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Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV)

$46.42+6.84%
Close Nov 4, 2026 · split-adjusted
Nov 3, 2026$44.17▲ 45.15% in range
Nov 3, 2025Low $29.67 · High $54.80Nov 3, 2026
What changed · written from our data
As of Nov 4, 2026

Southwest Airlines closed at $46.42 on Nov 4, up 6.84%, 15.3% below its 52-week closing high. Volume of 8.5M shares was 1.24× its 20-day average (close to normal).

Split-adjusted performance: +9.4% over one month, +11.9% over six months, +52.5% over one year.

In the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, revenue was $8.42B, up 21.2% from a year earlier, with a net margin of 3.2%.

Short interest was 23.3M shares at the Oct 15 settlement, down 5.0% from the prior report (4.8% of float, 3.8 days to cover).

Market cap$22.72B489.5M shares
Revenue · quarter$8.42B+21.2% YoY
Diluted EPS$0.55+450.0% YoY
P/E · TTM21.6×P/S 0.7×
Net margin3.2%Gross 100.0%
Dividend yield1.55%$0.18 last paid
52-week range29.67 – 54.80−15.3% from high
Volume8.5M1.24× 20-day avg
Volatility · 60d33.6%Annualised
Short % of float4.8%3.8 days to cover
Net cash-$2.26BCash $3.62B
Next earnings—Not scheduled
Split-adjusted performance
1W +6.8%1M +9.4%3M −1.1%6M +11.9%YTD +12.3%1Y +52.5%3Y +106.2%5Y −0.3%

Earnings reactions

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No reported quarters with price history yet.

Rank within Transportation & Logistics

Percentile among 83 companies (100 = best)

6-month momentum67
Revenue growth68
Net margin51
Value (low P/E)45
Size81

Industry medians: 6-month return −1.7%, revenue growth +15.3%, net margin 3.2%, P/E 19.7×.

Short interest

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Shares short23.3M−5.0% vs prior
Days to cover3.8Settled Oct 15
% of float4.8%
Short vol. 10d46.6%of daily volume

Closest peers by size in Transportation & Logistics

CompanyPriceToday6MRev. growthNet marginP/EMkt cap
LUVSouthwest Airlines$46.42+6.84%+11.9%+21.2%3.2%21.6$22.72B
XPOXPO$188.06−1.62%−11.1%+13.2%6.9%54.2$21.91BCompare
JBHTJB Hunt Transport Services$227.06+1.08%−7.7%+20.4%4.7%31.5$21.32BCompare
EXPDExpeditors International of Washington$197.69−3.24%+30.7%+32.1%7.6%27.8$25.52BCompare
FDXFFedEx Freight Holding$129.43−0.64%——6.0%—$19.35BCompare
DINOHF Sinclair$104.57−7.75%+47.1%+49.7%18.4%5.1$17.92BCompare
PAAPlains All American Pipeline, L.P. Common Units representing Limited Partner Interests$25.21−2.48%+13.7%+66.3%10.0%7.0$17.79BCompare
CHRWC.H. Robinson Worldwide$133.84+0.25%−20.6%+29.5%3.7%23.2$15.52BCompare
ODFLOld Dominion Freight Line$179.39+0.96%−10.6%+10.4%22.6%34.1$37.20BCompare

News about Southwest Airlines

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LUV Q3 Earnings Beat on Record Revenues and Higher FaresZacks Investment Research · Oct 22, 2026▲ PositiveSouthwest (LUV) Q3 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street EstimatesZacks Investment Research · Oct 21, 2026NeutralSouthwest Airlines (LUV) Beats Q3 Earnings and Revenue EstimatesZacks Investment Research · Oct 21, 2026NeutralSouthwest Airlines to Report Q3 Earnings: What's in the Cards?Zacks Investment Research · Oct 14, 2026NeutralSouthwest Airlines (LUV) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?Zacks Investment Research · Oct 14, 2026Neutral

Quick answers

What does Southwest Airlines do?
Southwest Airlines is the largest domestic air carrier in the United States by passengers boarded. Southwest operates nearly 800 aircraft in an all-Boeing 737 fleet.
What is LUV's market cap?
$22.72B, based on the Nov 4 close of $46.42.
What is LUV's P/E ratio?
21.6× trailing-twelve-month earnings of $1.05B.
Does Southwest Airlines pay a dividend?
Yes. The latest regular dividend was $0.18 per share (ex-date Sep 3), an annualised yield of 1.55%.
How much of LUV is sold short?
23.3M shares, 4.8% of float, as of Oct 15, 2026.
What sector is LUV in?
Industrials, in the Transportation & Logistics industry.

About Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines is the largest domestic air carrier in the United States by passengers boarded. Southwest operates nearly 800 aircraft in an all-Boeing 737 fleet. Despite offering some longer routes and a few perks for business travelers, the airline predominantly specializes in short-haul, leisure flights operated with a simple cabin configuration in a point-to-point network. In early 2026, Southwest modified its cabins to offer some rows with extra legroom, its ticketing process and merchandising to offer assigned seats, and more fare categories to include a basic economy class that appears for the first time in travel aggregators' search results and more directly competes with other airlines' offerings.

HQ: Dallas, TX73,092 employeesListed Jan 2, 1973southwest.com

Sources: Massive / Polygon daily aggregates (split-adjusted) · SEC filings via Massive · FINRA settlements via Massive · Financial Modeling Prep. Figures are dated where shown; research is informational, not investment advice. Methodology