What is Southwest Airlines's expected EPS for Q3 2026?

Analysts expect Southwest Airlines (LUV) to report consensus EPS of approximately $0.74 for Q3 2026. Estimates range from $0.55 to $1.31.

What revenue do analysts expect for Southwest Airlines in Q3 2026?

The consensus revenue forecast for Southwest Airlines (LUV) in Q3 2026 is approximately $8.21B. Forecasts range from $8.09B to $8.41B.

How many analysts cover Southwest Airlines?

14 analysts contribute to the Southwest Airlines (LUV) Q3 2026 consensus estimate.

Has Southwest Airlines beaten earnings estimates recently?

Southwest Airlines beat analyst EPS estimates in 2 of the last 2 quarters. Southwest Airlines beat revenue estimates in 1 of 2. In the most recent quarter (Q2 2026), Southwest Airlines EPS beat by 84.4% and revenue beat by 0.7%.

When does Southwest Airlines report Q3 2026 earnings?

Southwest Airlines (LUV) is expected to report Q3 2026 earnings on October 21, 2026 after market close.

LUV Q3 2026 earnings estimate

Consensus EPS · Q3 2026

$0.74

Consensus revenue · Q3 2026

$8.2B

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Expected report

Oct 21, 2026

After close

Upcoming earnings

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Revenue$8.2B$8.1B – $8.4B

EPS$0.74$0.55 – $1.31

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Analyst consensus

Based on estimates from 14 analysts.

Metric	Low	Consensus	High
Revenue	$8.1B	$8.2B	$8.4B
EPS	$0.55	$0.74	$1.31
EBITDA	$896.5M	$908.7M	$933.1M
EBIT	$391.4M	$396.7M	$407.4M
Net income	$280.4M	$372.3M	$546.3M

Revenue$8.2B
EPS$0.74
EBITDA$908.7M
EBIT$396.7M
Net income$372.3M

Historical beat/miss

Actual reported results vs. analyst consensus at the time. Positive = beat, negative = miss.

Period	Rev. actual	Rev. est.	Rev. surprise	EPS actual	EPS est.	EPS surprise
Q2 2026	$8.6B	$8.6B	+0.7%	$0.94	$0.51	+84.4%
Q4 2025	$7.4B	$7.5B	-0.8%	$0.58	$0.57	+2.1%

Q2 2026+0.7%+84.4%
Q4 2025-0.8%+2.1%

Estimate revisions

How analyst consensus estimates have changed over the past 90 days.

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Analyst price target

Based on price targets from 4 analysts.

Low: $32.00
Consensus: $52.24
Median: $54.00
High: $65.00
Current: $45.08
Upside: +15.9%

Upside calculated vs most recent trading price of $45.08.

Analyst ratings

Consensus: Hold — based on 45 analyst ratings.

Buy 19Hold 21Sell 5

24-month trend

Recent analyst actions

Date	Firm	Action	From	To
Jul 24, 2026	JP Morgan	maintain	Overweight	Overweight
Jul 24, 2026	Citigroup	maintain	Neutral	Neutral
Jul 24, 2026	BMO Capital	maintain	Outperform	Outperform
Jul 7, 2026	Susquehanna	maintain	Neutral	Neutral
Jul 6, 2026	Raymond James	maintain	Outperform	Outperform
Jul 6, 2026	Morgan Stanley	maintain	Overweight	Overweight
Jul 2, 2026	TD Cowen	maintain	Buy	Buy
Jul 2, 2026	Goldman Sachs	maintain	Sell	Sell
Jul 2, 2026	BMO Capital	maintain	Outperform	Outperform
Jul 1, 2026	B of A Securities	maintain	Underperform	Underperform

Jul 24, 2026JP MorganOverweight
Jul 24, 2026CitigroupNeutral
Jul 24, 2026BMO CapitalOutperform
Jul 7, 2026SusquehannaNeutral
Jul 6, 2026Raymond JamesOutperform
Jul 6, 2026Morgan StanleyOverweight
Jul 2, 2026TD CowenBuy
Jul 2, 2026Goldman SachsSell
Jul 2, 2026BMO CapitalOutperform
Jul 1, 2026B of A SecuritiesUnderperform

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