Southwest Airlines (LUV)$40.86
Market Cap: 17.14 BCurrency: USD
Research Snapshot
Static fundamentals, valuation context, and investor signals for Southwest Airlines (LUV).
INDUSTRIALS
AIRLINES
DCF ready
Valuation
-22.7x
EV/FCF, N/A FCF yield
Quality
3.4%
ROIC, -3.0% FCF margin
Growth
25.4%
5Y sales (revenue) CAGR
Balance sheet
0.6x
Debt/equity, 0.5x current ratio
Superinvestors
3
Top: Harry Burn (2.5%)
Strengths to research
- Revenue compounded at 25.4% over five years.
- Debt/equity looks manageable at 0.6x.
- 3 tracked superinvestors report a position.
- 10 annual periods are available for trend analysis.
Watchouts
- P/E is elevated at 51.7x.
- Free cash flow margin is negative at -3.0%.
- Current ratio is below 1 at 0.5x.
Annual data: 10 periods
Quarterly data: 24 periods
Stock snapshot: May 25, 2026
Static dataset: May 25, 2026
Quality Scorecard
Build-time composite score for LUV.
Grade C
56
/ 100
Peer Comparison
Target stock against 6 market-cap comparable peers.
Heat map: red worst to green best
| LUV Target | Southwest Airlines | $17.1B | 51.7x | -22.7x | 3.4% | 25.4% | -3.0% | N/A | 4.0x | N/A |
| UAL | United Airlines Holdings Inc. | $24.4B | 9.8x | 7.2x | 21.9% | 30.9% | 4.3% | N/A | -0.8x | N/A |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings PLC | $26.8B | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines Inc. | $29.7B | 9.9x | 10.1x | 14.7% | 30.0% | 6.1% | N/A | 1.1x | N/A |
| AAL | American Airlines Group Inc. | $7.0B | 81.5x | -45.0x | 0.5% | 25.8% | -1.2% | N/A | 6.4x | N/A |
| ALK | Alaska Air Group | $6.0B | 49.8x | 8.5x | 1.1% | 31.9% | 8.8% | N/A | 4.3x | N/A |
| CPA | Copa Holdings SA | $3.9B | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Financial Charts
No financial data available for LUV (annual).
3 superinvestors own LUV
Current quarter ownership and quarter-over-quarter share changes.
Superinvestor ownership
| Fund | Shares | Value | % Portfolio | QoQ Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Burn Sound Shore | 2,001,977 | $75M | 2.52% | 0.0% |
| Robert Olstein Olstein Capital Management | 84,000 | $3M | 0.69% | 0.0% |
| First Eagle Investment Management First Eagle Investment Management | 10,000 | $376,000 | 0.00% | 0.0% |