Southwest Airlines Company (LUV)
Operating profit margin
| Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income | US$ in thousands | 428,000 | 321,000 | 224,000 | 1,017,000 | 1,721,000 |
| Revenue | US$ in thousands | 28,063,000 | 27,483,000 | 26,091,000 | 23,814,000 | 15,790,000 |
| Operating profit margin | 1.53% | 1.17% | 0.86% | 4.27% | 10.90% |
December 31, 2025 calculation
Operating profit margin = Operating income ÷ Revenue
= $428,000K ÷ $28,063,000K
= 1.53%
Peer comparison
Dec 31, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Operating profit margin
Southwest Airlines Company
LUV
1.53%
Alaska Air Group Inc
ALK
2.13%
American Airlines Group
AAL
2.91%
Delta Air Lines Inc
DAL
9.19%
JetBlue Airways Corp
JBLU
-7.37%
SkyWest Inc
SKYW
14.02%
United Airlines Holdings Inc
UAL
7.98%