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Total Real Returns

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

Fri 1972-01-21? to Thu 2026-03-12 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
LUV
×
−7.05%
2026-03-12
6.329e-06 TRR
2026-03-12
Southwest Airlines Company NYSE Common Stock

Returns

Fri 1972-01-21? to Thu 2026-03-12 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
LUV
×
−100.00%
−19.84%/yr
−12.08%/yr
(R2=0.184)
Southwest Airlines Company NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Fri 1972-01-21? to Thu 2026-03-12 Start
Value
End
Value
LUV
×
$10,000.00
1972-01-21
$0.06
2026-03-12
Southwest Airlines Company NYSE Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year LUV
2026 (YTD) −7.05%
2025 +22.36%
2024 +15.79%
2023 −14.69%
2022 −26.17%
2021 −14.15%
2020 −14.48%
2019 +15.08%
2018 −29.55%
2017 +29.66%
2016 +14.42%
2015 +1.70%
2014 +124.57%
2013 +82.88%
2012 +18.05%
2011 −35.83%
2010 +12.11%
2009 +29.33%
2008 −29.25%
2007 −23.40%
2006 −8.93%
2005 −2.31%
2004 −2.18%
2003 +14.10%
2002 −26.43%
2001 −18.51%
2000 +101.30%
1999 +3.94%
1998 +36.27%
1997 +65.34%
1996 −7.06%
1995 +34.75%
1994 −56.29%
1993 +85.23%
1992 +68.44%
1991 +89.91%
1990 +3.70%
1989 +13.89%
1988 +46.07%
1987 −37.47%
1986 −23.66%
1985 +18.28%
1984 −21.71%
1983 +23.64%
1982 +78.99%
1981 −7.26%
1980 −100.00%
1979 −11.76%
1978 −8.26%
1977 −6.27%
1976 −4.64%
1975 −6.49%
1974 −10.98%
1973 −8.02%
1972 −3.28%

Drawdowns

Fri 1972-01-21? to Thu 2026-03-12 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
LUV
×
−100.00% −100.00%
1980-01-02
Southwest Airlines Company NYSE Common Stock