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Southwest Airlines Co
$48.66 -0.77 (-1.56%) At close · Jul 8
Market Cap
$24.00B
Shares
488,773,713

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$48.66 Open$48.36 Day$47.67–49.47 52W$28.57–54.87 Avg vol 30d6.2M Short int32.0M · 6.6% float · 5.7d Short vol35% Last earningsJul 23, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · Apr 23
Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Neutral Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol High
Market backdrop VIX 16.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.86
Technical
price trend
Neutral
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +20%
above
Price vs 50-day avg +12%
above
RSI (14) 56
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 76%
mid-range
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Very Strong
1-month return +19%
trailing
6-month return +13%
trailing
YTD return +18%
this year
Relative strength +6%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $44 › 200d $41 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Distributing
35 of 867 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -207.9K sh shares · +4 new
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
6.55% of float · ▲ +9.5% MoM · 5.7 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
867 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 60
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Strong
Revenue growth +4%
Y/Y
EPS growth +4%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $395.0M
Valuation P/E 32.7
in line
Buyback $2.0B
authorized
Balance sheet $1.7B
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
High
Volatility 45%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −33%
past year
ATR 3.7%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Up next
Next earnings call
Jul 23, 2026 Scheduled · in 2 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Apr 23, 2026
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Mar 31, 2026
Unit revenue growth · second quarter Initiated 16.5% – 18.5%
Average fuel price · second quarter Initiated $4 – $4
EPS · second quarter Initiated $0.35 – $0.65
prior qtr $0.45 midpoint +11.1% QoQ

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
1 · 4 · 2
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+20% Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+12% Bullish
RSI (14)
56 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
76% Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bearish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $44 › 200d $41 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Distributing
35 of 867 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -207.9K sh shares · +4 new
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
6.55% of float · ▲ +9.5% MoM · 5.7 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
867 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
52-wk low $29 Now $49 · 76% 52-wk high $55
vs 200-day avg +20% vs 50-day avg +12%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
Metric Latest Period YoY
Aircraft fleet 800 first quarter 2026
Customer buy-up rate 60% first quarter 2026
Leverage non-GAAP 2.2 first quarter 2026
Managed business revenue growth 16% first quarter 2026
Managed business revenue growth (March) 25% March 2026
Operating cash flow $1.4B first quarter 2026
Operating margin 4.6% first quarter 2026
Rapid Rewards enrollments 37% first quarter 2026
Rapid Rewards tier-status earners 62% first quarter 2026
RASM growth 11.2% first quarter 2026
capacity growth 1.5% Q1 call
CASM-X increase 2.3% Q1 call
customers earning tier status growth 62% Q1 call
dividends $93M Q1 call
leverage ratio 2.2 Q1 call
liquidity $4.8B Q1 call
managed corporate revenue growth 16% Q1 call
Rapid Rewards enrollments growth 37% Q1 call
share repurchase authorization remaining $450M Q1 call
share repurchases $1.25B Q1 call

Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

Versus peers

Airlines — same industry group
Open screener →
Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
LUV
Southwest Airlines Co
this stock
$24.00B +18.2% +3.7% 32.7 6.6%
DAL
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
$57.35B +26.1% +0.8% 12.7 3.5%
UAL
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
$40.97B +12.9% -2.7% 11.3 4.7%
RYAAY
Ryanair Holdings PLC
$34.03B -8.7% 0.5%
LTM
Latam Airlines Group S.A.
$15.95B +0.9% 0.9%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Reducing
Holders
868
% held
89.6%
Reported
35 of 867
Top holder
PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
662
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
32.0M
Days to cover
5.7d
Change
+2.8M sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
35%
As of
Jul 8, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
5.7K
Value
$253.7K
As of
Jun 12, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
40.8%
Week of
Jun 15, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Smart Money
Congressional Trades Sell
Member
Matthew Robert Van Epps
Amount
$1.0K–$15.0K
Traded
Jun 16, 2026
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Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$28.1B
Net income (FY)
$441.0M
EPS diluted
$0.79
View
Buybacks
Authorized
$2.0B
View
Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K
Filed
May 19, 2026
This year
10
View
Proposed Sales
Value
$498.0K
Shares
10.0K
Filed
Feb 25, 2026
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Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls Upcoming
Next call
Jul 23, 2026
Last call
Apr 22, 2026
View
Investor Relations
Upcoming events
1
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
LUV -5.4% +18.6% +13.1% -5.4% +18.2%
SPY -0.2% +0.8% +7.4% -0.2% +9.3%
vs SPY -5.2% +17.8% +5.7% -5.2% +8.9%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.18 / share · ex Jun 11, 2026
Paid (TTM)
$0.72 / share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
1.48%
Buyback program · as of Jul 23, 2025
Authorized
$2.00B
Spent (derived)
Remaining

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 92380 CUSIP 844741108 13F (30d) 78 filings 39 filers Visit website Investor relations