Growth Metrics

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Total Debt (2016 - 2025)

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has disclosed Total Debt for 17 consecutive years, with $4.9 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Total Debt fell 26.84% year-over-year to $4.9 billion, compared with a TTM value of $4.9 billion through Dec 2025, down 26.84%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $4.9 billion, down 26.84% over the prior year.
  • Total Debt was $4.9 billion for Q4 2025 at Southwest Airlines, up from $4.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Total Debt topped out at $11.4 billion in Q2 2021 and bottomed at $4.1 billion in Q3 2025.
  • Average Total Debt over 5 years is $8.2 billion, with a median of $8.0 billion recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Total Debt soared 111.9% in 2021, then tumbled 48.76% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Total Debt stood at $10.7 billion in 2021, then decreased by 24.6% to $8.1 billion in 2022, then fell by 1.0% to $8.0 billion in 2023, then fell by 16.34% to $6.7 billion in 2024, then dropped by 26.84% to $4.9 billion in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Total Debt for LUV at $4.9 billion in Q4 2025, $4.1 billion in Q3 2025, and $4.1 billion in Q2 2025.