LUV
HoldSinkerSouthwest Airlines Co. · Industrials · United States · $20.4B cap · $284.9M/day traded
$41.75 -0.7% · close 23 Oct · scored 24 Oct
StockRank down 1.0 since 23 Oct.
Sinker: Weak, expensive and falling. Nothing here to keep it afloat.
Reported 21 Oct: the next-year EPS estimate fell 4.3% across the report (snapshots of 18 Oct and 25 Oct).
As of 24 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) is 44/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 43, Value 45, Momentum 48, each scored against its sector).
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ABOUT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
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Southwest Airlines Co. is a major U.S. low-cost airline providing short-haul, high-frequency, point-to-point air transportation services. The company benefits from a highly efficient, point-to-point operating model, a single aircraft type (Boeing 737) which streamlines operations, and strong brand loyalty due to its customer service and low fares. As a pioneering and consistently profitable low-cost carrier, Southwest has carved out a distinct market position with its operational efficiency, unique culture, and strong brand.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 23.8B | 26.1B | 27.5B | 28.1B | 5.6% | 31.5B | 33.6B | 35.6B | 12.6% |
| EPS | 0.91 | 0.84 | 0.78 | 0.82 | -3.4% | 2.05 | 2.74 | 4.13 | 124.6% |
| Shares | 594.0M | 596.5M | 593.3M | 515.6M | -13.2% | 489.2M | — | — | — |
| Debt | 9.4B | 9.2B | 8.1B | 6.0B | -14.1% | 6.9B | — | — | — |
| Equity | 10.7B | 10.5B | 10.3B | 8.0B | -9.3% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 3.8B | 3.2B | 462.0M | 1.8B | -21.4% | 2.8B | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -3.7B | -2.9B | -261.0M | -1.4B | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | -3.0B | -436.0M | -2.0B | -4.7B | — | — | — | — | — |
No clear trend: not near its 52-week low, and not in a steady uptrend.
Swung more than 55% of stocks we rank over the past year (44% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Industrials, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of LUV are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Co.(you) | $20.4B | 44 | Hold |
| UAL | United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | $31.8B | 66 | Buy |
| AAL | American Airlines Group Inc. | $8.0B | 30 | Sell |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | $50.5B | 60 | Hold |
| SKYW | SkyWest, Inc. | $3.6B | 68 | Buy |
| ALGT | Allegiant Travel Company | $1.8B | 30 | Sell |
| ALK | Alaska Air Group, Inc. | $3.8B | 15 | Strong Sell |
| RJET | Republic Airways Holdings Inc. | $793M | 53 | Hold |
| ULCC | Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. | $1.1B | 9 | Strong Sell |
| JBLU | JetBlue Airways Corporation | $990M | 3 | Strong Sell |
Peer medians: ROE 8.9% · P/E 25.9x · Gross margin 29.2%
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