How to buy Southwest Airlines Company (LUV) stocks

Southwest Airlines Company is an airlines business based in the US. Southwest Airlines Company shares (LUV) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $33.28 – an increase of 0.79% over the previous week. Southwest Airlines Company employs 73,463 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $27.4 billion.

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Southwest Airlines Company stock price (NYSE: LUV)

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Southwest Airlines Company stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$33.28
52-week range	$23.44 - $36.12
50-day moving average more info button	$31.75
200-day moving average more info button	$29.06
Wall St. target price	$31.54
PE ratio more info button	N/A
Dividend yield more info button	$0.72 (2.22%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$-0.08

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Southwest Airlines Company price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $32.78 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-0.73%
1 month (2024-11-21)	3.11%
3 months (2024-09-20)	12.88%
6 months (2024-06-21)	15.59%

1 year (2023-12-21)	10.74%
2 years (2022-12-21)	-6.28%
3 years (2021-12-21)	39.0568
5 years (2019-12-20)	52.0061

Is Southwest Airlines Company stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Southwest Airlines Company stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Southwest Airlines Company's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Southwest Airlines Company's PEG ratio

Southwest Airlines Company's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.4926. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Southwest Airlines Company's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Southwest Airlines Company's EBITDA

Southwest Airlines Company's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.7 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Southwest Airlines Company's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Southwest Airlines Company financials

Revenue TTM	$27.4 billion
Operating margin TTM	0.28%
Gross profit TTM	$6 billion
Return on assets TTM	0.46%
Return on equity TTM	-0.45%
Profit margin	-0.17%
Book value	$17.36
Market Capitalization more info button	$19.5 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Southwest Airlines Company stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 97.3% of net profits

Recently Southwest Airlines Company has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Southwest Airlines Company shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Southwest Airlines Company's case, that would currently equate to about $0.72 per share.

Southwest Airlines Company's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Southwest Airlines Company's most recent dividend payout was on 15 January 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 25 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Southwest Airlines Company's stocks ever split?

Southwest Airlines Company's stocks were split on a 3:2 basis on 15 February 2001 . So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Southwest Airlines Company stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 33.3% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Southwest Airlines Company stocks, which in turn could have impacted Southwest Airlines Company's stock price.

Southwest Airlines Company stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Southwest Airlines Company's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $23.4365 up to $36.12. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Southwest Airlines Company's is 1.153. This would suggest that Southwest Airlines Company's stocks are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Southwest Airlines Company overview

Southwest Airlines Co. operates as a passenger airline company that provides scheduled air transportation services in the United States and near-international markets. As of December 31, 2023, the company operated a total fleet of 817 Boeing 737 aircraft; and served 121 destinations in 42 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as well as ten near-international countries, including Mexico, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Aruba, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos. It also provides inflight entertainment and connectivity services on Wi-Fi enabled aircraft; and Rapid Rewards loyalty program that enables program members to earn points for dollars spent on Southwest base fares. In addition, the company offers a suite of digital platforms to support customers' travel needs, including websites and apps; and SWABIZ, an online booking tool. Further, it provides ancillary services, such as Southwest's EarlyBird Check-In, upgraded boarding, and transportation of pets and unaccompanied minors. Southwest Airlines Co.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Southwest Airlines Company is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.356% of Southwest Airlines Company stocks are held by insiders and 90.967% by institutions. How many people work for Southwest Airlines Company?
Latest data suggests 73,463 work at Southwest Airlines Company. When does the fiscal year end for Southwest Airlines Company?
Southwest Airlines Company's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Southwest Airlines Company based?
Southwest Airlines Company's address is: P.O. Box 36611, Dallas, TX, United States, 75235-1611 What is Southwest Airlines Company's ISIN number?
Southwest Airlines Company's international securities identification number is: US8447411088 What is Southwest Airlines Company's CUSIP number?
Southwest Airlines Company's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 844741108

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