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Southwest Airlines (LUV) Times Interest Earned (2016 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines has reported Times Interest Earned over the past 18 years, most recently at $6.11 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Times Interest Earned rose 226.06% to $6.11 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $5.61 through Mar 2026, up 162.59% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $2.56 for FY2025, 98.8% up from the prior year.
  • Times Interest Earned was $6.11 for Q1 2026 at Southwest Airlines, down from $8.32 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Times Interest Earned peaked at $12.45 in Q2 2022 and troughed at -$6.12 in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Times Interest Earned is $3.23 (2022), against an average of $2.59.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Times Interest Earned: tumbled 460.03% in 2022 and later soared 226.06% in 2026.
  • Tracing LUV's Times Interest Earned over 5 years: stood at -$5.66 in 2022, then fell by 8.11% to -$6.12 in 2023, then soared by 178.3% to $4.79 in 2024, then soared by 73.56% to $8.32 in 2025, then decreased by 26.54% to $6.11 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Times Interest Earned over the past three periods came in at $6.11, $8.32, and $1.0 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.