P/E ratio for Southwest Airlines (LUV)

P/E ratio history for Southwest Airlines from 2001 to 2023

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
Jetblue Airways JBLU	-12.6	-132.11%	🇺🇸 USA
United Airlines Holdings UAL	10.4	-73.37%	🇺🇸 USA
Delta Air Lines DAL	12.0	-69.28%	🇺🇸 USA
Alaska Airlines ALK	42.4	8.50%	🇺🇸 USA
SkyWest SKYW	-234	-698.97%	🇺🇸 USA
Allegiant Air ALGT	8.22	-78.96%	🇺🇸 USA
American Airlines AAL	5.75	-85.29%	🇺🇸 USA
Spirit Airlines SAVE	-0.2357	-100.60%	🇺🇸 USA
Hawaiian Airlines HA	-4.42	-111.31%	🇺🇸 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.