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Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV)
As of Nov 11, 1:50 PM ET, Southwest Airlines (LUV) last traded at $46.61, up 0.63% on the day. Its TickerHum research score is 58/100 (average). It reported revenue of $31.55B for the twelve months ending 2026-09-30, up 14.5% year over year, with a 4.4% operating margin.
Ratings
- Valuation: 58/100 — Strongest input: price / sales (ttm) 0.7x. Weakest: free-cash-flow yield -2.0 %.
- Growth: 81/100 — Strongest input: diluted eps growth (ttm, yoy) +225.4 %. Weakest: revenue growth (ttm, yoy) +14.5 %.
- Profitability: 40/100 — Strongest input: return on equity 14.4 %. Weakest: operating margin 4.4 %.
- Financial health: 48/100 — Strongest input: long-term debt / equity 0.51. Weakest: current ratio 0.47.
- Momentum: 67/100 — Strongest input: 1-year return +39.8 %. Weakest: 3-month return +3.9 %.
- Attention: 50/100 — Strongest input: headlines in the last 7 days 26. Weakest: volume vs 3-month average 0.2x.
- Risk resilience: 52/100 — Strongest input: annualised volatility (1y) 43.7 %. Weakest: max drawdown (1y) -33.8 %.
- Data confidence: 98/100 — Strongest input: quote age (hours) 0 h. Weakest: inputs available 95 %.
Reported fundamentals
| Metric | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $31.55B | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Revenue growth | 14.5% | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Net income | $1.05B | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Diluted EPS | $2.05 | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Operating margin | 4.4% | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Net margin | 3.3% | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Free cash flow | -$450M | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Cash | $3.62B | as of 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Long-term debt | $3.73B | as of 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Debt / equity | 0.51 | as of 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (CIK 0000092380).
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