Southwest Airlines LUV
NYSE LUV
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At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2025)

Southwest Airlines' (LUV) quarterly Short-term Investments came in at $116.0 million in Q3 2025, down 86.8% on a YoY basis from $879.0 million in Q3 2024, and down 68.13% quarter-over-quarter from $364.0 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has reported Short-term Investments for 17 consecutive years, with $116.0 million the latest figure, recorded 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 fell to $116.0 million in Q3 2025 per LUV's latest filing, 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.
  • Historically, Short-term Investments has averaged $2.1 billion across 5 years, with a median of $2.4 billion in 2021.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2025: Short-term Investments surged 48.1% in 2021, then plunged 94.5% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Short-term Investments stood at $3.0 billion in 2021, then retreated by 7.41% to $2.8 billion in 2022, then retreated by 21.93% to $2.2 billion in 2023, then tumbled by 44.37% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then plunged by 90.46% to $116.0 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Short-term Investments over the past three periods registered $116.0 million, $364.0 million, and $118.0 million for Q3 2025, Q2 2025, and Q1 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Delta Air Lines 52.35 Bn 47.68 Bn 19.07 Bn
2 Ryanair Holdings 27.93 Bn 24.00 Bn -
3 Southwest Airlines 20.05 Bn 16.26 Bn 7.33 Bn
4 Copa Holdings 5.42 Bn 4.16 Bn 1.03 Bn
5 Alaska Air 4.52 Bn 1.86 Bn 3.76 Bn
6 Skywest 3.74 Bn 3.14 Bn 1.01 Bn
7 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 2.25 Bn 1.21 Bn -
8 Allegiant Travel 2.14 Bn 1.08 Bn 902.77 Mn
9 Jetblue Airways 1.65 Bn -372.51 Mn 2.32 Bn
10 Frontier Group Holdings 1.34 Bn 384.76 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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