LUV Southwest Airlines Co
Price (delayed)
$29.81
Market cap
$17.67B
P/E Ratio
38.22
Dividend/share
$0.72
EPS
$0.78
Enterprise value
$18.22B
Southwest Airlines Co. is a major American airline headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and is the world's largest low-cost carrier. The airline was established on March 15, 1967 by Herb Kelleher
Highlights
Southwest Airlines's debt has decreased by 12% YoY and by 11% from the previous quarter
LUV's gross profit is up by 9% year-on-year and by 3.2% since the previous quarter
The quick ratio has contracted by 22% YoY but it has grown by 2.6% from the previous quarter
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of LUV
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
592.66M
Market cap
$17.67B
Enterprise value
$18.22B
Price to earnings (P/E)
38.22
Price to book (P/B)
1.73
Price to sales (P/S)
0.65
EV/EBIT
21.51
EV/EBITDA
7.27
EV/Sales
0.66
Revenue
$27.48B
Gross profit
$18.36B
Operating income
$321M
Net income
$465M
EBIT
$847M
EBITDA
$2.5B
Free cash flow
-$1.59B
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$0.78
EPS diluted
$0.76
Free cash flow per share
-$2.65
Book value per share
$17.26
Revenue per share
$45.83
TBVPS
$54.66
Total assets
$33.75B
Total liabilities
$23.4B
Debt
$8.06B
Equity
$10.35B
Working capital
-$1B
Debt to equity
0.78
Current ratio
0.92
Quick ratio
0.8
Net debt/EBITDA
0.22
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
9.1%
Gross margin
66.8%
Net margin
1.7%
Operating margin
1.2%
Return on assets
1.3%
Return on equity
4.5%
Return on invested capital
3.9%
Return on capital employed
3.9%
Return on sales
3.1%
Dividend yield
2.42%
DPS
$0.72
Payout ratio
92.3%
LUV stock price
How has the Southwest Airlines stock price performed over time
Intraday
-2.61%
1 week
-1.55%
1 month
-10.4%
1 year
-13.69%
YTD
-11.33%
QTD
-11.33%
Financial performance
How have Southwest Airlines's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$27.48B
Gross profit
$18.36B
Operating income
$321M
Net income
$465M
Gross margin
66.8%
Net margin
1.7%
Southwest Airlines's operating margin has soared by 192% from the previous quarter and by 33% YoY
LUV's operating income has surged by 189% since the previous quarter and by 43% year-on-year
LUV's gross profit is up by 9% year-on-year and by 3.2% since the previous quarter
Southwest Airlines's net margin has decreased by 6% YoY
Growth
What is Southwest Airlines's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Southwest Airlines stock price valuation
P/E
38.22
P/B
1.73
P/S
0.65
EV/EBIT
21.51
EV/EBITDA
7.27
EV/Sales
0.66
The P/B is 21% lower than the 5-year quarterly average of 2.2 and 3.9% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 1.8
The stock's price to sales (P/S) is 54% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.4 and 7% less than its last 4 quarters average of 0.7
LUV's revenue is up by 5% year-on-year
Efficiency
How efficient is Southwest Airlines business performance
The ROS has contracted by 9% YoY
LUV's return on invested capital is up by 2.6% year-on-year
LUV's return on equity is up by 2.3% year-on-year
Dividends
What is LUV's dividend history
DPS
$0.72
Dividend yield
2.42%
Payout ratio
92.3%
Recent dividends
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield
Financial health
How did Southwest Airlines financials performed over time
Southwest Airlines's total assets is 44% higher than its total liabilities
The quick ratio has contracted by 22% YoY but it has grown by 2.6% from the previous quarter
The current ratio has declined by 19% year-on-year but it has increased by 4.5% since the previous quarter
Southwest Airlines's debt is 22% less than its equity
Southwest Airlines's debt has decreased by 12% YoY and by 11% from the previous quarter
The debt to equity has declined by 10% since the previous quarter and by 10% year-on-year
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
specified. Data from 
and Sharadar.