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LUV Southwest Airlines

industrial · 2026-08-28

N/A
too hard · 41
Owner-earnings value$28.80
Price$39.76
Margin of safety -27.6%

Quality gate · 41/100

Returns on capital 0/30
Consistency 17.2/22
Margins / pricing power 5.8/16
Balance sheet 12.4/16
Cash conversion 0/10
Capital allocation 6/6

⚠ sub-hurdle returns (median roic 4% < 9%)

Median ROIC3.9%
Gross margin18.0%
Net debt / EBITDA1.0x
FCF conversion-154%
Share count / yr-4.6%
Profitable years4/4

Moat & management

Owner-earnings inputs

Owner earnings (TTM)837.00M
Owner-earnings yield4.3%
Free-cash-flow yield-2.3%
Growth used (normalized)5.6%
Market-implied growth (reverse DCF)13.6%
Terminal growth3.0%
Discount rate (hurdle)9.8%

Projected owner earnings

YrOwner earningsGrowthPV
1884.08M 5.6%805.06M
2931.23M 5.3%772.20M
3978.19M 5.0%738.64M
41.02B 4.8%704.56M
51.07B 4.5%670.19M
61.11B 4.2%635.72M
71.16B 3.9%601.33M
81.20B 3.6%567.20M
91.24B 3.3%533.51M
101.28B 3.0%500.40M

Recent news

score · 8 articles

  • Is RYAAY a Buy as Strong Traffic Faces Higher Costs and Lower Fares?
  • Southwest Airlines (LUV) is Reshaping Operations to Unlock Margin Growth
  • Is Southwest (LUV) Quietly Redefining Its Investment Story With Earnings Beat, Liquidity Boost, New Directors?
  • Southwest Airlines (LUV) Stock Looks Undervalued On Earnings While Returns Raise Questions
  • Southwest Airlines (LUV), What Is Driving Fresh Attention Now?
  • S&P 500 Posts First Weekly Loss Since July Amid US Warning to Iran
  • Southwest (LUV) Down 10.8% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound?
  • JetBlue Stock Sinks After Downgrade Flags Iran Conflict Risks

⚠ maintenance capex ≈ min(capex, D&A), capped at FCF · Price pays for ~14%/yr owner-earnings growth over 10y (reverse DCF); model credits 6%.

History

DateQualityPriceValueMoSRating
2026-08-28 41 $39.76 $28.80 -27.6% N/A
2026-07-02 41 $50.47 $28.73 -43.1% N/A
2026-06-25 41 $50.94 $29.06 -43.0% N/A
2026-06-23 41 $49.41 $28.66 -42.0% N/A