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Southwest Airlines (LUV) | Financial Analysis & Statements

Southwest Airlines Co. | Large-cap | Industrials

$32.77

5.47%

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TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 6.4B

Gross Profit 867.0M 13.49%

Operating Income -223.0M -3.47%

Net Income -149.0M -2.32%

EPS (Diluted) $-0.26

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 33.2B

Total Liabilities 23.8B

Shareholders Equity 9.4B

Debt to Equity 2.55

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 989.0M

Free Cash Flow 359.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

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Southwest Airlines Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Revenue i	27.5B	26.1B	23.8B	15.8B	9.0B
Cost of Goods Sold i	23.0B	21.9B	19.1B	11.7B	10.9B
Gross Profit i	4.5B	4.2B	4.8B	4.1B	-1.9B
Gross Margin % i	16.2%	16.2%	20.0%	26.1%	-20.9%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i	-	-	-	-	-
Selling, General & Administrative i	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses i	4.1B	4.0B	3.7B	2.4B	1.9B
Total Operating Expenses i	4.1B	4.0B	3.7B	2.4B	1.9B
Operating Income i	321.0M	224.0M	1.0B	1.7B	-3.8B
Operating Margin % i	1.2%	0.9%	4.3%	10.9%	-42.2%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i	497.0M	583.0M	217.0M	13.0M	32.0M
Interest Expense i	214.0M	236.0M	301.0M	431.0M	314.0M
Other Non-Operating Income	-6.0M	62.0M	-205.0M	22.0M	-158.0M
Pre-tax Income i	598.0M	633.0M	728.0M	1.3B	-4.3B
Income Tax i	133.0M	168.0M	189.0M	348.0M	-1.2B
Effective Tax Rate % i	22.2%	26.5%	26.0%	26.3%	0.0%
Net Income i	465.0M	465.0M	539.0M	977.0M	-3.1B
Net Margin % i	1.7%	1.8%	2.3%	6.2%	-34.0%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i	2.5B	2.3B	2.6B	3.1B	-2.7B
EPS (Basic) i	$0.78	$0.84	$0.91	$1.65	$-5.44
EPS (Diluted) i	$0.76	$0.81	$0.87	$1.61	$-5.44
Basic Shares Outstanding i	598000000	595000000	593000000	592000000	565000000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i	598000000	595000000	593000000	592000000	565000000

Income Statement Trend

Southwest Airlines Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i	7.5B	9.3B	9.5B	12.5B	11.1B
Short-term Investments i	1.2B	2.2B	2.8B	3.0B	2.3B
Accounts Receivable i	47.0M	104.0M	117.0M	58.0M	46.0M
Inventory i	800.0M	807.0M	790.0M	537.0M	414.0M
Other Current Assets	621.0M	449.0M	440.0M	309.0M	285.0M
Total Current Assets i	11.3B	14.0B	14.8B	18.0B	15.2B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i	9.7B	8.7B	8.3B	7.9B	8.3B
Goodwill i	2.2B	2.2B	2.2B	2.2B	2.2B
Intangible Assets i	300.0M	296.0M	296.0M	295.0M	295.0M
Long-term Investments	90.0M	102.0M	174.0M	192.0M	90.0M
Other Non-Current Assets	61.0M	28.0M	31.0M	395.0M	337.0M
Total Non-Current Assets i	22.5B	22.5B	20.6B	18.3B	19.4B
Total Assets i	33.8B	36.5B	35.4B	36.3B	34.6B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i	339.0M	265.0M	277.0M	156.0M	111.0M
Short-term Debt i	2.0B	237.0M	267.0M	692.0M	526.0M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt	-	-	-	-	-
Other Current Liabilities	-	-	-	-	3.8B
Total Current Liabilities i	12.3B	12.3B	10.4B	9.2B	7.5B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i	6.1B	9.0B	9.2B	11.6B	11.7B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i	2.2B	2.0B	2.0B	1.8B	1.6B
Other Non-Current Liabilities	221.0M	293.0M	250.0M	288.0M	391.0M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i	11.1B	13.7B	14.3B	16.7B	18.2B
Total Liabilities i	23.4B	26.0B	24.7B	25.9B	25.7B
Equity
Common Stock i	888.0M	888.0M	888.0M	888.0M	888.0M
Retained Earnings i	16.3B	16.3B	16.3B	15.8B	14.8B
Treasury Stock i	11.0B	10.8B	10.8B	10.9B	10.9B
Other Equity	-	-	-	-	-
Total Shareholders Equity i	10.4B	10.5B	10.7B	10.4B	8.9B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i	8.1B	9.2B	9.4B	12.3B	12.2B
Working Capital i	-1.0B	1.7B	4.4B	8.9B	7.7B

Balance Sheet Composition

Southwest Airlines Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Operating Activities
Net Income i	465.0M	465.0M	539.0M	977.0M	-3.1B
Depreciation & Amortization i	1.7B	1.5B	1.4B	1.3B	1.3B
Stock-Based Compensation i	-	-	-	-	-
Working Capital Changes i	-223.0M	-137.0M	547.0M	-138.0M	1.4B
Operating Cash Flow i	1.9B	1.8B	2.6B	2.3B	-1.2B
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i	845.0M	-33.0M	-22.0M	-6.0M	815.0M
Acquisitions i	-	-	-	-	-
Investment Purchases i	-5.0B	-7.0B	-5.6B	-5.8B	-5.1B
Investment Sales i	6.0B	7.6B	5.8B	5.1B	4.3B
Investing Cash Flow i	1.8B	588.0M	178.0M	-759.0M	499.0M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i	-250.0M	-	0	0	-451.0M
Dividends Paid i	-430.0M	-428.0M	0	0	-188.0M
Debt Issuance i	-	0	0	1.1B	8.9B
Debt Repayment i	-1.3B	-85.0M	-3.1B	-905.0M	-5.5B
Financing Cash Flow i	-2.0B	-484.0M	-3.1B	308.0M	4.9B
Free Cash Flow i	-1.6B	-389.0M	-156.0M	1.8B	-1.6B
Net Change in Cash i	1.7B	1.9B	-275.0M	1.8B	4.2B

Cash Flow Trend

Southwest Airlines Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 48.55

Forward P/E 19.54

Price to Book 2.04

Price to Sales 0.59

PEG Ratio -1.41

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 1.43%

Operating Margin 3.11%

Return on Equity 4.25%

Return on Assets 0.55%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.56

Debt to Equity 66.76

Beta 1.25

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $0.64

Book Value per Share $15.23

Revenue per Share $47.41

Peer Financial Comparison

Company	Market Cap	P/E Ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	Profit Margin	Debt/Equity
luv	16.3B	48.55	2.04	4.25%	1.43%	66.76
United Airlines	33.1B	10.25	2.47	27.71%	5.71%	245.17
Delta Air Lines	32.1B	8.72	2.06	27.52%	5.91%	151.36
American Airlines	7.3B	11.06	-1.59	-21.27%	1.26%	-8.12
Alaska Air	6.3B	22.51	1.61	7.66%	2.33%	161.67
Copa Holdings S.A	4.7B	7.40	1.83	26.59%	18.34%	80.13

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.