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Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV)

Industrials · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026

Southwest Airlines Co.
LUV · $19.32B
$39.50-12.0%last 60 sessions · close Oct 16, 2026
$29.15$54.0852 weeks
Hold · 25 analystsPT $49.13 +24.4%
  • P/E vs own-37.1%
  • P/E vs sector-15.0%
  • Target upside+24.4%
  • Off 52w high-27.0%
  • InsidersNone in 90d
  • FCF yield-3.2%
  • Earnings in5d
  • Trendsideways
  • Sector→ -7.1%
  • RSI41
  • MA20×50Golden 2d ago
  • Volume0.9x
  • Support-6.8%
  • Resistance+1.6%

The average 12-month analyst price target for LUV is $49.13, 24.4% above the last close of $39.50 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $30.94 to $64.55. Rating consensus: Hold.

Snapshot

  • P/E24.2x
  • P/E vs sector-15.0%
  • P/E vs own-37.1%
  • Target upside+24.4%
  • ConsensusHold
  • Market cap$19.32B
  • FCF yield-3.2%
  • InsidersNone in 90d
  • Earnings in5d
  • News1.00

Why it moved

Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) fell 3.3% on Oct 16, 2026.

The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Industrials stocks fell 0.3%. Most of the move is specific to LUV.

Market (SPY)-1.1%
Industrials sector+0.8%
LUV specific-2.9%

1 story on the day (30-day average 0.9).

Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.

Price and events

⇔⇕$30.77$38.00$45.23$52.46Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26EADAEAAADEADEDAE

Last close $39.50 · +20.8% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change

Technicals

  • Trendsideways
  • Sector→ -7.1%
  • MAs20▼ 50▼ 100▼ 200▼
  • Above MAs0 of 4 above
  • MA20×50Golden 2d ago
  • RSI41
  • Support-6.8%
  • Resistance+1.6%
  • Off 52w high-27.0%
  • Off ATH-33.2%
  • 52w range$39.50
  • Bollingerbelow lower
  • MACD-0.22
  • ATR+3.2%
  • Volume0.9x

Analyst price targets

Low$30.94
Average$49.13
Median$49.53
High$64.55
Upside+24.4%

15 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $39.50 · as of Oct 16, 2026

⇔⇕$25.78$39.06$52.34$65.62$78.90Oct 25Mar 26Aug 26Jan 27Jun 27-17%+16%+44%-25%+94%0%+52%+15%+34%+3%
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Strong buy 4 · Buy 7 · Hold 11 · Sell 1 · Strong sell 2

Revenue and free cash flow

Q2 FY2026: Revenue +16.4% year over year, free cash flow -5.4% of revenue, operating margin 3.4%.

RevenueFree cash flow
Q3 FY2024Q4 FY2024Q1 FY2025Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026
Q2 FY2026Jun 30, 2026$8.43B0.47-$454M177.3%3.4%2.8%
Q1 FY2026Mar 31, 2026$7.25B0.45$788M10.0%4.6%3.1%
Q4 FY2025Dec 31, 2025$7.44B0.61-$564M20.3%5.3%4.3%
Q3 FY2025Sep 30, 2025$6.95B0.10-$391M16.7%0.5%0.8%
Q2 FY2025Jun 30, 2025$7.24B0.39-$234M18.7%3.1%2.9%
Q1 FY2025Mar 31, 2025$6.43B-0.26$359M13.5%-3.5%-2.3%
Q4 FY2024Dec 31, 2024$6.93B0.42$16M17.7%4.0%3.8%
Q3 FY2024Sep 30, 2024$6.87B0.11-$414M16.3%0.6%1.0%

Peers

20D
1DALDelta Air Lines, Inc.$75.37-3.5%-19.1%+34.6%15.0$49.59B
2UALUnited Airlines Holdings, Inc.$96.10-5.1%-29.4%+58.0%9.0$31.19B
3JBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.$228.78-2.8%-23.2%+18.0%32.1$21.49B
4LUVSouthwest Airlines Co.$39.50-3.3%-27.0%+24.4%24.2$19.32B
5SNASnap-on Incorporated$367.25+0.4%-11.9%+22.5%18.7$19B
6EFXEquifax Inc.$161.250.0%-30.2%+27.6%28.3$18.94B
7NDSNNordson Corporation$322.31-2.0%-3.6%+5.6%32.6$17.95B
8IEXIDEX Corporation$235.55-0.4%-1.8%+7.0%33.9$17.36B

Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.

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