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Total Real Returns

LUV: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Fri 1972-01-21? to Wed 2026-04-01 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
LUV
×
−8.10%
2026-04-01
0.02439 TRR
2026-04-01
Southwest Airlines Company NYSE Common Stock

Returns

Fri 1972-01-21? to Wed 2026-04-01 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
LUV
×
−97.56%
−6.62%/yr
−2.83%/yr
(R2=0.037)
Southwest Airlines Company NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Fri 1972-01-21? to Wed 2026-04-01 Start
Value
End
Value
LUV
×
$10,000.00
1972-01-21
$243.89
2026-04-01
Southwest Airlines Company NYSE Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year LUV
2026 (YTD) −8.10%
2025 +22.35%
2024 +15.76%
2023 −14.67%
2022 −26.17%
2021 −14.13%
2020 −14.49%
2019 +15.10%
2018 −29.56%
2017 +29.65%
2016 +14.44%
2015 +1.70%
2014 +124.58%
2013 +82.83%
2012 +18.02%
2011 −35.79%
2010 +12.02%
2009 +29.48%
2008 −29.32%
2007 −23.36%
2006 −8.96%
2005 −2.26%
2004 −2.21%
2003 +14.13%
2002 −26.43%
2001 −18.51%
2000 +101.36%
1999 +3.93%
1998 +36.21%
1997 +65.37%
1996 −7.06%
1995 +34.75%
1994 −56.29%
1993 +85.23%
1992 +68.46%
1991 +89.92%
1990 +3.69%
1989 +13.87%
1988 +46.08%
1987 −37.47%
1986 −23.66%
1985 +18.25%
1984 −21.68%
1983 +23.61%
1982 +79.02%
1981 −7.25%
1980 −99.98%
1979 +2.95%
1978 −26.60%
1977 +56.22%
1976 +90.72%
1975 +180.54%
1974 −10.98%
1973 −8.02%
1972 −3.28%

Drawdowns

Fri 1972-01-21? to Wed 2026-04-01 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
LUV
×
−99.69% −100.00%
1980-01-09
Southwest Airlines Company NYSE Common Stock