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	-11.0	-128.52%	🇺🇸 USA
United Airlines Holdings UAL	10.9	-71.69%	🇺🇸 USA
Delta Air Lines DAL	11.9	-69.05%	🇺🇸 USA
Alaska Airlines ALK	41.7	8.41%	🇺🇸 USA
SkyWest SKYW	-238	-718.25%	🇺🇸 USA
Allegiant Air ALGT	8.39	-78.16%	🇺🇸 USA
American Airlines AAL	5.81	-84.89%	🇺🇸 USA
Spirit Airlines SAVE	-0.2204	-100.57%	🇺🇸 USA
Hawaiian Airlines HA	-4.42	-111.51%	🇺🇸 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.