SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. (LUV) /

The debt of SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. over the past 10 years

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At the end of fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. had liquid cash of $3.23B and total debt of $4.9B: net debt of $1.67B. It had more liquid cash than debt at 7 of the 10 year-ends shown. Total debt was highest at the end of fiscal 2021 ($10.73B) and lowest at the end of fiscal 2019 ($2.67B).

Year by year

Fiscal yearLiquid cashTotal debt*Net cash*
2025ended Dec 31, 2025$3.23B*$4.9B-$1.67B
2024ended Dec 31, 2024$8.72B*$6.7B$2.03B
2023ended Dec 31, 2023$11.47B*$8.01B$3.47B
2022ended Dec 31, 2022$12.29B*$8.09B$4.2B
2021ended Dec 31, 2021$15.5B*$10.73B$4.78B
2020ended Dec 31, 2020$13.33B*$10.33B$3B
2019ended Dec 31, 2019$4.07B*$2.67B$1.41B
2018ended Dec 31, 2018$3.69B*$3.38B$312M
2017ended Dec 31, 2017$3.27B*$3.67B-$395M
2016ended Dec 31, 2016$3.31B*$3.39B-$82M

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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