Southwest Airlines Operating Income 2012-2026 | LUV

Southwest Airlines annual/quarterly operating income history and growth rate from 2012 to 2026. Operating income can be defined as income after operating expenses have been deducted and before interest payments and taxes have been deducted.
  • Southwest Airlines operating income for the quarter ending March 31, 2026 was $330M, a 247.98% decline year-over-year.
  • Southwest Airlines operating income for the twelve months ending March 31, 2026 was $981M, a 99.8% increase year-over-year.
  • Southwest Airlines annual operating income for 2025 was $0.428B, a 33.33% increase from 2024.
  • Southwest Airlines annual operating income for 2024 was $0.321B, a 43.3% increase from 2023.
  • Southwest Airlines annual operating income for 2023 was $0.224B, a 77.97% decline from 2022.
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Southwest Airlines Annual Operating Income
(Millions of US $)
2025 $428
2024 $321
2023 $224
2022 $1,017
2021 $1,721
2020 $-3,816
2019 $2,957
2018 $3,206
2017 $3,407
2016 $3,522
2015 $4,116
2014 $2,225
2013 $1,278
2012 $623
2011 $693
Southwest Airlines Quarterly Operating Income
(Millions of US $)
2026-03-31 $330
2025-12-31 $391
2025-09-30 $35
2025-06-30 $225
2025-03-31 $-223
2024-12-31 $278
2024-09-30 $38
2024-06-30 $398
2024-03-31 $-393
2023-12-31 $-404
2023-09-30 $117
2023-06-30 $795
2023-03-31 $-284
2022-12-31 $-385
2022-09-30 $395
2022-06-30 $1,158
2022-03-31 $-151
2021-12-31 $195
2021-09-30 $733
2021-06-30 $594
2021-03-31 $199
2020-12-31 $-1,168
2020-09-30 $-1,411
2020-06-30 $-1,127
2020-03-31 $-110
2019-12-31 $665
2019-09-30 $819
2019-06-30 $968
2019-03-31 $505
2018-12-31 $820
2018-09-30 $798
2018-06-30 $972
2018-03-31 $616
2017-12-31 $741
2017-09-30 $845
2017-06-30 $1,215
2017-03-31 $606
2016-12-31 $607
2016-09-30 $695
2016-06-30 $1,276
2016-03-31 $944
2015-12-31 $1,026
2015-09-30 $1,225
2015-06-30 $1,085
2015-03-31 $780
2014-12-31 $621
2014-09-30 $614
2014-06-30 $775
2014-03-31 $215
2013-12-31 $385
2013-09-30 $390
2013-06-30 $433
2013-03-31 $70
2012-12-31 $90
2012-09-30 $51
2012-06-30 $460
2012-03-31 $22
2011-12-31 $147
2011-09-30 $225
2011-06-30 $207
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Transportation Transportation - Airlines $19.427B $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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