Southwest Airlines Company (LUV)
Industrials
Airlines
45.00 $
-1.4%
vs. previous close
Closing price · As of: 31. Jul 2026
Dividend history for Southwest Airlines Company (LUV): every payment, yield, payout ratio and growth at a glance. The most recent distribution was 0.18 $ per share (ex-date 06/11/2026).
Dividend
Dividend Yield
Annual dividend divided by the current price: what percentage of your investment comes back as a payout each year.
1.43%
Dividend Per Share (TTM)
Sum of dividends paid per share over the last 12 months.
0.72$
Payout Ratio
Share of profit paid out as dividends. Over 100% means the company is paying out more than it earns — not sustainable long-term.
45.9%
Increase Streak
How many years in a row the dividend has been raised — the gold standard for dividend payers.
0Years
Years Without a Cut
How many years in a row the dividend hasn't been cut — a measure of reliability.
1Years
Dividend growth (5-yr CAGR)
Average annual dividend growth over the past five years.
32.0%
Payment History
| Ex-Date | Payment Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/03/2026 announced | 09/24/2026 | 0.18 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/11/2026 | 07/02/2026 | 0.18 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/12/2026 | 04/02/2026 | 0.18 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/26/2025 | 01/16/2026 | 0.18 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/03/2025 | 09/24/2025 | 0.18 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/18/2025 | 07/09/2025 | 0.18 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/12/2025 | 04/02/2025 | 0.18 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/26/2024 | 01/16/2025 | 0.18 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/04/2024 | 09/25/2024 | 0.18 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/18/2024 | 07/10/2024 | 0.18 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/05/2024 | 03/27/2024 | 0.18 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/20/2023 | 01/11/2024 | 0.18 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/05/2023 | 09/27/2023 | 0.18 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/20/2023 | 07/12/2023 | 0.18 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/07/2023 | 03/29/2023 | 0.18 $ | Quarterly |
| 01/09/2023 | 01/31/2023 | 0.18 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/03/2020 | 03/25/2020 | 0.18 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/10/2019 | 01/08/2020 | 0.18 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/20/2019 | 09/11/2019 | 0.18 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/04/2019 | 06/26/2019 | 0.18 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/05/2019 | 03/27/2019 | 0.16 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/04/2018 | 01/02/2019 | 0.16 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/21/2018 | 09/12/2018 | 0.16 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/05/2018 | 06/27/2018 | 0.16 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/06/2018 | 03/28/2018 | 0.13 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/06/2017 | 01/04/2018 | 0.13 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/22/2017 | 09/14/2017 | 0.13 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/05/2017 | 06/28/2017 | 0.13 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/07/2017 | 03/30/2017 | 0.10 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/06/2016 | 01/05/2017 | 0.10 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/16/2016 | 09/08/2016 | 0.10 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/06/2016 | 06/29/2016 | 0.10 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/01/2016 | 03/24/2016 | 0.0750 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/08/2015 | 01/07/2016 | 0.0750 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/18/2015 | 09/10/2015 | 0.0750 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/01/2015 | 06/24/2015 | 0.0750 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/03/2015 | 03/26/2015 | 0.0600 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/09/2014 | 01/02/2015 | 0.0600 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/19/2014 | 09/12/2014 | 0.0600 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/02/2014 | 06/25/2014 | 0.0600 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/04/2014 | 03/27/2014 | 0.0400 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/10/2013 | 01/02/2014 | 0.0400 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/06/2013 | 08/29/2013 | 0.0400 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/03/2013 | 06/26/2013 | 0.0400 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/05/2013 | 03/28/2013 | 0.0100 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/04/2012 | 01/03/2013 | 0.0100 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/14/2012 | 09/06/2012 | 0.0100 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/04/2012 | 06/20/2012 | 0.0100 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/28/2012 | 03/22/2012 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/06/2011 | 01/05/2012 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/23/2011 | 09/15/2011 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/06/2011 | 06/22/2011 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/01/2011 | 03/24/2011 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/07/2010 | 01/06/2011 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/24/2010 | 09/16/2010 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/07/2010 | 06/23/2010 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/02/2010 | 03/25/2010 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/08/2009 | 01/07/2010 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/01/2009 | 09/24/2009 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/08/2009 | 06/24/2009 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/24/2009 | 03/19/2009 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/09/2008 | 01/08/2009 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/26/2008 | 09/18/2008 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/10/2008 | 06/26/2008 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/26/2008 | 03/20/2008 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/04/2007 | 01/03/2008 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/28/2007 | 09/20/2007 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/05/2007 | 06/28/2007 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/27/2007 | 03/22/2007 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/05/2006 | 01/04/2007 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/29/2006 | 09/21/2006 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/06/2006 | 06/29/2006 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/28/2006 | 03/23/2006 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/06/2005 | 01/05/2006 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/30/2005 | 09/22/2005 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/07/2005 | 06/30/2005 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/01/2005 | 03/24/2005 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/07/2004 | 01/06/2005 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/31/2004 | 09/23/2004 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/08/2004 | 06/30/2004 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/02/2004 | 03/25/2004 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/03/2003 | 01/06/2004 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/29/2003 | 09/24/2003 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/02/2003 | 06/25/2003 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/04/2003 | 03/27/2003 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/09/2002 | 01/10/2003 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/30/2002 | 09/25/2002 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/03/2002 | 06/26/2002 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/27/2002 | 03/26/2002 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/03/2001 | 01/04/2002 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/31/2001 | 09/27/2001 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/04/2001 | 06/27/2001 | 0.0030 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/28/2001 | 03/27/2001 | 0.0050 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/04/2000 | 01/03/2001 | 0.0040 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/01/2000 | 09/27/2000 | 0.0040 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/31/2000 | 06/27/2000 | 0.0040 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/01/2000 | 03/28/2000 | 0.0040 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/06/1999 | 01/04/2000 | 0.0040 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/30/1999 | 09/22/1999 | 0.0033 $ | Other |
| 06/02/1999 | 06/29/1999 | 0.0036 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/03/1999 | 03/30/1999 | 0.0036 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/07/1998 | 01/05/1999 | 0.0036 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/31/1998 | 09/23/1998 | 0.0036 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/03/1998 | 06/30/1998 | 0.0030 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/04/1998 | 03/31/1998 | 0.0030 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/08/1997 | 01/06/1998 | 0.0030 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/29/1997 | 09/24/1997 | 0.0024 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/28/1997 | 06/24/1997 | 0.0024 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/26/1997 | 03/25/1997 | 0.0024 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/09/1996 | 01/07/1997 | 0.0020 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/30/1996 | 09/25/1996 | 0.0020 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/28/1996 | – | 0.0111 $ | – |
| 05/29/1996 | 06/25/1996 | 0.0020 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/28/1996 | 03/26/1996 | 0.0020 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/04/1995 | 01/02/1996 | 0.0020 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/01/1995 | – | 0.0101 $ | – |
| 09/01/1995 | 09/27/1995 | 0.0020 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/29/1995 | – | 0.0101 $ | – |
| 05/26/1995 | 06/27/1995 | 0.0020 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/27/1995 | 03/28/1995 | 0.0020 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/30/1994 | 01/03/1995 | 0.0020 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/30/1994 | 09/27/1994 | 0.0020 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/27/1994 | 06/27/1994 | 0.0020 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/28/1994 | 03/28/1994 | 0.0020 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/30/1993 | 12/27/1993 | 0.0020 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/30/1993 | 09/27/1993 | 0.0020 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/28/1993 | 06/25/1993 | 0.0020 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/26/1993 | 03/26/1993 | 0.0020 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/01/1992 | 12/28/1992 | 0.0020 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/31/1992 | 09/28/1992 | 0.0020 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/01/1992 | 06/26/1992 | 0.0018 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/28/1992 | 03/26/1992 | 0.0017 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/29/1991 | 12/26/1991 | 0.0017 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/29/1991 | 09/26/1991 | 0.0017 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/31/1991 | 06/27/1991 | 0.0017 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/01/1991 | 03/28/1991 | 0.0017 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/29/1990 | 12/20/1990 | 0.0017 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/06/1990 | 09/26/1990 | 0.0017 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/07/1990 | 06/28/1990 | 0.0015 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/05/1990 | 03/27/1990 | 0.0015 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/29/1989 | 12/20/1989 | 0.0015 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/01/1989 | 09/26/1989 | 0.0015 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/07/1989 | 06/28/1989 | 0.0015 $ | – |
| 03/06/1989 | 03/27/1989 | 0.0015 $ | – |
| 11/29/1988 | 12/20/1988 | 0.0015 $ | – |
| 09/02/1988 | 09/26/1988 | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 06/07/1988 | 06/28/1988 | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 03/04/1988 | 03/25/1988 | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 11/27/1987 | 12/18/1987 | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 09/02/1987 | 09/25/1987 | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 06/08/1987 | 06/26/1987 | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 03/04/1987 | 03/26/1987 | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 11/26/1986 | – | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 09/03/1986 | – | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 06/06/1986 | – | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 03/05/1986 | – | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 11/26/1985 | – | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 09/04/1985 | – | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 06/06/1985 | – | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 03/06/1985 | – | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 11/28/1984 | – | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 09/05/1984 | – | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 06/04/1984 | – | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 03/07/1984 | – | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 11/30/1983 | – | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 09/02/1983 | – | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 05/31/1983 | – | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 03/09/1983 | – | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 11/26/1982 | – | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 09/03/1982 | – | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 06/04/1982 | – | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 03/09/1982 | – | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 11/25/1981 | – | 0.0014 $ | – |
| 09/02/1981 | – | 0.0011 $ | – |
| 06/09/1981 | – | 0.0011 $ | – |
| 03/10/1981 | – | 0.0011 $ | – |
| 11/28/1980 | – | 0.0011 $ | – |
| 09/30/1980 | – | 0.0011 $ | – |
| 06/06/1980 | – | 0.0008 $ | – |
| 03/03/1980 | – | 0.0008 $ | – |
Data as of: July 31, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.