Southwest Airlines Dividend
Southwest Airlines Dividend history 25 years & estimates 2025 to 2027
Dividend Analysis of the Southwest Airlines Stock
| Current dividend yield | 5.56 % |
| Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre | 8.01 % |
| Dividend Yield 10Y | 7.21 % |
| Payout 3Y | 6.28 % |
When does Southwest Airlines pay a dividend?
The Southwest Airlines stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the Southwest Airlines stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were March, June, September and December . Dividends from Southwest Airlines are distributed via January, March, July and September.
| Year | Dividend | Ex-day & Payday |
Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal Year | Dividend per Share | Ex-Day | Payday | Payment frequency |
| 2025 |
$0.18
$0.18
|
Sep 03 2025
Sep 03 2025
Sep 24 2025
Sep 03 25
Sep 24 25 |
Sep 24 2025 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2025 |
$0.18
$0.18
|
Jun 18 2025
Jun 18 2025
Jul 09 2025
Jun 18 25
Jul 09 25 |
Jul 09 2025 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2025 |
$0.18
$0.18
|
Mar 12 2025
Mar 12 2025
Apr 02 2025
Mar 12 25
Apr 02 25 |
Apr 02 2025 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2024 |
$0.18
$0.18
|
Dec 26 2024
Dec 26 2024
Jan 16 2025
Dec 26 24
Jan 16 25 |
Jan 16 2025 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2024 |
$0.18
$0.18
|
Sep 04 2024
Sep 04 2024
Sep 25 2024
Sep 04 24
Sep 25 24 |
Sep 25 2024 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2024 |
$0.18
$0.18
|
Jun 18 2024
Jun 18 2024
Jul 10 2024
Jun 18 24
Jul 10 24 |
Jul 10 2024 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2024 |
$0.18
$0.18
|
Mar 05 2024
Mar 05 2024
Mar 27 2024
Mar 05 24
Mar 27 24 |
Mar 27 2024 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2023 |
$0.18
$0.18
|
Dec 20 2023
Dec 20 2023
Jan 11 2024
Dec 20 23
Jan 11 24 |
Jan 11 2024 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2023 |
$0.18
$0.18
|
Sep 05 2023
Sep 05 2023
Sep 27 2023
Sep 05 23
Sep 27 23 |
Sep 27 2023 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2023 |
$0.18
$0.18
|
Jun 20 2023
Jun 20 2023
Jul 12 2023
Jun 20 23
Jul 12 23 |
Jul 12 2023 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
How much dividend does Southwest Airlines pay?
Southwest Airlines most recently paid a dividend of $0.18. Southwest Airlines paid a Dividend of $0.72 Per Share in the financial year 2024. With a stock price of $30.30 at Oct 31 2025, the current dividend yield is 2.38% (calculation: $0.72 / $30.30 = 2.38%). No special dividend was paid.
What is the Southwest Airlines Dividend Yield and payout ratio?
The average Southwest Airlines dividend yield over the last 5 years is 0.93% and the average over the last 10 years is 0.96%.
The payout ratio of Southwest Airlines in relation to the last financial year is 100.00%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 70.74%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).
| Metric | Southwest Airlines |
|---|---|
| Current dividend yield | 2.38% |
| Dividend Yield 5Y | 0.93% |
| Dividend Yield 10Y | 0.96% |
| Payout 1Y | 100.00% |
| Payout 3Y | 70.74% |
Is the Southwest Airlines dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth
Is the Southwest Airlines dividend safe?
Southwest Airlines has been paying a dividend for 3 years and has not lowered the dividend for 3 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was not increased recently.
The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 0.00%. The average Southwest Airlines Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 0.57%. The average for the last 10 years is 12.59%.
| Metric | Southwest Airlines |
|---|---|
| Increased | 0 Years |
| Continuity | 3 Years |
| Paid | 3 Years |
| Growth 1Y | 0.00% |
| Growth 5Y | 0.57% |
| Growth 10Y | 12.59% |
Continuity
Southwest Airlines has been paying a dividend for 3 years and has not lowered the dividend for 3 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was not increased recently.
Dividend Growth
The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 0.00%. The average Southwest Airlines Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 0.57%. The average for the last 10 years is 12.59%.
Southwest Airlines Stock Forecast 2025
On the stock exchange, the Southwest Airlines stock (ISIN: US8447411088) is not traded as a top scorer in October 2025 according to the dividend strategy.
The stock price of Southwest Airlines -9.49% has fallen since the beginning of the year 2025. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the Southwest Airlines stock price in real time at the top of the page.
Southwest Airlines (symbol: LUV) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 42.08 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 0.57 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Southwest Airlines stock forecast 2025 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 31.06 according to P/E ratio and 0.55 according to P/S.
| Metric | Southwest Airlines |
|---|---|
| Dividend Score | ??/15 |
| Performance 2025 |
9.49%
|
| P/E TTM | 42.08 |
| P/S TTM | 0.57 |
| P/E forward | 31.06 |
| P/S forward | 0.55 |
Southwest Airlines (symbol: LUV) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 42.08 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 0.57 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Southwest Airlines stock forecast 2025 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 31.06 according to P/E ratio and 0.55 according to P/S.
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