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Cash on Hand for Southwest Airlines (LUV)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$3.33B

YoY change

-63.0%

5Y CAGR

-24.7%

Peak year (2021)

$15.50B

Cash on Hand history chart for Southwest Airlines (LUV) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: $3.23B

Cash on Hand growth chart for Southwest Airlines (LUV) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: -63.0%

Cash on Hand history table for Southwest Airlines (LUV) from 1985 to 2025

  • 2025$3.23B-63.0%
  • 2024$8.72B-24.0%
  • 2023$11.47B-6.7%
  • 2022$12.29B-20.7%
  • 2021$15.50B+16.3%
  • 2020$13.33B+227.5%
  • 2019$4.07B+10.4%
  • 2018$3.69B+12.7%
  • 2017$3.27B-1.0%
  • 2016$3.31B+8.3%
  • 2015$3.05B+2.1%
  • 2014$2.99B-5.2%
  • 2013$3.15B+6.1%
  • 2012$2.97B-5.5%
  • 2011$3.14B-11.1%
  • 2010$3.54B+36.4%
  • 2009$2.59B+43.8%
  • 2008$1.80B-35.1%
  • 2007$2.78B+58.0%
  • 2006$1.76B-30.5%
  • 2005$2.53B+93.9%
  • 2004$1.30B-30.0%
  • 2003$1.86B+2.7%
  • 2002$1.82B-20.4%
  • 2001$2.28B+335.9%
  • 2000$523.00M+24.9%
  • 1999$418.82M+10.6%
  • 1998$378.51M-39.3%
  • 1997$623.34M+7.1%
  • 1996$581.84M+83.3%
  • 1995$317.36M+81.8%
  • 1994$174.54M-41.0%
  • 1993$295.60M-28.1%
  • 1992$411.00M+57.5%
  • 1991$260.90M+198.2%
  • 1990$87.50M-40.2%
  • 1989$146.40M-30.3%
  • 1988$210.00M+47.2%
  • 1987$142.70M+90.5%
  • 1986$74.90M+8.1%
  • 1985$69.30M—

Cash on Hand values are taken from Southwest Airlines's reported balance sheets (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Cash on Hand at Southwest Airlines (LUV)

According to Southwest Airlines's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported cash and short-term investments is $3.33B. Cash on hand here is cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments reported at the end of each period — the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Compare with total debt for net leverage and total assets for the share of assets held in cash.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

In 2025, Southwest Airlines (LUV) cash and short-term investments totalled $3.23B – plunged 63.0% year-over-year.

Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Southwest Airlines cash and short-term investments expanded at a -24.7% compound annual rate, with a net decline across the window.

Southwest Airlines cash and short-term investments plunged from $15.50B in 2021 to $3.23B in 2025, a 79.2% drawdown.

The highest annual cash and short-term investments of $15.50B was reported in 2021. The lowest in the available history was $69.30M in 1985.

Southwest Airlines Cash on Hand by Year

Southwest Airlines Cash on Hand 2025: $3.23B

In 2025, Southwest Airlines reported cash and short-term investments of $3.23B, plunged 63.0% below 2024.

Southwest Airlines Cash on Hand 2024: $8.72B

Southwest Airlines cash and short-term investments in 2024 was $8.72B, declined 24.0% below 2023.

Southwest Airlines Cash on Hand 2023: $11.47B

2023's cash and short-term investments for Southwest Airlines came in at $11.47B, declined 6.7% below 2022.

Southwest Airlines Cash on Hand 2022: $12.29B

Southwest Airlines posted cash and short-term investments of $12.29B in 2022, declined 20.7% below 2021.

Southwest Airlines Cash on Hand 2021: $15.50B

Southwest Airlines cash and short-term investments in 2021 was $15.50B.

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