Southwest Airlines's revenue has grown 7.4% a year over three years, and grown 20% a year over five, with earnings per share compounding at 38%. Revenue growth, 3-year annual rate: +7.4% (Airlines median +11%). Revenue growth, 5-year rate: +20%, growth has slowed since the five-year average. Earnings per share, 3-year rate: +38%, earnings outgrew revenue: margins or the share count worked for shareholders. Years of annual history on file: 19, FY2007 to FY2025, as filed.

LUVSouthwest Airlines

Industrials

$41.75+27% 1Y

$41.75

$29.2952 weeks$54.33

Is it growing?

Excellent

Growing: revenue growing +14% year on year, earnings up +215% year on year, and operating margin widening (+3.4 points).

3 good

Revenue trend+14% in a year

Trailing-twelve-month revenue vs a year earlier, from the company's own filings. Five-year pace: +20% a year.

Earnings trend+215% in a year

Trailing-twelve-month earnings per share against a year earlier. Growing faster than revenue, so margins or the share count are helping.

Margin direction+3.4 points operating

Trailing-twelve-month operating margin, 4.4% now against 1.0% a year earlier.

All from SEC EDGAR, as of Sep 30, 2026.

Where this answer is blind. These are trailing numbers from the filings, not forecasts: an acquisition or a one-off year can flatter them, so check the quarters.

Is LUV growing?

Southwest Airlines's revenue has grown 7.4% a year over three years, and grown 20% a year over five, with earnings per share compounding at 38%.

+7.4%

Revenue growth, 3-year annual rate · Airlines median +11% · steady growth, ahead of inflation · compounded from trailing twelve-month revenue

Revenue growth, 5-year rate: +20%
Revenue growth, 5-year rate · +7.4% over three · growth has slowed since the five-year average
Earnings per share, 3-year rate: +38%
Earnings per share, 3-year rate · revenue +7.4% · earnings outgrew revenue: margins or the share count worked for shareholders
Years of annual history on file: 19
Years of annual history on file · FY2007 to FY2025, as filed