Southwest Airlines Co 's ROE per quarter

Return on Equity, Quarterly Results, Trends, Rankings, Statistics

What is ROE for Southwest Airlines Co in the second quarter 2026?
Southwest Airlines Co achieved a return on average equity (ROE) of 11.27 % in its second quarter 2026, this is above LUV's average return on equity of 10.27%.
Southwest Airlines Co s equity during the 12 months ending in the second quarter 2026 are valued at $7 billion

ROE has advanced compared to 10.67% in the first quarter 2026, due to net income growth.

Within the Airline industry 3 other companies had a higher return on equity. While return on equity, the total ranking has deteriorated compared to the first quarter 2026 from 1346 to 1347.

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Return On Equity	(Jun 30 2026) II. Quarter	(Mar 31 2026) I. Quarter	(Dec 31 2025) IV. Quarter	(Sep 30 2025) III. Quarter	(Jun 30 2025) II. Quarter
Y / Y Equity Change	-11.48 %	-26.59 %	-22.89 %	-25.31 %	-
Y / Y Net Income Change	9.39 %	-	23.28 %	-19.4 %	-41.96 %
Net Income (TTM) in Millions	837	817	441	380	393
Return On Equity (TTM)	11.27 %	10.67 %	5.33 %	4.28 %	4.12 %
LUV's Total Ranking	# 1347	# 1346	# 1728	# 1847	# 1760
Equity (TTM) in Millions	7,082	6,875	7,981	7,776	8,000
Seq. Equity Change	3.01 %	-13.86 %	2.64 %	-2.8 %	-14.58 %
Seq. Net Income Change	2.64 %	-29.72 %	498.15 %	-74.65 %	-

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Return On Equity Company Ranking
Within:	No.
Industry	# 4
Sector	# 20
Overall	# 1347

Return On Equity Statistics
High	Average	Low
38.21 %	10.27 %	-31.86 %
(Dec 31 2017)		(Dec 31 2020)

LUV Annual Return On Equity	(Dec 31 2025) 2025	(Dec 31 2024) 2024	(Dec 31 2023) 2023	(Dec 31 2022) 2022	(Dec 31 2021) 2021
Total Equity in Millions	7,981	10,350	10,515	10,687	10,414
Y / Y Equity Change	-22.89 %	-1.57 %	-1.61 %	2.62 %	17.33 %
Net Income in Millions	441	465	465	539	977
Y / Y Net Income Change	-5.16 %	0 %	-13.73 %	-44.83 %	-
Return On Equity	5.53 %	4.49 %	4.42 %	5.04 %	9.38 %

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Annual Roe Comment

Despite deterioration in net income, company improved ROE to in 2025, company improved ROE to 5.53 % compared to the prior year.

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United Parcel Service Inc	29.02 %
Dorian Lpg Ltd	28.69 %
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Massimo Group	17.21 %
Republic Airways Holdings Inc	17.15 %
Norfolk Southern Corp	16.80 %
Fedex Corporation	15.11 %
Skywest Inc	15.02 %
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation	11.41 %
Southwest Airlines Co	11.27 %
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Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd	10.28 %
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Date modified: 2026-09-26T07:00:30+00:00

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