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

Fri 1972-01-21? to Tue 2026-04-21	YTD Return	TRR Price
LUV ×	−2.59% 2026-04-21	295.66 TRR 2026-04-21
Southwest Airlines Company NYSE Common Stock

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Returns

Fri 1972-01-21? to Tue 2026-04-21	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
LUV ×	+29,466.47% +11.06%/yr	+10.58%/yr (R2=0.842)
Southwest Airlines Company NYSE Common Stock

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Growth of $10,000

Fri 1972-01-21? to Tue 2026-04-21	Start Value	End Value
LUV ×	$10,000.00 1972-01-21	$2,956,647.40 2026-04-21
Southwest Airlines Company NYSE Common Stock

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Annual Returns

Year	LUV
2026 (YTD)	−2.59%
2025	+22.34%
2024	+15.78%
2023	−14.67%
2022	−26.18%
2021	−14.13%
2020	−14.47%
2019	+15.08%
2018	−29.55%
2017	+29.66%
2016	+14.43%
2015	+1.70%
2014	+124.59%
2013	+82.92%
2012	+18.04%
2011	−35.85%
2010	+12.11%
2009	+29.35%
2008	−29.28%
2007	−23.40%
2006	−8.92%
2005	−2.28%
2004	−2.19%
2003	+14.13%
2002	−26.44%
2001	−18.52%
2000	+101.34%
1999	+3.95%
1998	+36.16%
1997	+65.42%
1996	−7.06%
1995	+34.75%
1994	−56.30%
1993	+85.27%
1992	+68.42%
1991	+89.98%
1990	+3.65%
1989	+13.88%
1988	+46.15%
1987	−37.50%
1986	−23.64%
1985	+18.28%
1984	−21.72%
1983	+23.61%
1982	+79.01%
1981	−7.24%
1980	+116.73%
1979	+2.95%
1978	−26.61%
1977	+56.21%
1976	+90.88%
1975	+181.20%
1974	−11.04%
1973	−7.99%
1972	−3.25%

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Drawdowns

Fri 1972-01-21? to Tue 2026-04-21	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
LUV ×	−48.90%	−82.14% 2009-03-05
Southwest Airlines Company NYSE Common Stock