Southwest Airlines Debt to Equity Ratio 2012-2026 | LUV

Current and historical debt to equity ratio values for Southwest Airlines (LUV) over the last 10 years. The debt/equity ratio can be defined as a measure of a company's financial leverage calculated by dividing its long-term debt by stockholders' equity. Southwest Airlines debt/equity for the three months ending June 30, 2026 was 0.54.
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Southwest Airlines Debt/Equity Ratio Historical Data
Date Long Term Debt Shareholder's Equity Debt to Equity Ratio
2026-06-30 $23.04B $7.08B 3.25
2026-03-31 $22.48B $6.88B 3.27
2025-12-31 $21.08B $7.98B 2.64
2025-09-30 $20.54B $7.78B 2.64
2025-06-30 $20.71B $8.00B 2.59
2025-03-31 $23.85B $9.37B 2.55
2024-12-31 $23.40B $10.35B 2.26
2024-09-30 $24.44B $10.41B 2.35
2024-06-30 $25.10B $10.47B 2.40
2024-03-31 $25.82B $10.20B 2.53
2023-12-31 $25.97B $10.52B 2.47
2023-09-30 $25.93B $11.05B 2.35
2023-06-30 $25.73B $10.79B 2.39
2023-03-31 $25.24B $10.30B 2.45
2022-12-31 $24.68B $10.69B 2.31
2022-09-30 $25.02B $10.92B 2.29
2022-06-30 $27.18B $11.12B 2.44
2022-03-31 $26.85B $10.42B 2.58
2021-12-31 $25.91B $10.41B 2.49
2021-09-30 $26.86B $10.25B 2.62
2021-06-30 $28.52B $9.69B 2.94
2021-03-31 $26.40B $9.09B 2.90
2020-12-31 $25.71B $8.88B 2.90
2020-09-30 $25.84B $9.77B 2.65
2020-06-30 $24.72B $10.88B 2.27
2020-03-31 $17.81B $9.08B 1.96
2019-12-31 $16.06B $9.83B 1.63
2019-09-30 $16.54B $9.93B 1.67
2019-06-30 $16.43B $9.94B 1.65
2019-03-31 $16.67B $9.79B 1.70
2018-12-31 $16.39B $9.85B 1.66
2018-09-30 $16.73B $10.15B 1.65
2018-06-30 $16.47B $10.00B 1.65
2018-03-31 $15.88B $9.62B 1.65
2017-12-31 $15.47B $9.64B 1.61
2017-09-30 $15.45B $8.80B 1.76
2017-06-30 $15.39B $8.53B 1.80
2017-03-31 $15.56B $8.20B 1.90
2016-12-31 $14.85B $8.44B 1.76
2016-09-30 $15.00B $8.05B 1.86
2016-06-30 $14.63B $7.82B 1.87
2016-03-31 $14.75B $7.50B 1.97
2015-12-31 $13.95B $7.36B 1.90
2015-09-30 $14.19B $6.97B 2.04
2015-06-30 $13.92B $7.16B 1.94
2015-03-31 $14.26B $6.90B 2.07
2014-12-31 $12.95B $6.78B 1.91
2014-09-30 $13.11B $7.43B 1.77
2014-06-30 $13.38B $7.52B 1.78
2014-03-31 $12.79B $7.19B 1.78
2013-12-31 $12.01B $7.34B 1.64
2013-09-30 $12.35B $7.01B 1.76
2013-06-30 $12.60B $6.78B 1.86
2013-03-31 $12.24B $6.96B 1.76
2012-12-31 $11.60B $6.99B 1.66
2012-09-30 $11.81B $7.00B 1.69
2012-06-30 $11.68B $6.84B 1.71
2012-03-31 $11.73B $7.10B 1.65
2011-12-31 $11.19B $6.88B 1.63
2011-09-30 $11.40B $6.49B 1.76
2011-06-30 $11.74B $7.20B 1.63
2011-03-31 $9.83B $6.59B 1.49
2010-12-31 $9.23B $6.24B 1.48
2010-09-30 $9.19B $5.95B 1.55
2010-06-30 $9.44B $5.55B 1.70
2010-03-31 $8.99B $5.54B 1.62
2009-12-31 $8.82B $5.45B 1.62
2009-09-30 $8.88B $5.22B 1.70
2009-06-30 $8.88B $5.15B 1.73
2009-03-31 $9.25B $4.93B 1.88
2008-12-31 $9.12B $4.95B 1.84
2008-09-30 $11.11B $7.06B 1.57
2008-06-30 $14.53B $8.73B 1.67
2008-03-31 $10.85B $7.19B 1.51
2007-12-31 $9.83B $6.94B 1.42
2007-09-30 $8.26B $6.27B 1.32
2007-06-30 $8.43B $6.43B 1.31
2007-03-31 $7.68B $6.55B 1.17
2006-12-31 $7.01B $6.45B 1.09
2006-09-30 $7.46B $6.62B 1.13
2006-06-30 $8.39B $6.95B 1.21
2006-03-31 $7.96B $6.77B 1.18
2005-12-31 $7.33B $6.68B 1.10
2005-09-30 $7.99B $6.76B 1.18
2005-06-30 $7.46B $6.32B 1.18
2005-03-31 $7.14B $6.12B 1.17
2004-12-31 $5.81B $5.52B 1.05
2004-09-30 $6.23B $5.50B 1.13
2004-06-30 $5.56B $5.25B 1.06
2004-03-31 $5.25B $5.03B 1.04
2003-12-31 $4.83B $5.05B 0.96
2003-09-30 $4.83B $4.87B 0.99
2003-06-30 $4.90B $4.74B 1.04
2003-03-31 $4.65B $4.46B 1.04
2002-12-31 $4.53B $4.42B 1.03
2002-09-30 $4.63B $4.32B 1.07
2002-06-30 $4.82B $4.22B 1.14
2002-03-31 $4.86B $4.11B 1.18
2001-12-31 $4.98B $4.01B 1.24
2001-09-30 $4.05B $3.95B 1.02
2001-06-30 $3.65B $3.82B 0.95
2001-03-31 $3.42B $3.64B 0.94
2000-12-31 $3.22B $3.45B 0.93
2000-09-30 $3.24B $3.21B 1.01
2000-06-30 $3.25B $3.01B 1.08
2000-03-31 $3.13B $2.81B 1.11
1999-12-31 $2.82B $2.84B 0.99
1999-09-30 $2.52B $2.80B 0.90
1999-06-30 $2.61B $2.67B 0.98
1999-03-31 $2.46B $2.51B 0.98
1998-12-31 $2.32B $2.40B 0.97
1998-09-30 $2.32B $2.27B 1.02
1998-06-30 $2.34B $2.23B 1.05
1998-03-31 $2.24B $2.10B 1.07
1997-12-31 $2.24B $2.01B 1.11
1997-09-30 $2.24B $1.91B 1.17
1997-06-30 $2.24B $1.80B 1.25
1997-03-31 $2.16B $1.70B 1.27
1996-12-31 $2.08B $1.65B 1.26
1996-09-30 $2.00B $1.62B 1.24
1996-06-30 $2.02B $1.55B 1.30
1996-03-31 $1.90B $1.47B 1.30
1995-12-31 $1.83B $1.43B 1.28
1995-09-30 $1.87B $1.38B 1.35
1995-06-30 $1.88B $1.31B 1.43
1995-03-31 $1.76B $1.25B 1.40
1994-12-31 $1.58B $1.24B 1.28
1994-09-30 $1.61B $1.22B 1.32
1994-06-30 $1.56B $1.16B 1.35
1994-03-31 $1.53B $1.10B 1.40
1993-12-31 $1.52B $1.05B 1.44
1993-09-30 $1.41B $0.98B 1.44
1993-06-30 $1.41B $0.94B 1.51
1993-03-31 $1.38B $0.89B 1.55
1992-12-31 $1.49B $0.88B 1.69
1992-09-30 $1.40B $0.83B 1.69
1992-06-30 $1.30B $0.80B 1.62
1992-03-31 $1.26B $0.78B 1.62
1991-12-31 $1.21B $0.63B 1.92
1991-09-30 $1.12B $0.62B 1.80
1991-06-30 $0.99B $0.61B 1.64
1991-03-31 $0.96B $0.60B 1.61
1990-12-31 $0.87B $0.61B 1.43
1990-09-30 $0.88B $0.61B 1.44
1990-06-30 $0.86B $0.59B 1.44
1990-03-31 $0.84B $0.58B 1.44
1989-12-31 $0.83B $0.59B 1.41
1989-09-30 $0.82B $0.60B 1.37
1989-06-30 $0.80B $0.57B 1.39
1989-03-31 $0.78B $0.56B 1.40
1988-12-31 $0.74B $0.57B 1.31
1988-09-30 $0.72B $0.55B 1.30
1988-06-30 $0.54B $0.53B 1.03
1988-03-31 $0.52B $0.51B 1.01
1987-12-31 $0.53B $0.51B 1.03
1987-09-30 $0.52B $0.52B 1.01
1987-06-30 $0.60B $0.50B 1.20
1987-03-31 $0.57B $0.50B 1.14
1986-12-31 $0.55B $0.51B 1.07
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Transportation Transportation - Airlines $20.048B $28.063B
Southwest Airlines is a passenger airline that provides scheduled air transportation in the United States. Southwest Airlines provides short-haul, high frequency, point-to-point and low-fare services. The company's point-to-point route structure includes services to and from many secondary or downtown airports such as Dallas Love Field, Houston Hobby, Chicago Midway, Baltimore-Washington International and Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood. The company also offers long-haul nonstop service between markets like Oakland and Orlando, Los Angeles and Nashville, Las Vegas and Orlando, San Diego and Baltimore, Houston and New York LaGuardia, Los Angeles and Tampa, Oakland and Baltimore, San Diego and Newark.
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