54 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 1.52 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.84 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 1.72 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 1.57 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 1.42 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1.78 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 1.58 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 1.62 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 1.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 1.63 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 1.48 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 1.38 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 1.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 1.36 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 1.36 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 1.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 1.71 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 1.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 2.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 1.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 1.80 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 2.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 1.90 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 1.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 1.86 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 2.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 2.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 2.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 2.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 2.64 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 2,779.00 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 2.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 2.28 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 2.35 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 2.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 1.66 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 1.48 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 1.35 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 1.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 989.00 Mn |