All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

LUV: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

LUV total return snapshot: LUV returned +26.22% over the past year and −4.00% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 21, 1972, LUV is down −99.81% in nominal total return, or −10.85%/yr, and is currently −99.99% below its total-return high on Aug. 3, 1978.

Data ending Wed Sep. 16, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 1972-01-21💬 to Wed 2026-09-16 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
LUV × 		−99.81%
−10.85%/yr 		−5.67%/yr
R2=0.067
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 1972-01-21💬 to Wed 2026-09-16 Start
Value 		End
Value
LUV × 		$10,000.00
1972-01-21 		$18.81
2026-09-16

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-16

  YTD YoY
LUV × 		−4.00% +26.22%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
LUV × 		−99.99%
on 2026-09-16
from 1978-08-03 peak 		−100.00%
on 1980-03-07
from 1978-08-03 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-09-16 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
LUV × 		+26.22% +42.80%
+19.50%/yr 		+40.58%
+12.02%/yr 		−13.18%
−2.79%/yr 		+21.13%
+1.94%/yr

Annual Returns

Year LUV
2026 (YTD) −4.00%
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 −33.91%
2010 +13.75%
2009 +32.95%
2008 −29.23%
2007 −20.26%
2006 −6.64%
2005 +1.06%
2004 +1.00%
2003 +16.26%
2002 −24.69%
2001 −17.25%
2000 +108.16%
1999 +6.74%
1998 +38.40%
1997 +68.19%
1996 −3.97%
1995 +38.17%
1994 −55.12%
1993 +90.30%
1992 +73.34%
1991 +95.74%
1990 +10.01%
1989 +19.19%
1988 +52.54%
1987 −34.71%
1986 −22.80%
1985 +22.74%
1984 −18.61%
1983 +28.29%
1982 +85.86%
1981 +1.05%
1980 −100.00%
1979 +16.67%
1978 −20.00%
1977 +66.67%
1976 +100.00%
1975 +200.00%
1974 +0.00%
1973 +0.00%
1972 +0.00%