Southwest Airlines Company (LUV)
Financial leverage ratio
| Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | US$ in thousands | 29,061,000 | 33,750,000 | 36,487,000 | 35,369,000 | 36,320,000 |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | 7,981,000 | 10,350,000 | 10,515,000 | 10,687,000 | 10,414,000 |
| Financial leverage ratio | 3.64 | 3.26 | 3.47 | 3.31 | 3.49 |
December 31, 2025 calculation
Financial leverage ratio = Total assets ÷ Total stockholders’ equity
= $29,061,000K ÷ $7,981,000K
= 3.64
Peer comparison
Dec 31, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Financial leverage ratio
Southwest Airlines Company
LUV
3.64
Alaska Air Group Inc
ALK
—
American Airlines Group
AAL
—
Delta Air Lines Inc
DAL
3.91
JetBlue Airways Corp
JBLU
6.38
SkyWest Inc
SKYW
2.96
United Airlines Holdings Inc
UAL
5.00