LUV
Southwest Airlines CoCompany with tickers: LUV
Market Cap
$24.90B
Shares Outstanding
488,773,713
CIK
92380
CUSIP
844741108
13F Activity (30d)
65 filings
13 filers
Website
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Investor Relations
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Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
60/100
Short interest 6.6% of shares — P80
Days to cover 5.7 — P77
Short-volume trend -7.6% — P23
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-15). Equal-weight mean of the available factors.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | 32,024,477 | 29,255,490 | +2,768,987 | 5.70 |
| 2026-05-29 | 29,255,490 | 23,540,203 | +5,715,287 | 4.08 |
| 2026-05-15 | 23,540,203 | 22,685,540 | +854,663 | 3.66 |
| 2026-04-30 | 22,685,540 | 19,343,197 | +3,342,343 | 2.88 |
| 2026-04-15 | 19,343,197 | 20,445,702 | -1,102,505 | 2.61 |
| 2026-03-31 | 20,445,702 | 22,476,745 | -2,031,043 | 2.41 |
| 2026-03-13 | 22,476,745 | 24,449,185 | -1,972,440 | 1.97 |
| 2026-02-27 | 24,449,185 | 23,812,123 | +637,062 | 2.39 |
| 2026-02-13 | 23,812,123 | 30,747,629 | -6,935,506 | 2.19 |
| 2026-01-30 | 30,747,629 | 22,175,818 | +8,571,811 | 2.57 |
| 2026-01-15 | 22,175,818 | 24,888,501 | -2,712,683 | 2.60 |
| 2025-12-31 | 24,888,501 | 25,775,997 | -887,496 | 2.91 |
| 2025-12-15 | 25,775,997 | 32,079,035 | -6,303,038 | 1.93 |
| 2025-11-28 | 32,079,035 | 33,499,729 | -1,420,694 | 5.34 |
| 2025-11-14 | 33,499,729 | 33,537,516 | -37,787 | 3.84 |
| 2025-10-31 | 33,537,516 | 32,527,269 | +1,010,247 | 2.94 |
| 2025-10-15 | 32,527,269 | 33,930,195 | -1,402,926 | 3.98 |
| 2025-09-30 | 33,930,195 | 38,319,981 | -4,389,786 | 3.15 |
| 2025-09-15 | 38,319,981 | 35,557,471 | +2,762,510 | 4.53 |
| 2025-08-29 | 35,557,471 | 36,320,197 | -762,726 | 5.73 |
| 2025-08-15 | 36,320,197 | 36,257,082 | +63,115 | 4.30 |
| 2025-07-31 | 36,257,082 | 35,454,669 | +802,413 | 2.41 |
| 2025-07-15 | 35,454,669 | 40,634,487 | -5,179,818 | 3.24 |
| 2025-06-30 | 40,634,487 | 47,503,847 | -6,869,360 | 3.50 |
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