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Southwest Airlines (LUV)
NYSE:LUV
Earnings Data
Report Date
Jul 24, 2025TBA Not Confirmed
Period Ending
2025 (Q2)Consensus EPS Forecast
0.52Last Year’s EPS
0.58Same Quarter Last Year
Based on 17 Analysts Ratings
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Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Apr 23, 2025
|% Change Since: 28.02%
|Next Earnings Date:Jul 24, 2025
Earnings Call Sentiment|Neutral
Southwest Airlines demonstrated strong operational performance and cost management, achieving record operating revenue and significant cost reductions. However, challenges persist with weakening leisure demand and macroeconomic uncertainty, leading to the suspension of full-year EBIT guidance.Company Guidance
In the Southwest Airlines first quarter 2025 conference call, the company reported a record operating revenue of $6.4 billion, with a RASM increase of 3.5% on all-time record yields. Despite experiencing industry weakness, particularly in domestic main cabin travel, Southwest outperformed its guidance range. The company highlighted a significant reduction in CASM-X growth, achieving a 4.6% increase compared to an original guidance of 7-9% and a revised guidance of approximately 6%. The company also reaffirmed its targets for incremental EBIT contributions of $1.8 billion for 2025 and $4.3 billion for 2026 from its initiatives. These initiatives include transformative changes like the introduction of basic economy, the implementation of bag fees, and the reduction of flight credit expiration. While the macroeconomic environment remains uncertain, Southwest is proactively reducing capacity and maintaining cost discipline, with a plan to decrease full-year 2025 capacity to approximately 1% year-over-year.Record Operating Revenue
Southwest Airlines reported a quarterly record operating revenue of $6.4 billion, with RASM increasing by 3.5% on all-time record yields.
Cost Reduction Achievements
CASM-X growth of 4.6% was significantly better than the original guidance of 7-9% and well below the revised guidance of approximately 6%.
Operational Excellence
Southwest Airlines led the industry in on-time performance and had the fewest extreme delays, with a completion factor of 98.6%, the best in 12 years.
Successful Expansion Initiatives
The launch of Expedia exceeded expectations with new customer acquisition, and the Rapid Rewards program optimizations led to record first-quarter spend on co-branded credit cards.
Strong Balance Sheet Management
Southwest Airlines plans to pay down $2.6 billion of debt in the second quarter and has a committed share repurchase of $1.5 billion, highlighting confidence in financial plans.
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LUV Earnings History
The table shows recent earnings report dates and whether the forecast was beat or missed. See the change in forecast and EPS from the previous year.
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LUV Earnings-Related Price Changes
Report Date | Price 1 Day Before | Price 1 Day After | Percentage Change |
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Apr 23, 2025 | $25.52 | $26.46 | +3.68% |
Jan 30, 2025 | $31.46 | $31.08 | -1.21% |
Oct 24, 2024 | $30.39 | $28.70 | -5.56% |
Jul 25, 2024 | $26.15 | $27.60 | +5.54% |
Earnings announcements can affect a stock’s price. This table shows the stock's price the day before and the day after recent earnings reports, including the percentage change.
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FAQ
When does Southwest Airlines (LUV) report earnings?
Southwest Airlines (LUV) is schdueled to report earning on Jul 24, 2025, TBA Not Confirmed.
What is Southwest Airlines (LUV) earnings time?
Southwest Airlines (LUV) earnings time is at Jul 24, 2025, TBA Not Confirmed.
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What is LUV EPS forecast?
LUV EPS forecast for the fiscal quarter 2025 (Q2) is 0.52.
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