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LUV Industrials Airlines
Southwest Airlines Co.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $28.1 billion, up 2.11% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +21.2%
- EPS
- +450.0%
- Free cash flow
- +46.9%
- Total debt
- +43.5%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) Free cash flow margin
Southwest Airlines Co.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 0.56%, up 3.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−2.96%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.4% (fiscal 2020) to 15.0% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is below the Airlines industry median of 3.29% and below the Industrials sector median of 2.06%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −2.96% | 2.83 |
| FY2024 | −5.79% | (4.43) |
| FY2023 | −1.36% | (0.80) |
| FY2022 | −0.56% | (12.07) |
| FY2021 | 11.5% | 24.93 |
| FY2020 | −13.4% | (28.40) |
| FY2019 | 15.0% | 1.45 |
| FY2018 | 13.5% | 4.99 |
| FY2017 | 8.54% | (2.57) |
| FY2016 | 11.1% | 5.07 |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| LTM LATAM Airlines Group S.A. compare | 12.7% |
| RYAAY Ryanair Holdings PLC compare | 9.45% |
| CPA Copa Holdings, S.A. compare | 4.44% |
| DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc. compare | 4.21% |
| SKYW SkyWest, Inc. compare | 3.19% |
| UAL United Airlines Holdings Inc compare | 1.84% |
| LUV Southwest Airlines Co. | 0.56% |
| AAL American Airlines Group Inc. compare | −0.15% |
| ALK Alaska Air Group, Inc. compare | −4.25% |
| Airlines industry median | 3.29% |
| Industrials sector median | 2.06% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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