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Southwest Airlines Company LUV

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Southwest Airlines Company

Overview of Southwest Airlines Co.

LUV NYQ
Industrials Airlines Large Cap
Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV), is a Large Cap company, in the Airlines industry, last closed at $38.75, about 115.8% undervalued vs fair value, +20.6% 1Y return, ranked 261/656 in sector.
$38.75
0.36%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 51.1%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$22.14B
Enterprise Value
$24.89B
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.southwest.com
HQ Dallas, TX
Employees 77,397
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Dividend Apr 2
Earnings Apr 22 Estimated Call: Apr 23 Estimated

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$73
$84
$95
Current: $38.75 +116% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Large Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$28.1B
2.1%%
Gross Profit
$4.9B
9.8%%
Operating Income
$428.0M
33.3%%
Net Income
$441.0M
-5.2%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio
-188.4%
Poor

FCF / Net Income - measures how well earnings convert to cash

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Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health critical
Significant cash flow inefficiencies identified. Multiple high-impact leaks require attention.
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Southwest Airlines Company's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
51
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Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 100% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing LUV's balance between Growth (33.4%), Profitability (30.9%), and Safety (35.8%). Growth 33% Safety 36% Profitability 31%

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Growth

40th percentile vs peers
40
Key Signals
EPS Growth YoY 8.3% 53p Rev Growth YoY 2.1% 35p Revenue CAGR 3Y 5.6% 35p TSR 25.2% 70p EPS CAGR 3Y -2.3% 22p
Strengths

No notable strengths identified for this axis.

Risks
  • Growth below peer median (percentile: 40)

Profitability

37th percentile vs peers
37
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Safety

43th percentile vs peers
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Southwest Airlines Company.

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