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LUV Southwest Airlines (LUV) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Transport · Air transportation, scheduled · CIK 0000092380
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SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
0
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about LUV

Congress, 1 year
0 bought · 1 sold
Latest: sale, 2026-06-16

Southwest Airlines insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

No insider purchases or sales are on record for SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO in the period covered. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Atherton Lisa M
Director
SELL
2026-04-08 SECtraded 2026-04-07
118
$4.5K
+7.0%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Jan 30, 2025.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director Atherton Lisa M sold about $4.5K of LUV on Apr 7, 2026.
Jones Justin
EVP Operations
SELL
2025-12-08 SECtraded 2025-12-05
8,085
$302.1K
+13.8%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 13.1% of the 61,860 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: EVP Operations Jones Justin sold about $302.1K of LUV on Dec 5, 2025, the largest insider sale at the company since 2024.
SARETSKY GREGG A
Director
BUY
2025-08-07 SECtraded 2025-08-06
2,745
$82.4K
+47.4%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Apr 30, 2025.
  • The trade is 11.6% of the 23,644 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director SARETSKY GREGG A bought about $82.4K of LUV on Aug 6, 2025; 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
SARETSKY GREGG A
Director
BUY
2025-08-07 SECtraded 2025-08-06
600
$18.0K
+47.4%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Apr 30, 2025.
  • The trade is 2.9% of the 20,899 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director SARETSKY GREGG A bought about $18.0K of LUV on Aug 6, 2025; 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
Feinberg Sarah
Director
BUY
2025-08-07 SECtraded 2025-08-05
200
$6.0K
+47.4%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Mar 14, 2025.
  • The trade is 1.4% of the 14,229 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director Feinberg Sarah bought about $6.0K of LUV on Aug 5, 2025; 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
233 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
no insider buys or sells on file
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
under five funds report holding it
Revenue
+2.1% year over year
more than 51% of Transport
Margin
1.6% net margin
below 59% of Transport
Buybacks
$1.2B repurchased, FY to 2026-09-30
more than 98% of Transport
Short interest
4.8% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 3.8 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
more than 73% of Transport
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+37.2%12M
-6%+20%+47%+74%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2025-12-05 · Jones Justin sold $302.1K2026-04-07 · Atherton Lisa M sold $4.5K
Insider sell
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Who owns LUV: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
SEC 13F
No reported 13F holders

No fund above the reporting threshold listed this stock last quarter. That is a fact, not missing data.

Congress trades in LUV

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Matthew Robert Van Epps
Sold 2026-06-16 · disclosed 1 day later
$1,001 - $15,000
Gilbert Cisneros
Bought 2025-09-05 · disclosed 35 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Gilbert Cisneros
Sold 2025-08-05 · disclosed 38 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Gilbert Cisneros
Bought 2025-07-03 · disclosed 42 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Gilbert Cisneros
Sold 2025-02-26 · disclosed 8 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
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Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

LUV planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
Corporate PAC
The company's PAC: committee totals only, never individual donors (FEC).
Southwest Airlines Co. Political Action Committee (Swapac)
Cycle 2026 · $437K spent
$436.0K
Federal Election Commission, matched by the PAC's connected organisation
Live price
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LUV financials

Revenue growth
+2.1%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
1.6%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$31.5B
four quarters, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Net margin, TTM
+3.3%
net income over revenue, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Free cash flow, TTM
-$449.0M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Debt to equity
0.51x
long-term debt only, 2026-09-30; equity 2026-09-30
Cash flow to debt
0.74x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term debt only, 2026-09-30
Return on equity
+13.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30
Return on assets
+3.6%
TTM net income over average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
tax provision or pre-tax income not filed for the four quarters
Return on capital employed
+8.1%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
20.90x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Enterprise value
$21.1B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-10-21 shares, plus long-term debt only, 2026-09-30, minus cash 2026-09-30
FCF yield
-2.1%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
0.10x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 215%: four quarters to 2026-09-30 against the four to 2025-09-30
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$28.1B$27.5B$26.1B$23.8B
Operating income$428.0M$321.0M$224.0M$1.0B
Net income$441.0M$465.0M$465.0M$539.0M
EPS (diluted)0.790.760.760.87
Operating cash flow$1.8B$462.0M$3.2B$3.8B
Cash$3.2B$7.5B$9.3B$9.5B
Long-term debt$4.9B$6.7B$8.0B$8.1B
Buybacks$2.5B$250.0M$0$0
Dividends paid$399.0M$430.0M$428.0M$0
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

LUV Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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LUV ranks highest on financial health (69th percentile) and profitability (57th), and lowest on risk and compliance (35th), among Transport peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
57
Inputs
  • Return on equity+13.9% · 58 pct, sector of 66
  • Return on assets+3.6% · 56 pct, sector of 80
  • Return on invested capitaltax provision or pre-tax income not filed for the four quarters
  • Return on capital employed+8.1% · 57 pct, sector of 70
Financial health
69
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.51x · 56 pct, sector of 105
  • Cash flow to debt0.74x · 82 pct, sector of 66
Growth
51
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+2.1% · 51 pct, sector of 132
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Institutional and government
45
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarterfewer than five funds report holding it
  • Congress net buyers, 365d-1 · 11 pct, universe of 718
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$2.4M · 79 pct, sector of 30
Risk and compliance
35
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+4.8% · 44 pct, sector of 161
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+22.1% · 25 pct, sector of 68
2 not measured: Insider conviction, US patents
  • Insider conviction needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) in 180 days; no insider trades in 180 days
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

5 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

LUV filings, in plain words

Have members of Congress traded LUV?

Yes. In the year to 2026-10-28, 0 House members disclosed buying LUV and 1 House member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Matthew Robert Van Epps dated 2026-06-16.

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In the year to 2026-10-28, 0 members of Congress disclosed buying LUV and 1 member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Matthew Robert Van Epps dated 2026-06-16. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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