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Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV)
As of Sep 25, 4:00 PM ET, Southwest Airlines (LUV) last traded at $42.68, up 2.72% on the day. Its TickerHum research score is 52/100 (average). It reported revenue of $30.07B for the twelve months ending 2026-06-30, up 9.5% year over year, with a 3.5% operating margin.
Ratings
- Valuation: 56/100 — Strongest input: price / sales (ttm) 0.7x. Weakest: free-cash-flow yield -1.9 %.
- Growth: 75/100 — Strongest input: diluted eps growth (ttm, yoy) +150.0 %. Weakest: revenue growth (ttm, yoy) +9.5 %.
- Profitability: 37/100 — Strongest input: return on equity 11.8 %. Weakest: operating margin 3.5 %.
- Financial health: 49/100 — Strongest input: long-term debt / equity 0.54. Weakest: current ratio 0.49.
- Momentum: 44/100 — Strongest input: 1-year return +31.2 %. Weakest: 3-month return -17.8 %.
- Attention: 62/100 — Strongest input: headlines in the last 7 days 14. Weakest: volume vs 3-month average 1.3x.
- Risk: 52/100 — Strongest input: annualised volatility (1y) 43.6 %. Weakest: max drawdown (1y) -33.8 %.
- Data confidence: 90/100 — Strongest input: latest financial period age (days) 68 d. Weakest: quote age (hours) 45 h.
Reported fundamentals
| Metric | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $30.07B | TTM ending 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Revenue growth | 9.5% | TTM ending 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Net income | $837M | TTM ending 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Diluted EPS | $1.60 | TTM ending 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Operating margin | 3.5% | TTM ending 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Net margin | 2.8% | TTM ending 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Free cash flow | -$406M | TTM ending 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Cash | $3.79B | as of 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Long-term debt | $3.79B | as of 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Debt / equity | 0.54 | as of 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (CIK 0000092380).
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