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Total Real Returns

LUV: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

LUV total return snapshot: LUV returned +35.45% over the past year and +5.07% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 21, 1972, LUV is down −99.99% in nominal total return, or −16.36%/yr.

Data ending Mon Oct. 26, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 1972-01-21💬 to Mon 2026-10-26 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
LUV × 		−99.99%
−16.36%/yr 		−8.81%/yr
R2=0.112
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 1972-01-21💬 to Mon 2026-10-26 Start
Value 		End
Value
LUV × 		$10,000.00
1972-01-21 		$0.56
2026-10-26

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-26

  YTD YoY
LUV × 		+5.07% +35.45%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
LUV × 		−99.99%
on 2026-10-26 		−100.00%
on 1980-01-02

Rolling Returns

Period ending Mon 2026-10-26 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
LUV × 		+35.45% +51.57%
+23.11%/yr 		+95.30%
+25.00%/yr 		−1.92%
−0.39%/yr 		+26.32%
+2.36%/yr

Annual Returns

Year LUV
2026 (YTD) +5.07%
2025 +25.62%
2024 +19.11%
2023 −11.82%
2022 −21.41%
2021 −8.09%
2020 −13.32%
2019 +17.72%
2018 −28.21%
2017 +32.40%
2016 +16.80%
2015 +2.44%
2014 +126.31%
2013 +85.59%
2012 +20.09%
2011 −33.92%
2010 +13.75%
2009 +32.94%
2008 −29.23%
2007 −20.26%
2006 −6.64%
2005 +1.06%
2004 +1.00%
2003 +16.27%
2002 −24.70%
2001 −17.25%
2000 +108.16%
1999 +6.73%
1998 +38.40%
1997 +68.19%
1996 −3.97%
1995 +38.18%
1994 −55.12%
1993 +90.30%
1992 +73.34%
1991 +95.74%
1990 +10.02%
1989 +19.18%
1988 +52.56%
1987 −34.72%
1986 −22.81%
1985 +22.75%
1984 −18.61%
1983 +28.30%
1982 +85.83%
1981 +1.08%
1980 −100.00%
1979 +0.00%
1978 +0.00%
1977 +0.00%
1976 +0.00%
1975 +0.00%
1974 +0.00%
1973 +0.00%
1972 +0.00%