Southwest Airlines Company (LUV)
Operating profit margin
| Dec 31, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | ||
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| Operating income (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 428,000 | 315,000 | 318,000 | 491,000 | 321,000 | -361,000 | -282,000 | 115,000 | 224,000 | 243,000 | 521,000 | 884,000 | 1,017,000 | 1,597,000 | 1,935,000 | 1,371,000 | 1,721,000 | 358,000 | -1,786,000 | -3,507,000 |
| Revenue (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 28,063,000 | 27,551,000 | 27,472,000 | 27,582,000 | 27,483,000 | 27,376,000 | 27,031,000 | 26,714,000 | 26,091,000 | 25,440,000 | 25,135,000 | 24,826,000 | 23,814,000 | 22,693,000 | 21,152,000 | 18,432,000 | 15,790,000 | 12,752,000 | 9,866,000 | 6,866,000 |
| Operating profit margin | 1.53% | 1.14% | 1.16% | 1.78% | 1.17% | -1.32% | -1.04% | 0.43% | 0.86% | 0.96% | 2.07% | 3.56% | 4.27% | 7.04% | 9.15% | 7.44% | 10.90% | 2.81% | -18.10% | -51.08% |
December 31, 2025 calculation
Operating profit margin = Operating income (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $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
-2.77%
SkyWest Inc
SKYW
15.78%
United Airlines Holdings Inc
UAL
7.98%