All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
LUV total return snapshot: LUV returned +22.05% over the past year and −2.96% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 21, 1972, LUV is up +2,068.06% in nominal total return, or +5.80%/yr, and is currently −33.11% below its total-return high on Jan. 2, 2018.
Data ending Thu Aug. 27, 2026
| Fri 1972-01-21💬 to Thu 2026-08-27 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUV × |
+2,068.06%
+5.80%/yr |
+7.15%/yr
R2=0.551 |
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| Fri 1972-01-21💬 to Thu 2026-08-27 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| LUV × |
$10,000.00
1972-01-21 |
$216,805.71
2026-08-27 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| LUV × | −2.96% | +22.05% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| LUV × |
−33.11%
on 2026-08-27 from 2018-01-02 peak |
−99.45%
on 1980-04-18 from 1978-08-03 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-08-27 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUV × | +22.05% |
+42.39% +19.33%/yr |
+35.93% +10.77%/yr |
−15.27% −3.26%/yr |
+23.52% +2.14%/yr |
| Year | LUV |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −2.96% |
| 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 | −97.72% |
| 1979 | +16.67% |
| 1978 | −20.00% |
| 1977 | +66.67% |
| 1976 | +100.00% |
| 1975 | +199.99% |
| 1974 | +0.00% |
| 1973 | +0.00% |
| 1972 | +0.00% |
