SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. (LUV) /
The cash flow of SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. over the past 10 years
Chart SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.: operating cash flow, capital expenditures, free cash flow, fiscal 2016–2025 Open the chart →In fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.'s operating cash flow was $1.84B and its capital expenditures $2.67B, leaving free cash flow of -$831M. Free cash flow was above zero in 5 of the 10 years shown. It ranged from -$1.64B in fiscal 2020 to $2.96B in fiscal 2019. Capital expenditures were highest in fiscal 2022, at $3.95B.
Year by year
| Fiscal year | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditures | Free cash flow* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025ended Dec 31, 2025 | $1.84B | $2.67B | -$831M |
| 2024ended Dec 31, 2024 | $462M | $2.05B | -$1.59B |
| 2023ended Dec 31, 2023 | $3.16B | $3.52B | -$356M |
| 2022ended Dec 31, 2022 | $3.79B | $3.95B* | -$156M |
| 2021ended Dec 31, 2021 | $2.32B | $511M* | $1.81B |
| 2020ended Dec 31, 2020 | -$1.13B | $515M | -$1.64B |
| 2019ended Dec 31, 2019 | $3.99B | $1.03B | $2.96B |
| 2018ended Dec 31, 2018 | $4.89B | $1.98B* | $2.92B |
| 2017ended Dec 31, 2017 | $3.93B | $2.25B* | $1.68B |
| 2016ended Dec 31, 2016 | $4.29B | $2.15B* | $2.15B |
Fiscal years as SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.
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