Southwest Airlines

airline of the United States
Organization airline Q503308
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Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 19 annual filings
Revenue
$28.06B
▲ 2.1% YoY FY2025
Net Income
$441.00M
▼ 5.2% YoY FY2025
Assets
$29.06B
▼ 13.9% YoY FY2025
EPS (diluted)
$0.79
▲ 3.9% YoY FY2025
$0.00$7.72B$15.43B$23.15B$30.87B FY2007: $9.86B · NI $645.00M (6.5% margin)FY2008: $11.02B · NI $178.00M (1.6% margin)FY2009: $10.35B · NI $99.00M (1.0% margin)FY2010: $12.10B · NI $459.00M (3.8% margin)FY2011: $15.66B · NI $178.00M (1.1% margin)FY2012: $17.09B · NI $421.00M (2.5% margin)FY2013: $17.70B · NI $754.00M (4.3% margin)FY2014: $18.61B · NI $1.14B (6.1% margin)FY2015: $19.82B · NI $2.18B (11.0% margin)FY2016: $20.29B · NI $2.18B (10.8% margin)FY2017: $21.15B · NI $3.36B (15.9% margin)FY2018: $21.96B · NI $2.46B (11.2% margin)FY2019: $22.43B · NI $2.30B (10.3% margin)FY2020: $9.05B · NI -$3.07B (-34.0% margin)FY2021: $15.79B · NI $977.00M (6.2% margin)FY2022: $23.81B · NI $539.00M (2.3% margin)FY2023: $26.09B · NI $465.00M (1.8% margin)FY2024: $27.48B · NI $465.00M (1.7% margin)FY2025: $28.06B · NI $441.00M (1.6% margin) '07'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'23'25
Revenue Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2025-12-31 · accession 0000092380-26-000004

Southwest Airlines

Summary

Southwest Airlines is an airline[1]. It ranks in the top 0.24% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,232 views/month, #7 of 2,889).[2]

Key Facts

  • Southwest Airlines was a member of International Association of Baggage System Companies[3].
  • Southwest Airlines is in the country of United States[4].
  • Southwest Airlines's instance of is recorded as airline[5].
  • Southwest Airlines's instance of is recorded as business[6].
  • Southwest Airlines's instance of is recorded as public company[7].
  • Southwest Airlines's founder is recorded as Herb Kelleher[8].
  • Southwest Airlines's founder is recorded as Rollin King[9].
  • Southwest Airlines's airline hub is recorded as Dallas Love Field[10].
  • Southwest Airlines's item operated is recorded as Boeing 737 Classic[11].
  • Southwest Airlines's item operated is recorded as Boeing 737 Next Generation[12].
  • Southwest Airlines's item operated is recorded as Boeing 737 MAX[13].
  • Southwest Airlines's item operated is recorded as Boeing 737[14].
  • Southwest Airlines's headquarters location is recorded as Dallas[15].
  • Southwest Airlines's chief executive officer is recorded as Bob Jordan[16].
  • Southwest Airlines's IATA airline designator is recorded as WN[17].
  • Southwest Airlines's ICAO airline designator is recorded as SWA[18].
  • Southwest Airlines is part of S&P 500[19].
  • Southwest Airlines's Commons category is recorded as Southwest Airlines[20].
  • Southwest Airlines's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[21].
  • Southwest Airlines's review score is recorded as 4.2/5[22].
  • Southwest Airlines's industry is recorded as air transport[23].
  • March 15, 1967 marks the founding of Southwest Airlines[24].
  • 1967 marks the founding of Southwest Airlines[25].
  • Southwest Airlines's location of formation is recorded as Dallas[26].
  • Southwest Airlines's official website is recorded as https://www.southwest.com/[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Herb Kelleher[8] and Rollin King[9]. Recorded inception include March 15, 1967[24] and 1967[25]. Southwest Airlines's location of formation is recorded as Dallas[26].

Identity

Southwest Airlines is part of S&P 500[19].

Leadership

Southwest Airlines's chief executive officer is recorded as Bob Jordan[16].

Operations

Southwest Airlines's headquarters location is recorded as Dallas[15].

Industry

Southwest Airlines's industry is recorded as air transport[23].

Ownership

Southwest Airlines's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[21].

Why It Matters

Southwest Airlines ranks in the top 0.24% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,232 views/month, #7 of 2,889).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved . apnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . nyse.com. Retrieved . nyse.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Glassdoor. Retrieved . glassdoor.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . iabsc.org. iabsc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Instance of airline, business, public company
    Reward program Rapid Rewards
    Legal form For-Profit Corporation
    House publication Spirit
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