Southwest Airlines Company (LUV)
Pretax margin
| Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings before tax but after interest (EBT) | US$ in thousands | 563,000 | 598,000 | 633,000 | 728,000 | 1,325,000 |
| Revenue | US$ in thousands | 28,063,000 | 27,483,000 | 26,091,000 | 23,814,000 | 15,790,000 |
| Pretax margin | 2.01% | 2.18% | 2.43% | 3.06% | 8.39% |
December 31, 2025 calculation
Pretax margin = EBT ÷ Revenue
= $563,000K ÷ $28,063,000K
= 2.01%
Peer comparison
Dec 31, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Pretax margin
Southwest Airlines Company
LUV
2.01%
Alaska Air Group Inc
ALK
1.03%
American Airlines Group
AAL
0.35%
Delta Air Lines Inc
DAL
9.76%
JetBlue Airways Corp
JBLU
-9.67%
SkyWest Inc
SKYW
12.25%
United Airlines Holdings Inc
UAL
7.29%