$25.96
0.35% yesterday
NYSE, Apr 07, 10:10 pm CET
ISIN
US8447411088
Symbol
LUV

Southwest Airlines Target price 2025 - Analyst rating & recommendation

Southwest Airlines Classifications & Recommendation:

Buy
20%
Hold
52%
Sell
28%

Southwest Airlines Price Target

Target Price $31.26
Price $25.96
Potential
Number of Estimates 19
19 Analysts have issued a price target Southwest Airlines 2026 . The average Southwest Airlines target price is $31.26. This is higher than the current stock price. The highest price target is , the lowest is .
A rating was issued by 25 analysts: 5 Analysts recommend Southwest Airlines to buy, 13 to hold and 7 to sell.
Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis.
Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the Southwest Airlines stock has an average upside potential 2026 of . Most analysts recommend the Southwest Airlines stock at Hold.

Sales and Margin forecast 2025, 2026 to 2028

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Quarter Annually
Dec '24 2025
Estimates
Revenue Billion $ 27.48 28.78
5.34% 4.72%
EBITDA Margin 8.03% 9.15%
19.95% 13.99%
Net Margin 1.62% 3.04%
2.46% 87.76%

18 Analysts have issued a sales forecast Southwest Airlines 2025 . The average Southwest Airlines sales estimate is

$28.8b
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. This is
4.72% higher
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than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is
$29.4b 7.07%
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, the lowest is
$27.8b 1.32%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics:

Revenue Estimates

2024 $27.5b 5.34%
2025
$28.8b 4.72%
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2026
$30.6b 6.46%
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2027
$32.1b 4.65%
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2028
$33.1b 3.29%
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14 Analysts have issued an Southwest Airlines EBITDA forecast 2025. The average Southwest Airlines EBITDA estimate is

$2.6b
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. This is
21.56% higher
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than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is
$3.1b 41.98%
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, the lowest is
$2.0b 5.77%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:

EBITDA Estimates

2024 $2.2b 26.35%
2025
$2.6b 19.36%
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2026
$3.5b 32.42%
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2027
$4.1b 16.84%
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2028
$3.6b 11.75%
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EBITDA Margin

2024 8.03% 19.95%
2025
9.15% 13.99%
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2026
11.38% 24.37%
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2027
12.70% 11.60%
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2028
10.85% 14.57%
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9 Southwest Airlines Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2025. The average Southwest Airlines net profit estimate is

$876m
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. This is
107.99% higher
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than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is
$1.0b 148.97%
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, the lowest is
$712m 69.01%
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This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:

Net Profit Estimates

2024 $445m 2.74%
2025
$876m 96.89%
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2026
$1.5b 75.09%
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2027
$2.0b 30.53%
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Net Margin

2024 1.62% 2.46%
2025
3.04% 87.76%
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2026
5.01% 64.80%
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2027
6.24% 24.55%
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Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2025, 2026 to 2028

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Quarter Annually
Dec '24 2025
Estimates
Earnings Per Share $ 0.75 1.48
2.74% 97.33%
P/E 17.58
EV/Sales 0.51

9 Analysts have issued a Southwest Airlines forecast for earnings per share. The average Southwest Airlines EPS is

$1.48
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. This is
108.45% higher
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than earnings per share in the financial year 2024. The highest EPS forecast is
$1.77 149.30%
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, the lowest is
$1.20 69.01%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

Earnings Per Share

2024 $0.75 2.74%
2025
$1.48 97.33%
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2026
$2.59 75.00%
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2027
$3.37 30.12%
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P/E ratio

Current 36.55 5.16%
2025
17.58 51.90%
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2026
10.04 42.89%
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2027
7.69 23.41%
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Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2025, the Southwest Airlines stock is valued at an EV/Sales of

and an P/S ratio of .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

EV/Sales

Current 0.54 3.57%
2025
0.51 5.30%
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2026
0.48 6.08%
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2027
0.46 4.43%
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2028
0.44 3.18%
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P/S ratio

Current 0.56 13.62%
2025
0.53 4.50%
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2026
0.50 6.08%
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2027
0.48 4.44%
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2028
0.46 3.19%
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Current Southwest Airlines Upgrades & Downgrades

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