Southwest Airlines (LUV) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)

Southwest Airlines (LUV) posted quarterly Total Debt of $5.9 billion for Q2 2026, up 44.92% year-on-year from $4.1 billion in Q2 2025, and up 10.38% on a QoQ basis from $5.4 billion in Q1 2026.

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has reported Total Debt for 18 consecutive years, with $5.9 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Total Debt rose 44.92% year-over-year to $5.9 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $5.9 billion (up 44.92% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $4.9 billion, down 26.84% from the prior year.
  • Total Debt grew to $5.9 billion in Q2 2026 per LUV's latest filing, from $5.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Total Debt for LUV reached as high as $10.7 billion in Q1 2022 and fell as low as $28.0 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $5.0 billion and a median of $5.1 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Total Debt.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Total Debt slumped 99.71% — and 2025, when it surged 23807.14%.
  • Year by year, Total Debt stood at $8.1 billion in 2022, then retreated by 1.0% to $8.0 billion in 2023, then dropped by 16.34% to $6.7 billion in 2024, then declined by 26.84% to $4.9 billion in 2025, then gained by 21.32% to $5.9 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Total Debt over the past three periods registered $5.9 billion, $5.4 billion, and $4.9 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Total Debt (Qtr)
1 Latam Airlines 29,341.35 Bn 29,338.67 Bn 1.28 Mn 7.54 Mn
2 Ryanair Holdings 183.33 Bn 180.79 Bn - 43.59 Mn
3 Delta Air Lines 53.61 Bn 48.95 Bn 19.07 Bn 13.95 Bn
4 Southwest Airlines 21.85 Bn 18.53 Bn 7.33 Bn 5.95 Bn
5 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 8.69 Bn 7.93 Bn - 461.00 Mn
6 Copa Holdings 5.59 Bn 4.26 Bn 713.71 Mn 1.98 Bn
7 Alaska Air 5.12 Bn 3.35 Bn 3.20 Bn 5.32 Bn
8 Skywest 3.85 Bn 3.22 Bn 1.01 Bn 2.31 Bn
9 Jetblue Airways 1.85 Bn 1.44 Bn 1.87 Bn 8.44 Bn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.72 Bn 818.03 Mn 651.87 Mn 1.91 Bn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 5.95 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 5.39 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 4.90 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 4.10 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 4.10 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 6.69 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 6.70 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.93 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.93 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 28.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 8.01 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 30.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 31.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 32.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 8.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 8.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 10.54 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 10.72 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 10.73 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 11.24 Bn