Market Cap

Southwest Airlines Co. Market Capitalization:

$21.69 Billion

USD as of Jan. 1, 2026

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Southwest Airlines Co. Main Stock Listing

NYSE: LUV

Market Capitalization History of Southwest Airlines Co.

Market capitalizations are calculated from the opening stock price at the beginning of each month.

Top Competitors by Market Capitalization

Industry: Airlines
Company Market Cap (USD)
Azul SA $151.92 B
Delta Air Lines, Inc. $45.09 B
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. $36.59 B
International Consolidated Airlines Group, SA $25.85 B
Air China Ltd $22.88 B
Sector: Industrials
Company Market Cap (USD)
General Electric $340.14 B
Caterpillar $280.34 B
RTX Corporation $251.06 B
CATL $247.27 B
Siemens $221.77 B

Yearly evolution of Southwest Airlines Co. market cap

Date Market Cap YoY Change
Jan. 1, 2026 $21.69 B 13.27%
Jan. 1, 2025 $19.15 B 15.02%
Jan. 1, 2024 $16.65 B -16.37%
Jan. 1, 2023 $19.91 B -23.84%
Jan. 1, 2022 $26.14 B 1.87%
Jan. 1, 2021 $25.66 B -20.08%
Jan. 1, 2020 $32.11 B -3.14%
Jan. 1, 2019 $33.15 B -6.64%
Jan. 1, 2018 $35.51 B 16.23%
Jan. 1, 2017 $30.55 B 39.05%
Jan. 1, 2016 $21.97 B -16.73%
Jan. 1, 2015 $26.39 B 115.66%
Jan. 1, 2014 $12.23 B 86.89%
Jan. 1, 2013 $6.55 B 17.01%
Jan. 1, 2012 $5.59 B -19.16%
Jan. 1, 2011 $6.92 B 4.59%
Jan. 1, 2010 $6.62 B 61.17%
Jan. 1, 2009 $4.11 B -40.02%
Jan. 1, 2008 $6.84 B -22.38%
Jan. 1, 2007 $8.82 B -8.26%
Jan. 1, 2006 $9.61 B 13.67%
Jan. 1, 2005 $8.46 B -3.14%
Jan. 1, 2004 $8.73 B 14.56%
Jan. 1, 2003 $7.62 B -31.10%
Jan. 1, 2002 $11.06 B -9.32%
Jan. 1, 2001 $12.20 B

Market capitalization is calculated from the opening stock price at the beginning of each year.

Southwest Airlines Co. Categories

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Stocks & Indices

Southwest Airlines Co. has the following listings and related stock indices.


Stock: NYSE: LUV

Stock: FSX: SWN

Stock: XETR: SWN

What is a company's market capitalization?

The market capitalization of a company, more simply referred to as "market cap", is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares. It is often considered as a key indicator of what a company is worth.