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

Fri 1972-01-21? to Tue 2026-04-28	YTD Return	TRR Price
LUV ×	−9.59% 2026-04-28	2.563 TRR 2026-04-28
Southwest Airlines Company NYSE Common Stock

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Returns

Fri 1972-01-21? to Tue 2026-04-28	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
LUV ×	+156.30% +1.75%/yr	+3.66%/yr (R2=0.216)
Southwest Airlines Company NYSE Common Stock

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Growth of $10,000

Fri 1972-01-21? to Tue 2026-04-28	Start Value	End Value
LUV ×	$10,000.00 1972-01-21	$25,630.48 2026-04-28
Southwest Airlines Company NYSE Common Stock

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Annual Returns

Year	LUV
2026 (YTD)	−9.59%
2025	+22.35%
2024	+15.77%
2023	−14.66%
2022	−26.19%
2021	−14.12%
2020	−14.48%
2019	+15.09%
2018	−29.56%
2017	+29.65%
2016	+14.44%
2015	+1.70%
2014	+124.63%
2013	+82.85%
2012	+18.02%
2011	−35.82%
2010	+12.10%
2009	+29.43%
2008	−29.32%
2007	−23.39%
2006	−8.91%
2005	−2.32%
2004	−2.15%
2003	+14.12%
2002	−26.46%
2001	−18.51%
2000	+101.34%
1999	+3.95%
1998	+36.23%
1997	+65.34%
1996	−7.06%
1995	+34.74%
1994	−56.30%
1993	+85.28%
1992	+68.45%
1991	+89.90%
1990	+3.70%
1989	+13.88%
1988	+46.12%
1987	−37.48%
1986	−23.65%
1985	+18.26%
1984	−21.71%
1983	+23.64%
1982	+78.95%
1981	−7.18%
1980	−97.97%
1979	+2.94%
1978	−26.60%
1977	+56.23%
1976	+90.69%
1975	+180.51%
1974	−10.98%
1973	−8.01%
1972	−3.24%

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Drawdowns

Fri 1972-01-21? to Tue 2026-04-28	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
LUV ×	−67.65%	−99.55% 1980-04-18
Southwest Airlines Company NYSE Common Stock