Operating margin · 2011–2025

Southwest Airlines operating margin

1.5%+30.6% · FY2025

Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported 1.5% in operating margin for fiscal 2025, +30.6% year on year.

4.4%20113.6%20127.2%201312.0%201420.8%201517.2%201616.1%201714.6%201813.2%2019−42.2%202010.9%20214.3%20220.9%20231.2%20241.5%2025
Southwest Airlines — Operating margin, 2011–2025
Fiscal yearOperating marginChangeFiling
FY20251.5%+30.6%Derived
FY20241.2%+36.0%Derived
FY20230.9%−79.9%Derived
FY20224.3%−60.8%Derived
FY202110.9%+53.1 ppDerived
FY2020−42.2%−55.4 ppDerived
FY201913.2%−9.7%Derived
FY201814.6%−9.3%Derived
FY201716.1%−6.7%Derived
FY201617.2%−17.0%Derived
FY201520.8%+73.6%Derived
FY201412.0%+65.6%Derived
FY20137.2%+98.1%Derived
FY20123.6%−17.6%Derived
FY20114.4%—Derived

Operating margin — Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue. Only companies with at least $1 billion in revenue are ranked here.

Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth −7.3%

Calculated from two reported figures, so it has no single filing of its own.

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