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

Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported Short-term Investments of $116.0 million for 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.

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

Southwest Airlines has reported Short-term Investments for 17 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for Short-term Investments was $3.3 billion in Q1 2023, with the low 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.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Short-term Investments jumped 48.1% — and 2025, when it tumbled 94.5%.
  • Southwest Airlines' Short-term Investments stood at $3.0 billion in 2021, then declined by 7.41% to $2.8 billion in 2022, then declined by 21.93% to $2.2 billion in 2023, then sank by 44.37% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then slumped 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 Ryanair Holdings 453.97 Bn 448.50 Bn 1.55 Bn
2 Delta Air Lines 54.89 Bn 49.84 Bn 15.19 Bn
3 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 47.52 Bn 46.49 Bn -239.00 Mn
4 Southwest Airlines 23.88 Bn 20.55 Bn 6.21 Bn
5 Copa Holdings 6.22 Bn 4.88 Bn 713.71 Mn
6 Alaska Air 5.64 Bn 3.87 Bn 3.20 Bn
7 Skywest 3.71 Bn 3.08 Bn 924.11 Mn
8 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 2.23 Bn 2.23 Bn -
9 Jetblue Airways 2.11 Bn -62.86 Mn 1.87 Bn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.82 Bn 921.81 Mn 651.87 Mn

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