SuperworthSouthwest Airlines market cap LUV
Share price times shares outstanding: what the whole company sells for, since 2009.
- Today, Oct 23, 2026
- $20.4B
- Highest close in our data
- $39.1B
- Dec 2017
Southwest Airlines is worth $20.4B at the close on Oct 23, 2026, at $41.75 a share.
That is up 23% over the last year and down 27% over five years.
Its highest close in our data was $39.1B in Dec 2017.
Market cap over time
Year by year
| Year | End of year | Low | High | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | $20.4B | $18.4B | $26.7B | −4% |
| 2025 | $21.3B | $14.7B | $21.3B | +5% |
| 2024 | $20.4B | $15B | $20.5B | +19% |
| 2023 | $17.2B | $13.3B | $22.4B | −14% |
| 2022 | $20B | $18.3B | $27.8B | −21% |
| 2021 | $25.4B | $23.5B | $37.5B | −8% |
| 2020 | $27.5B | $12.1B | $30B | −4% |
| 2019 | $28.6B | $25.8B | $32.1B | +9% |
| 2018 | $26.3B | $25.8B | $38.8B | −32% |
| 2017 | $38.8B | $30.7B | $39.1B | +27% |
| 2016 | $30.7B | $22.5B | $31.1B | +10% |
| 2015 | $28B | $21.7B | $32.1B | −2% |
| 2014 | $28.4B | $13.5B | $28.4B | +118% |
| 2013 | $13.1B | $8B | $13.1B | +74% |
| 2012 | $7.5B | $6.1B | $7.8B | +13% |
| 2011 | $6.7B | $5.8B | $9.9B | −31% |
| 2010 | $9.7B | $8B | $10.6B | +14% |
| 2009 | $8.5B | $5.5B | $8.6B | n/a |
Against its peers
Companies in Airlines, Airports & Air Services nearest Southwest Airlines' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Market cap |
|---|---|
| LUVSouthwest Airlines | $20.4B |
| UALUnited Airlines | $31.8B |
| DALDelta Air Lines | $50.5B |
| SKYWSkywest | $3.6B |
| Peer median | $31.8B |
What the market cap tells you
Share price times shares outstanding: what the whole company sells for today.
Size, not quality. Large caps move slower and are covered more. That is all it tells you.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.