Southwest Airlines Company (LUV) — Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of March 2026: 0.44x

Southwest Airlines Company (LUV) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 0.44x as of March 2026, reinvesting $630.00 Million (capex $630.00 Million ) from operating cash flow of $1.42 Billion. See Southwest Airlines Company (LUV) FCF generation index to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

Reinvestment Rate

0.44x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

$630.00 Million
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

$1.42 Billion
USD

Capital Expenditures

$630.00 Million
USD

Southwest Airlines Company Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate (1989–2025)

Historical reinvestment intensity for Southwest Airlines Company across 35 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash flow conversion of Southwest Airlines Company.

Annual Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate for Southwest Airlines Company (1989–2025)

Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for Southwest Airlines Company. See Southwest Airlines Company free cash flow to debt ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Year Reinvestment Rate Total Reinvested (USD) Operating CF Capex YoY Change
2025 2.12x $3.90 Billion $1.84 Billion $2.67 Billion ▼ -58.3%
2024 5.07x $2.34 Billion $462.00 Million $2.08 Billion ▲ +137.4%
2023 2.13x $6.75 Billion $3.16 Billion $3.55 Billion ▲ +5.2%
2022 2.03x $7.69 Billion $3.79 Billion $3.95 Billion ▲ +272.8%
2021 0.54x $1.26 Billion $2.32 Billion $511.00 Million ▲ +60.6%
2019 0.34x $1.35 Billion $3.99 Billion $1.03 Billion ▼ -18.8%
2018 0.42x $2.04 Billion $4.89 Billion $1.98 Billion ▼ -31.9%
2017 0.61x $2.41 Billion $3.93 Billion $2.25 Billion ▲ +15.8%
2016 0.53x $2.27 Billion $4.29 Billion $2.15 Billion ▼ -28.0%
2015 0.74x $2.38 Billion $3.24 Billion $2.14 Billion ▲ +10.3%
2014 0.67x $1.93 Billion $2.90 Billion $1.83 Billion ▲ +9.8%
2013 0.61x $1.51 Billion $2.49 Billion $1.45 Billion ▼ -32.8%
2012 0.90x $1.86 Billion $2.06 Billion $1.35 Billion ▲ +23.0%
2011 0.73x $1.02 Billion $1.39 Billion $968.00 Million ▼ -89.6%
2010 7.03x $10.97 Billion $1.56 Billion $493.00 Million ▲ +340.6%
2009 1.59x $1.57 Billion $985.00 Million $585.00 Million ▲ +240.9%
2007 0.47x $1.33 Billion $2.85 Billion $1.33 Billion ▼ -53.0%
2006 1.00x $1.40 Billion $1.41 Billion $1.40 Billion ▲ +83.3%
2005 0.54x $1.21 Billion $2.23 Billion $1.21 Billion ▼ -64.6%
2004 1.53x $1.77 Billion $1.16 Billion $1.77 Billion ▲ +65.6%
2003 0.93x $1.24 Billion $1.34 Billion $1.24 Billion ▼ -20.1%
2002 1.16x $603.06 Million $520.21 Million $603.06 Million ▲ +72.5%
2001 0.67x $997.84 Million $1.48 Billion $997.84 Million ▼ -23.1%
2000 0.87x $1.13 Billion $1.30 Billion $1.13 Billion ▼ -25.0%
1999 1.17x $1.17 Billion $1.00 Billion $1.17 Billion ▲ +9.1%
1998 1.07x $947.10 Million $886.13 Million $947.10 Million ▼ -5.3%
1997 1.13x $688.93 Million $610.59 Million $688.93 Million ▲ +2.5%
1996 1.10x $677.43 Million $615.23 Million $677.43 Million ▼ -31.0%
1995 1.60x $728.64 Million $456.44 Million $728.64 Million ▼ -16.5%
1994 1.91x $788.65 Million $412.67 Million $788.65 Million ▲ +43.2%
1993 1.33x $524.20 Million $392.70 Million $524.20 Million ▼ -13.7%
1992 1.55x $409.20 Million $264.50 Million $409.20 Million ▼ -53.2%
1991 3.31x $341.10 Million $103.20 Million $341.10 Million ▲ +16.4%
1990 2.84x $317.70 Million $111.90 Million $317.70 Million ▲ +82.1%
1989 1.56x $261.90 Million $168.00 Million $261.90 Million
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow