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Southwest Airlines (Southwest)

U.S. low-cost passenger airline

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Headquarters: Dallas, United States
Founded year: 1971
Company type: Public company
Number of employees: 40,000+
Industry: Airlines

Last updated October 30

Latest news about Southwest Airlines (Southwest)

In short: Southwest reported record Q3 revenue as fuel costs pressured profits and it expanded premium offerings and routes.

Company announcements

October 30 Southwest

Southwest reports record 1998 profit and revenue growth

Net income rose 36.4% to $433.4 million, the 26th consecutive profitable year, with a 10.4% net margin.

October 30 Southwest

Southwest reports record $3.5 billion net income for 2017

The airline also achieved 45 consecutive years of profitability, record operating revenues of $21.2 billion, and served over 130 million customers.

October 30 Southwest

Southwest reports record 2016 profit and revenue

Net income reaches $2.24 billion and operating revenues top $20 billion for the first time.

October 30 Southwest

Southwest ends 2025 with 803 aircraft and 117 destinations

It introduces assigned and extra legroom seating, adds redeye flights and six international airline partnerships, launches Getaways vacation packages, and cuts about 1,750 corporate roles.

Media coverage

October 29 AInvest

Southwest Airlines Leads Market in Trading Volume as Q3 Earnings Beat Sparks Institutional Rebalancing

- Southwest Airlines LUV-- shares surged 4.63% post-Q3 earnings, outperforming forecasts with $0.66 adjusted EPS (15.79% ...

October 22 Seeking Alpha

Southwest projects full-year 2026 adjusted EPS of $2.60 to $2.85 as it plans March 2, 2027 capital markets day

Guidance framing shifted to a narrower, more specific full-year range: "Full-year 2026 adjusted earnings per share is now projected to be $2.60 to $2.85" (Executive...

October 22 Yahoo Finance

Southwest Cuts Full-Year Guidance as Fuel Prices Rise

Southwest slashed its full-year profit guidance this week in the face of rising jet fuel costs. The carrier started out 2026 projecting full-year adjusted earnings...

October 21 Bloomberg

Southwest Airlines Lowers Profit Forecast Due to Rising Fuel Costs

Soaring jet fuel prices are squeezing profits across the US airline industry, prompting Southwest to reduce its full-year adjusted earnings per share guidance.

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