Southwest Airlines (LUV) dividend history
Southwest Airlines paid $399M in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $0.72 per share.
Dividends per share grew 30.0% a year over 14 years.
At today's price the trailing yield is 1.92%.
Dividends by fiscal year
Dividends paid from the cash flow statement in Southwest Airlines's 10-K filings, divided by diluted shares (an approximation of the per-share dividend).
| Fiscal year | Per share | Growth | Total paid | % of free cash flow | % of net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.72 | +6.9% | $399M | — | 90% |
| 2024 | $0.67 | -0.0% | $430M | — | 92% |
| 2023 | $0.67 | — | $428M | — | 92% |
| 2022 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $0.33 | -51.8% | $188M | — | — |
| 2019 | $0.69 | +19.3% | $372M | 13% | 16% |
| 2018 | $0.58 | +27.3% | $332M | 11% | 13% |
| 2017 | $0.45 | +29.6% | $274M | 15% | 8% |
| 2016 | $0.35 | +30.3% | $222M | 10% | 10% |
| 2015 | $0.27 | +34.7% | $180M | 15% | 8% |
| 2014 | $0.20 | +102.0% | $139M | 12% | 12% |
| 2013 | $0.10 | +240.3% | $71M | 7% | 9% |
| 2012 | $0.03 | +60.9% | $22M | 3% | 5% |
| 2011 | $0.02 | — | $14M | 4% | 8% |
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Does Southwest Airlines pay a dividend?
Southwest Airlines paid $399M in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $0.72 per share.
How fast has Southwest Airlines's dividend grown?
Dividends per share grew 30.0% a year over 14 years.
From Southwest Airlines's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.