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Southwest Airlines Stock Quote

Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV)

$32.43
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Price as of May 20, 2025, 3:50 p.m. ET

Southwest Airlines Return vs. S&P

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LUV +19.76% +18.29% +3.42% +159,049%
S&P +12.45% +100.69% +14.95% +6,539%

Southwest Airlines Company Info

Southwest Airlines Co. engages in the operation and management of a passenger airline. The firm also offers ancillary services such as early bird check-in, upgraded boarding, and transportation of pets and unaccompanied minors. It operates in the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Mexico, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Aruba, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos. The company was founded by Rollin W. King and Herbert D. Kelleher on March 9, 1967, and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

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Southwest Airlines (LUV) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

LUV earnings call for the period ending December 31, 2024.

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LUV earnings call for the period ending September 30, 2024.

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LUV earnings call for the period ending June 30, 2024.

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LUV earnings call for the period ending March 31, 2024.

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