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	-11.1	-151.90%	🇺🇸 USA
American Airlines AAL	-18.2	-185.06%	🇺🇸 USA
Delta Air Lines DAL	17.2	-19.89%	🇺🇸 USA
United Airlines Holdings UAL	10.1	-52.94%	🇺🇸 USA
SkyWest SKYW	7.88	-63.24%	🇺🇸 USA
Jetblue Airways JBLU	-1.42	-106.63%	🇺🇸 USA
Allegiant Travel Company ALGT	65.1	203.92%	🇺🇸 USA
Spirit Airlines SAVEQ	-0.0616	-100.29%	🇺🇸 USA
Hawaiian Airlines HA	-4.42	-120.63%	🇺🇸 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.