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Southwest Airlines

NYSE:LUV US8447411088
25
  • Value
    55
  • Growth
    80
  • Safety
    Safety
    22
  • Combined
    45
  • Sentiment
    10
  • 360° View
    360° View
    25
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Company Description

Southwest Airlines Co. is a passenger airline providing scheduled air transportation. It operates in the airline industry. It operates in the United States, near-international markets, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and ten near-international countries. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $21,159 million, profits of $19,709 million, and revenue of $27,483 million with 72,450 employees.

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Strongest Rank Sentiment
Weakest Rank Revenue Growth
Country USA
Industry Airlines
Size X-Large
Website southwest.com
Index
Dividends USA
S&P 500
Southwest Airlines stock price by TradingView. Not sourced by Obermatt.
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 18-Dec-2025.

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The higher, the better. For every stock, we judge its performance against its peers and rank it on a scale of 1 to 100. These ranks are percentiles: a rank of 75 means the company outperforms 75% of its peers in that specific area. The higher the rank, the better the stock stacks up against its peers.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
55 83 59 47
Growth
80 39 61 48
Safety
Safety
22 32 63 59
Sentiment
10 43 24 19
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360° View
25 42 41 26
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
16 13 15 53
Opinions Change
10 77 46 3
Pro Holdings
n/a 47 39 53
Market Pulse
21 22 52 42
Sentiment
10 43 24 19
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
55 83 59 47
Growth
80 39 61 48
Safety Safety
22 32 63 59
Combined
45 49 81 45
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
59 43 34 20
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
56 64 49 40
Price vs. Book (P/B)
33 61 53 44
Dividend Yield
71 84 82 82
Value
55 83 59 47
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
89 39 61 82
Profit Growth
48 86 75 53
Capital Growth
50 26 61 47
Stock Returns
86 27 15 27
Growth
80 39 61 48
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
65 71 58 50
Refinancing
16 32 84 84
Liquidity
23 23 41 10
Safety Safety
22 32 63 59

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This is a mixed bag with good value and high growth balanced by risky financing and negative sentiment. This is a risky stock that requires conviction; you should only consider it if you are willing to conduct further research into the underlying sentiment and financial risks.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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