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Total Real Returns

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

Fri 1972-01-21? to Tue 2026-01-06 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
LUV
×
+2.73%
2026-01-06
6.979e-06 TRR
2026-01-06
Southwest Airlines Company NYSE Common Stock

Returns

Fri 1972-01-21? to Tue 2026-01-06 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
LUV
×
−100.00%
−19.75%/yr
−12.17%/yr
(R2=0.186)
Southwest Airlines Company NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Fri 1972-01-21? to Tue 2026-01-06 Start
Value
End
Value
LUV
×
$10,000.00
1972-01-21
$0.07
2026-01-06
Southwest Airlines Company NYSE Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year LUV
2026 (YTD) +2.73%
2025 +22.08%
2024 +15.76%
2023 −14.67%
2022 −26.18%
2021 −14.12%
2020 −14.48%
2019 +15.08%
2018 −29.56%
2017 +29.67%
2016 +14.41%
2015 +1.70%
2014 +124.63%
2013 +82.84%
2012 +17.99%
2011 −35.80%
2010 +12.07%
2009 +29.41%
2008 −29.30%
2007 −23.39%
2006 −8.91%
2005 −2.31%
2004 −2.18%
2003 +14.13%
2002 −26.45%
2001 −18.49%
2000 +101.30%
1999 +3.95%
1998 +36.28%
1997 +65.32%
1996 −7.05%
1995 +34.75%
1994 −56.30%
1993 +85.25%
1992 +68.43%
1991 +89.89%
1990 +3.70%
1989 +13.87%
1988 +46.10%
1987 −37.47%
1986 −23.64%
1985 +18.23%
1984 −21.69%
1983 +23.61%
1982 +79.01%
1981 −7.21%
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 Tue 2026-01-06 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
LUV
×
−100.00% −100.00%
1980-01-02
Southwest Airlines Company NYSE Common Stock