Southwest Airlines Co.
NYSE:LUV · New York Stock Exchange
+$1.27 today
Vol 11.13M · Avg 7.13M
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Cash Flow Statement
Annual data · 5 periods
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | $441.0M -5.2% | $465.0M +0.0% | $465.0M -13.7% | $539.0M -44.8% | $977.0M | $487.6M | $476.4M | $465.2M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $1.6B -5.9% | $1.7B +8.9% | $1.5B +12.7% | $1.4B +6.2% | $1.3B | $374.2M | $1.2B | $631.8M |
| Deferred Income Tax | $122.0M -7.6% | $132.0M -17.0% | $159.0M -43.6% | $282.0M +1442.9% | -$21.0M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $304.2M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 -100.0% | $84.0M +44.8% | $58.0M | $489.0M | $354.6M | -$1.6B |
| Change in Working Capital | -$278.0M +82.5% | -$1.6B -227.0% | $1.2B -15.8% | $1.5B +1583.0% | -$100.0M | $350.4M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Accounts Receivables | $51.0M +168.4% | $19.0M +121.3% | -$89.0M -121.1% | $422.0M +160.2% | -$701.0M | $592.6M | $1.3B | $626.2M |
| Inventory | $0 | $0 +100.0% | -$77.0M | $0 -100.0% | $663.0M | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Accounts Payables | $218.0M +116.0% | -$1.4B -198.3% | $1.4B +48.1% | $936.0M +2363.2% | $38.0M | $948.2M | -$1.5B | $433.0M |
| Other Working Capital | -$547.0M -126.0% | -$242.0M -934.5% | $29.0M -76.8% | $125.0M +225.0% | -$100.0M | $567.4M | $1.3B | $601.0M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -$3.0M +98.5% | -$206.0M +10.8% | -$231.0M -552.9% | $51.0M -62.5% | $136.0M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $300.0M |
| Operating Cash Flow | $1.8B +298.7% | $462.0M -85.4% | $3.2B -16.5% | $3.8B +63.2% | $2.3B | $7.2B | $8.9B | $10.5B |
| Capital Expenditures | -$2.7B -28.5% | -$2.1B +40.9% | -$3.5B +10.8% | -$3.9B -672.2% | -$511.0M | $664.0M | $1.4B | $697.6M |
| Acquisitions (Net) | $0 | $0 | $0 -100.0% | $22.0M -95.6% | $505.0M | $937.0M | $1.1B | $1.3B |
| Purchases of Investments | -$470.0M +90.6% | -$5.0B +28.1% | -$7.0B -24.6% | -$5.6B +4.0% | -$5.8B | $444.2M | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Sales of Investments | $1.7B -71.8% | $6.0B -21.0% | $7.6B +31.1% | $5.8B +14.2% | $5.1B | $822.2M | $318.2M | -$1.5B |
| Other Investing Activities | $21.0M -97.4% | $797.0M +122.6% | -$3.5B -15900.0% | -$22.0M +95.6% | -$505.0M | $616.4M | $370.0M | $1.2B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$1.4B -447.5% | -$261.0M +91.1% | -$2.9B +21.7% | -$3.7B -196.4% | -$1.3B | $4.8B | $6.4B | $5.1B |
| Debt Repayment | -$1.8B -32.8% | -$1.3B -1472.9% | -$85.0M +97.2% | -$3.1B -1435.5% | $231.0M | $680.8M | $759.2M | $1.1B |
| Common Stock Issued | $59.0M -1.7% | $60.0M +25.0% | $48.0M +6.7% | $45.0M -11.8% | $51.0M | $778.8M | $946.8M | $812.4M |
| Common Stock Repurchased | -$2.5B -920.0% | -$250.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $351.8M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Dividends Paid | -$399.0M +7.2% | -$430.0M -0.5% | -$428.0M | $0 | $0 | $535.2M | $613.6M | $692.0M |
| Other Financing Activities | -$26.0M -13.0% | -$23.0M -179.3% | $29.0M +262.5% | $8.0M -89.6% | $77.0M | -$1.6B | $1.3B | $1.1B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -$4.7B -136.9% | -$2.0B -354.1% | -$436.0M +85.6% | -$3.0B -944.6% | $359.0M | $12.2B | $13.9B | -$15.5B |
| Effect of Forex Changes | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.3B | $1.1B | $990.2M |
| Net Change in Cash | -$4.3B -140.5% | -$1.8B -772.1% | -$204.0M +93.2% | -$3.0B -310.9% | $1.4B | $3.2B | $4.9B | $6.5B |
| Free Cash Flow | -$831.0M +48.6% | -$1.6B -354.5% | -$356.0M -128.2% | -$156.0M -108.6% | $1.8B | $8.6B | -$16.8B | $11.1B |
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Does LUV generate free cash flow?
Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) generated -$831,000,000.00 of free cash flow in fiscal 2025.
How much operating cash flow does LUV produce?
Operating cash flow was $1.84B, before capital expenditures of $2.67B.
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