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Southwest Airlines

LUV · NYSE · Airlines, Travel, Transportation · Founded 1967

Southwest Airlines Co. engages in the operation and management of a passenger airline. The firm also offers ancillary services such as early bird check-in, upgraded boarding, and transportation of pets and unaccompanied minors. It operates in the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Mexico, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Aruba, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos. The company was founded by Rollin W. King and Herbert D. Kelleher on March 9, 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Current Price
$43.68
Market Cap
$21.3B
Return Since Last Split
+33%
Last Split
Feb 16, 2001
Total Splits
11
Cumulative Multiple
106.787109375×

What If You Bought LUV Earlier?

Investment
Purchase Date (Before Split)
Worth Today
$466,446
10,679 shares · 107×

Estimate based on split history only. Excludes dividends, fees, taxes, and intraday movement.

Stock Split History

Newest split first. Cumulative multiple = compounded growth from that date to today.

Split DatePrice BeforeRatioSplit MultipleCumulative
Feb 16, 2001$21.003-for-21.5×106.787109375×
Jul 20, 1999—3-for-21.5×71.19140625×
Aug 21, 1998—3-for-21.5×47.4609375×
Nov 28, 1997—3-for-21.5×31.640625×
Jul 16, 1993—3-for-21.5×21.09375×
Jul 16, 1992—2-for-12×14.0625×
Aug 30, 1990—3-for-21.5×7.03125×
Jan 30, 1984—5-for-41.25×4.6875×
Jan 24, 1983—2-for-12×3.75×
Oct 23, 1981—5-for-41.25×1.875×
Sep 23, 1980—3-for-21.5×1.5×

Southwest Airlines Market Cap Timeline

Validated annual market-cap history is available from 1996. Split markers cover all 11 recorded splits. Filled dots have market-cap data for that year; hollow dots mark split years outside market-cap source coverage.

Frequently Asked Questions

Southwest Airlines's latest record in the split calendar is a 3-for-2 forward split effective 2001-02-16.
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