Southwest Airlines Co (LUV)

NYSE · Industrials · Airlines · USA

Southwest Airlines Co is a large cap company (market value between $10 billion and $200 billion) in the Airlines industry.

Southwest Airlines operates a major passenger airline providing scheduled air transportation throughout the United States and near-international markets including Mexico, Jamaica, and the Caribbean. The company uses a point-to-point route network with a single aircraft type. Southwest offers frequent flights with competitive fares and serves leisure and business travelers across its network.

From its FY2025 annual report (Form 10-K)

Intrinsic value, DCF valuation, financial health and value investing analysis for the Southwest Airlines Co stock.

Our verdict on LUV

Overvalued: intrinsic value $25.69 per share, market price $38.80, margin of safety -51.0% (as of 2026-10-19).

7.0x EV/EBITDAR, with aircraft leases counted as debt, values the shares at $25.69; the price of $38.80 is 51% above that value.

Leak Score: 43/100 on 11 of 12 signals (On Watch).

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Is LUV undervalued or overvalued?

LUV is overvalued (as of the 2026-10-19 close). 7.0x EV/EBITDAR, with aircraft leases counted as debt, values the shares at $25.69; the price of $38.80 is 51% above that value.

What is the intrinsic value of LUV?

$25.69 per share (as of the 2026-10-19 close), against a market price of $38.80. That is a margin of safety of -51.0%. The value is the average of the valuation methods that apply to this company, recomputed every night after the US close.

What is Southwest Airlines Co's Leak Score?

43 out of 100, which we rate "On Watch", on 11 of 12 value investing signals.