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Total Real Returns

LUV: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

LUV total return snapshot: LUV returned +67.78% over the past year and +26.69% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 21, 1972, LUV is down −99.99% in nominal total return, or −16.16%/yr.

Data ending Fri Jun. 26, 2026

Fri 1972-01-21💬 to Fri 2026-06-26 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
LUV
×
+26.69%
2026-06-26
+67.78%
2026-06-26
Southwest Airlines Company NYSE Common Stock

Returns

Fri 1972-01-21💬 to Fri 2026-06-26 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
LUV
×
−99.99%
−16.16%/yr
−8.97%/yr
(R2=0.115)
Southwest Airlines Company NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Fri 1972-01-21💬 to Fri 2026-06-26 Start
Value
End
Value
LUV
×
$10,000.00
1972-01-21
$0.68
2026-06-26
Southwest Airlines Company NYSE Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year LUV
2026 (YTD) +26.69%
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 +32.94%
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 +108.17%
1999 +6.73%
1998 +38.40%
1997 +68.19%
1996 −3.97%
1995 +38.18%
1994 −55.12%
1993 +90.30%
1992 +73.33%
1991 +95.73%
1990 +10.02%
1989 +19.19%
1988 +52.55%
1987 −34.71%
1986 −22.80%
1985 +22.76%
1984 −18.62%
1983 +28.30%
1982 +85.82%
1981 +1.07%
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%

Drawdowns

Fri 1972-01-21💬 to Fri 2026-06-26 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
LUV
×
−99.99% −100.00%
1980-01-02
Southwest Airlines Company NYSE Common Stock

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-06-26 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
LUV
×
+67.78% +90.22%
+37.92%/yr
+62.96%
+17.68%/yr
+3.18%
+0.63%/yr
+53.10%
+4.35%/yr
Southwest Airlines Company NYSE Common Stock