Southwest Airlines Co 's ROE per quarter

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

What is ROE for Southwest Airlines Co in the third quarter 2026?
Southwest Airlines Co achieved a return on average equity (ROE) of 14.39 % in its third quarter 2026, this is above LUV's average return on equity of 10.29%.
Southwest Airlines Co s equity during the 12 months ending in the third quarter 2026 are valued at $7 billion

ROE has advanced compared to 11.27% in the second quarter 2026, due to net income growth.

Within the Airline industry 3 other companies had a higher return on equity. While Return on equity, overall ranking has advanced in the quarter, so far to 1359, from total ROE ranking in the second quarter 2026 at 2262.

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Return On Equity	(Sep 30 2026) III. Quarter	(Jun 30 2026) II. Quarter	(Mar 31 2026) I. Quarter	(Dec 31 2025) IV. Quarter	(Sep 30 2025) III. Quarter
Y / Y Equity Change	-5.75 %	-11.48 %	-26.59 %	-22.89 %	-
Y / Y Net Income Change	400 %	9.39 %	-	23.28 %	-19.4 %
Net Income (TTM) in Millions	1,053	837	817	441	380
Return On Equity (TTM)	14.39 %	11.27 %	10.67 %	5.33 %	4.28 %
LUV's Total Ranking	# 1359	# 2262	# 2048	# 2052	# 1920
Equity (TTM) in Millions	7,329	7,082	6,875	7,981	7,776
Seq. Equity Change	3.49 %	3.01 %	-13.86 %	2.64 %	-2.8 %
Seq. Net Income Change	15.88 %	2.64 %	-29.72 %	498.15 %	-74.65 %

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Return On Equity Company Ranking
Within:	No.
Industry	# 4
Sector	# 19
Overall	# 1359

Return On Equity Statistics
High	Average	Low
38.21 %	10.29 %	-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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Companies with similar Return On Equity at Sep 30 2026, within Transportation Sector	ROE
Union Pacific Corp	37.82 %
Trinity Industries Inc	28.66 %
Csx Corporation	25.94 %
United Airlines Holdings Inc	21.81 %
Landstar System Inc	19.67 %
J b Hunt Transport Services Inc	18.71 %
Norfolk Southern Corp	16.68 %
Republic Airways Holdings Inc	16.09 %
Delta Air Lines Inc	15.38 %
Skywest Inc	14.95 %
Southwest Airlines Co	14.39 %
Fedex Corporation	12.56 %
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation	12.20 %
Saia Inc	10.53 %
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd	8.12 %
Schneider National Inc	4.65 %
The Greenbrier Companies Inc	4.63 %

Date modified: 2026-10-23T15:26:51+00:00

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