# Southwest Airlines - Southwest Airlines Company Common Stock (LUV)

Stock code LUV · Yahoo ticker LUV · Sector: Industrials

Overall fundamentals score: 49/100 (Okay). Bottom 39% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 60/100 | Okay |
| Financial Safety | 50/100 | Okay |
| Cash & Dividends | 25/100 | Weak |
| Price Fairness | 33/100 | Weak |
| Risk | 75/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

Southwest Airlines (LUV): Overall score: 49/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 60/100 (Okay)
Return on Equity (ROE) 14% - Okay
4-Year Revenue Growth +7%/yr - Okay
4-Year Profit Growth +31%/yr - Strong
Net Profit Margin 3% - Weak
Quarterly Momentum +9% - Strong

Financial Safety: 50/100 (Okay)
Debt-to-Equity 0.9× - Okay
Current Ratio 0.5× - Weak
Interest Coverage 8.5× - Strong

Cash & Dividends: 25/100 (Weak)
Dividend Quality 2% - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Positive but bumpy - Okay
Free Cash Flow Negative recently - Weak
Cash & Cash Equivalents Partly healthy - Okay

Price Fairness: 33/100 (Weak)
P/E Ratio 20.8× - Weak
P/B Ratio 3× - Weak
PEG Ratio 0.7 - Strong

Risk: 75/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Steady - Strong
Debt Trend (4yr) Falling - Strong
Share Count Trend (4yr) -5%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) +0.8 pp/yr vs sales - Okay
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) +44.5% - Strong
Quarterly Consistency Loss in 1 of 8 quarters - Weak

## Common questions

### What is Southwest Airlines's fundamentals score?

Southwest Airlines (LUV) scores 49/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the bottom 39% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is Southwest Airlines strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Risk (75/100); its weakest is Cash & Dividends (25/100).

### How does Southwest Airlines rank against its sector?

Southwest Airlines ranks #50 of 76 scored Industrials stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Southwest Airlines pay dividends?

Yes. Southwest Airlines (LUV) has a dividend yield of 1.7%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 34% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 25/100.

### How do I buy Southwest Airlines shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy LUV. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is Southwest Airlines (LUV), in plain English?

Southwest Airlines (LUV) is a Industrials company (Airlines). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 49/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Risk (75/100); its main watch-out is Cash & Dividends (25/100). Shares currently cost about 21 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 20.8×). It also pays back about 1.7% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/luv-southwest-airlines

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/luv-southwest-airlines
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.