Southwest Airlines Co. LUV
- Market cap
- $20.5B
- P/E
- 25.7×
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Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) EV/Sales
As of 25 September 2026, Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) trades at a EV/Sales of 0.8×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.4× (November 2023) to 5.0× (April 2021); the current reading is higher than 30% of that period. That is below the Airlines industry median of 0.9× and below the Industrials sector median of 1.9×.
EV/Sales, daily
Annual
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 0.9× | 29.95% |
| FY2024 | 0.7× | 27.33% |
| FY2023 | 0.5× | (18.67%) |
| FY2022 | 0.6× | (51.27%) |
| FY2021 | 1.3× | (50.11%) |
| FY2020 | 2.6× | 110.81% |
| FY2019 | 1.2× | (2.85%) |
| FY2018 | 1.3× | (35.19%) |
| FY2017 | 2.0× | 22.90% |
| FY2016 | 1.6× | 8.17% |
Quarterly
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 0.9× | 26.26% |
| Mar 2026 | 0.7× | (15.89%) |
| Dec 2025 | 0.9× | 32.51% |
| Sep 2025 | 0.6× | 0.03% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/Sales against peers
| Company | EV/Sales |
|---|---|
| AAL American Airlines Group Inc. compare | 0.5× |
| ALK Alaska Air Group, Inc. compare | 0.5× |
| UAL United Airlines Holdings Inc compare | 0.7× |
| LUV Southwest Airlines Co. | 0.8× |
| DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc. compare | 0.9× |
| ZNH China Southern Airlines Company Limited compare | 1.0× |
| LTM LATAM Airlines Group S.A. compare | 1.2× |
| RYAAY Ryanair Holdings PLC compare | 1.4× |
| CPA Copa Holdings, S.A. compare | 1.6× |
| Airlines industry median | 0.9× |
| Industrials sector median | 1.9× |
| Market median | 2.2× |
What EV/Sales is
EV/Sales tells an investor how the value of a whole company, counting its debt and cash, compares with the sales it brings in.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)
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- Revenue
- Net income
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
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