Current
$22.1B
5-Year Average
$21.2B
All-Time High
$39.6B
All-Time Low
$3.71B
Market cap daily chart for Southwest Airlines (LUV)
Aug 2, 2021 – Jul 29, 2026 · 1,253 trading days
Market Cap growth chart for Southwest Airlines (LUV) from 2017 to 2026
Latest: -4.2%
Market Cap history table for Southwest Airlines (LUV) from 1985 to 2026
| 2026 | $22.1B | -4.2% | -$961M | ||
| 2025 | $23.1B | +6.7% | +$1.44B | ||
| 2024 | $21.6B | +17.0% | +$3.13B | ||
| 2023 | $18.5B | -14.5% | -$3.13B | ||
| 2022 | $21.6B | -17.1% | -$4.47B | ||
| 2021 | $26.1B | -0.9% | -$245M | ||
| 2020 | $26.3B | -9.5% | -$2.76B | ||
| 2019 | $29.1B | +9.1% | +$2.42B | ||
| 2018 | $26.7B | -32.4% | -$12.8B | ||
| 2017 | $39.5B | +25.1% | +$7.92B | ||
| 2016 | $31.5B | +9.5% | +$2.74B | ||
| 2015 | $28.8B | -2.2% | -$648M | ||
| 2014 | $29.5B | +117.7% | +$15.9B | ||
| 2013 | $13.5B | +74.5% | +$5.78B | ||
| 2012 | $7.75B | +16.8% | +$1.12B | ||
| 2011 | $6.63B | -31.6% | -$3.06B | ||
| 2010 | $9.7B | +14.5% | +$1.23B | ||
| 2009 | $8.47B | +33.0% | +$2.1B | ||
| 2008 | $6.37B | -32.0% | -$3B | ||
| 2007 | $9.37B | -25.3% | -$3.16B | ||
| 2006 | $12.5B | -5.4% | -$721M | ||
| 2005 | $13.3B | -1.2% | -$156M | ||
| 2004 | $13.4B | +2.7% | +$357M | ||
| 2003 | $13.1B | -6.5% | -$906M | ||
| 2002 | $14B | -6.9% | -$1.04B | ||
| 2001 | $15B | -15.3% | -$2.72B | ||
| 2000 | $17.7B | +104.6% | +$9.06B | ||
| 1999 | $8.65B | +8.3% | +$663M | ||
| 1998 | $7.99B | +42.9% | +$2.4B | ||
| 1997 | $5.59B | +65.0% | +$2.2B | ||
| 1996 | $3.39B | +2.2% | +$73.2M | ||
| 1995 | $3.32B | +34.1% | +$843M | ||
| 1994 | $2.47B | -54.6% | -$2.97B | ||
| 1993 | $5.44B | +103.3% | +$2.76B | ||
| 1992 | $2.68B | +76.9% | +$1.16B | ||
| 1991 | $1.51B | +95.5% | +$739M | ||
| 1990 | $774M | +2.9% | +$22M | ||
| 1989 | $752M | +16.7% | +$107M | ||
| 1988 | $644M | +63.0% | +$249M | ||
| 1987 | $395M | -38.9% | -$251M | ||
| 1986 | $647M | -18.9% | -$151M | ||
| 1985 | $797M | — | — |
- 2026$22.1B-4.2%
- 2025$23.1B+6.7%
- 2024$21.6B+17.0%
- 2023$18.5B-14.5%
- 2022$21.6B-17.1%
- 2021$26.1B-0.9%
- 2020$26.3B-9.5%
- 2019$29.1B+9.1%
- 2018$26.7B-32.4%
- 2017$39.5B+25.1%
- 2016$31.5B+9.5%
- 2015$28.8B-2.2%
- 2014$29.5B+117.7%
- 2013$13.5B+74.5%
- 2012$7.75B+16.8%
- 2011$6.63B-31.6%
- 2010$9.7B+14.5%
- 2009$8.47B+33.0%
- 2008$6.37B-32.0%
- 2007$9.37B-25.3%
- 2006$12.5B-5.4%
- 2005$13.3B-1.2%
- 2004$13.4B+2.7%
- 2003$13.1B-6.5%
- 2002$14B-6.9%
- 2001$15B-15.3%
- 2000$17.7B+104.6%
- 1999$8.65B+8.3%
- 1998$7.99B+42.9%
- 1997$5.59B+65.0%
- 1996$3.39B+2.2%
- 1995$3.32B+34.1%
- 1994$2.47B-54.6%
- 1993$5.44B+103.3%
- 1992$2.68B+76.9%
- 1991$1.51B+95.5%
- 1990$774M+2.9%
- 1989$752M+16.7%
- 1988$644M+63.0%
- 1987$395M-38.9%
- 1986$647M-18.9%
- 1985$797M—
Market Cap values are taken from Southwest Airlines's reported income statements (share counts) and end-of-day prices (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 Market Cap at Southwest Airlines (LUV)
According to Southwest Airlines's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported market cap is $25.6B. Market capitalization is the total dollar value of all outstanding shares — shares outstanding × stock price — and the standard measure of a company's equity value. On this page, historical market cap snaps filing-period share counts to closing prices on or before each statement date (not intraday tick data).
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2026 reading of Southwest Airlines (LUV) market cap is $22.1B – edged down 4.2% year-over-year.
Over 2021–2026 (5 years), Southwest Airlines market cap expanded at a -3.3% compound annual rate, with a net decline across the window.
Southwest Airlines market cap plunged from $39.5B in 2017 to $22.1B in 2026, a 44.0% drawdown.
The record annual market cap stands at $39.5B, reached in 2017; the historical low of $395M was recorded in 1987.
Southwest Airlines Market Cap by Year
Southwest Airlines Market Cap 2026: $22.1B
Southwest Airlines market cap in 2026 was $22.1B, edged down 4.2% below 2025.
Southwest Airlines Market Cap 2025: $23.1B
2025's market cap for Southwest Airlines came in at $23.1B, grew 6.7% from 2024.
Southwest Airlines Market Cap 2024: $21.6B
Southwest Airlines posted market cap of $21.6B in 2024, grew 17.0% from 2023.
Southwest Airlines Market Cap 2023: $18.5B
In 2023, Southwest Airlines reported market cap of $18.5B, declined 14.5% below 2022.
Southwest Airlines Market Cap 2022: $21.6B
Southwest Airlines market cap in 2022 was $21.6B.
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