Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV)
NYSE: LUV · Real-Time Price · USD
30.70
-0.27 (-0.87%)
At close: Aug 14, 2025, 4:00 PM
30.90
+0.20 (0.65%)
After-hours: Aug 14, 2025, 4:23 PM EDT

Southwest Airlines Co. Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 14 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for Southwest Airlines Co. stock ranges from a low of $23 to a high of $42. The average analyst price target of $32.21 forecasts a 4.92% increase in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $32.21 (+4.92%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold
Target Low Average Median High
Price $23 $32.21 $33 $42
Change -25.08% +4.92% +7.49% +36.81%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Southwest Airlines Co. stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25
Strong Buy 000000
Buy 333322
Hold 10109998
Sell 222222
Strong Sell 222222
Total 171716161514

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Susquehanna
Susquehanna
Hold
Maintains
$25$30
Hold Maintains $25$30 -2.28% Aug 5, 2025
Evercore ISI Group
Evercore ISI Group
Hold
Maintains
$40$34
Hold Maintains $40$34 +10.75% Jul 25, 2025
Evercore ISI Group
Evercore ISI Group
Hold
Downgrades
$40
Hold Downgrades $40 +30.29% Jul 15, 2025
Barclays
Barclays
Hold
Maintains
$26$34
Hold Maintains $26$34 +10.75% Jul 10, 2025
UBS
UBS
Hold
Maintains
$27$34
Hold Maintains $27$34 +10.75% Jul 7, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
28.33B
from 27.48B
Increased by 3.09%
Revenue Next Year
30.31B
from 28.33B
Increased by 6.97%
EPS This Year
1.05
from 0.75
Increased by 39.67%
EPS Next Year
2.44
from 1.05
Increased by 131.98%
Fiscal Year FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Period Ending Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
9.05B15.79B23.81B26.09B27.48B28.33B30.31B32.00B
Revenue Growth
-59.66%74.51%50.82%9.56%5.34%3.09%6.97%5.59%
EPS
-5.441.610.870.760.751.052.443.53
EPS Growth
---45.73%-13.46%-0.26%39.67%131.98%44.51%
Forward PE
-----29.1412.568.69
No. Analysts
-----252519
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 20252026202720282029
High 29.9B 32.8B 34.5B
Avg 28.3B 30.3B 32.0B
Low 27.1B 28.6B 29.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 20252026202720282029
High
8.8%
15.8%
13.8%
Avg
3.1%
7.0%
5.6%
Low
-1.4%
0.8%
-1.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS 2025202620272028
High 1.46 4.20 5.78
Avg 1.05 2.44 3.53
Low 0.26 1.17 1.91

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 2025202620272028
High
93.5%
298.7%
136.3%
Avg
39.7%
132.0%
44.5%
Low
-64.9%
10.7%
-21.8%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.