P/E ratio for Southwest Airlines (LUV)

P/E ratio history for Southwest Airlines from 2001 to 2026

PE ratio at the end of each year

P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors

Company	P/E ratio	P/E ratio differencediff.	Country
Alaska Airlines ALK	88.8	198.03%	🇺🇸 USA
American Airlines AAL	51.7	73.52%	🇺🇸 USA
Delta Air Lines DAL	15.1	-49.42%	🇺🇸 USA
United Airlines Holdings UAL	12.0	-59.68%	🇺🇸 USA
SkyWest SKYW	10.5	-64.72%	🇺🇸 USA
Jetblue Airways JBLU	-3.10	-110.40%	🇺🇸 USA
Allegiant Travel Company ALGT	-48.3	-262.12%	🇺🇸 USA
Spirit Airlines SAVEQ	-0.0616	-100.21%	🇺🇸 USA
Hawaiian Airlines HA	-4.42	-114.85%	🇺🇸 USA

How to read a P/E ratio?

The Price/Earnings ratio measures the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share. A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.

Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.
Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.