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Southwest Airlines

NYQ:LUV US8447411088
84
  • Value
    74
  • Growth
    97
  • Safety
    Safety
    55
  • Combined
    87
  • Sentiment
    57
  • 360° View
    360° View
    84
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Company Description

Southwest Airlines Co. is a passenger airline providing scheduled air transportation. It operates in the airline industry. It operates in the United States, near-international markets, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and ten near-international countries. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $21,159 million, profits of $19,709 million, and revenue of $27,483 million with 72,450 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 84 (better than 84% compared with alternatives) for 2026, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Southwest Airlines are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all four indicators above average for Southwest Airlines. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 74, which means that the share price of Southwest Airlines is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 74% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 97, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. The company is also safely financed with a Safety rank of 55. Finally, professional market sentiment is above average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 57. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Refinancing
Weakest Rank Growth
Country USA
Industry Airlines
Size X-Large
Website southwest.com
Index
S&P 500
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 10-Aug-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
74 83 59 47
Growth
97 39 61 48
Safety
Safety
55 32 63 59
Sentiment
57 43 24 19
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84 42 41 26
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
24 13 15 53
Opinions Change
50 77 46 3
Pro Holdings
n/a 47 39 53
Market Pulse
75 22 52 42
Sentiment
57 43 24 19
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
74 83 59 47
Growth
97 39 61 48
Safety Safety
55 32 63 59
Combined
87 49 81 45
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
62 64 49 40
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
79 43 34 20
Price vs. Book (P/B)
36 61 53 44
Dividend Yield
71 84 82 82
Value
74 83 59 47
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
85 39 61 82
Profit Growth
82 86 75 53
Capital Growth
73 26 61 47
Stock Returns
74 27 15 27
Growth
97 39 61 48
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
52 71 58 50
Refinancing
18 32 84 84
Liquidity
81 23 41 10
Safety Safety
55 32 63 59

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This is an all-around strong stock. It shows good value, high growth, safe financing, and positive professional sentiment. It is ideal for most buy-and-hold investors who value a good all-around stock.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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