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% YoY 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) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Southwest Airlines (LUV) has 17 years of Short-term Investments data on file, last reported at $116.0 million in Q3 2025.
- Quarterly Short-term Investments fell 86.8% year-over-year to $116.0 million in Q3 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2025 was $116.0 million (down 86.8% YoY) and the FY2024 annual result came in at $1.2 billion, down 44.37% from the prior year.
- Short-term Investments slipped to $116.0 million in Q3 2025, from $364.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Short-term Investments ranged from a high of $3.3 billion in Q1 2023 to a low of $116.0 million in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of $2.1 billion and a median of $2.4 billion in 2021 frame the typical range for Short-term Investments.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Short-term Investments jumped 48.1% — and 2025, when it tumbled 94.5%.
- Tracing LUV's Short-term Investments over 5 years: 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 | Delta Air Lines | 53.89 Bn | 49.22 Bn | 19.07 Bn |
| 2 | Ryanair Holdings | 29.45 Bn | 26.24 Bn | - |
| 3 | Southwest Airlines | 19.73 Bn | 15.94 Bn | 7.33 Bn |
| 4 | Copa Holdings | 5.35 Bn | 4.09 Bn | 1.03 Bn |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 4.49 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 3.76 Bn |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.99 Bn | 3.38 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 7 | Allegiant Travel | 1.86 Bn | 807.93 Mn | 902.77 Mn |
| 8 | Jetblue Airways | 1.83 Bn | -189.37 Mn | 2.32 Bn |
| 9 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.36 Bn | 408.77 Mn | - |
| 10 | Republic Airways Holdings | 853.83 Mn | 576.23 Mn | 487.40 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 |