Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) Stock Total Returns
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Investment Performance
Final Value
$6,960
Total Return
-30.40%
CAGR
-6.99%
Dividends
$411.60
Yield on Cost
4.12%
Rolling Returns
1-Month (21 Trading Days)
| Average | -0.04% |
| Median | -0.99% |
| Best | +35.56% |
| Worst | -29.60% |
| % of Windows Positive | 47.9% |
1-Year (252 Trading Days)
| Average | -3.96% |
| Median | -9.59% |
| Best | +84.45% |
| Worst | -42.56% |
| % of Windows Positive | 37.6% |
3-Year (756 Trading Days)
| Average | -16.40% |
| Median | -21.24% |
| Best | +67.25% |
| Worst | -57.68% |
| % of Windows Positive | 23.2% |
Risk Metrics
| Maximum Drawdown | -64.12% |
| Average Drawdown | -40.78% |
| Drawdown Duration | 1255 Trading Days (Unrecovered) |
| Sortino Ratio | -0.01 |
| Calmar Ratio | -0.11 |
| CVaR (5%) | -5.39% |
Yearly Returns
| Year | Percentage | Abs. Return | Dividends | Taxes | Trans. Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 partial | +0.20% (+0.71% ann.) | +$20.22 | $43.55 | $8.71 | $0.07 |
| 2025 | +25.07% | +$2507.49 | $215.66 | $43.13 | $0.35 |
| 2024 | +18.56% | +$1855.83 | $251.03 | $50.21 | $0.40 |
| 2023 | -12.31% | $1231.17 | $269.56 | $53.91 | $0.43 |
| 2022 | -21.41% | $2140.52 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2021 | -8.09% | $808.84 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2020 | -13.38% | $1337.87 | $33.35 | $6.67 | $0.05 |
| 2019 | +17.40% | +$1739.75 | $151.22 | $30.24 | $0.24 |
| 2018 | -28.36% | $2836.15 | $92.74 | $18.55 | $0.15 |
| 2017 | +32.18% | +$3218.14 | $95.54 | $19.11 | $0.15 |
| 2016 | +16.58% | +$1657.89 | $87.33 | $17.47 | $0.14 |
| 2015 | +2.31% | +$230.84 | $67.48 | $13.50 | $0.11 |
| 2014 | +125.96% | +$12596.26 | $117.07 | $23.41 | $0.19 |
| 2013 | +85.27% | +$8526.93 | $127.30 | $25.46 | $0.20 |
| 2012 | +20.00% | +$1999.62 | $40.94 | $8.19 | $0.07 |
| 2011 | -33.94% | $3394.27 | $15.42 | $3.08 | $0.02 |
| 2010 | +13.71% | +$1371.18 | $17.51 | $3.50 | $0.03 |
| 2009 | +32.88% | +$3287.54 | $23.22 | $4.64 | $0.04 |
| 2008 | -29.25% | $2924.90 | $16.40 | $3.28 | $0.03 |
| 2007 | -20.28% | $2027.78 | $13.06 | $2.61 | $0.02 |
| 2006 | -6.66% | $666.48 | $12.18 | $2.44 | $0.02 |
| 2005 | +1.03% | +$103.21 | $12.29 | $2.46 | $0.02 |
| 2004 | +0.97% | +$97.47 | $12.40 | $2.48 | $0.02 |
| 2003 | +16.23% | +$1623.45 | $14.39 | $2.88 | $0.02 |
| 2002 | -24.71% | $2471.17 | $10.83 | $2.17 | $0.02 |
| 2001 | -17.26% | $1726.32 | $8.05 | $1.61 | $0.01 |
| 2000 | +108.12% | +$10812.19 | $14.89 | $2.98 | $0.02 |
| 1999 | +6.71% | +$671.08 | $14.33 | $2.87 | $0.02 |
| 1998 | +38.36% | +$3836.50 | $17.88 | $3.58 | $0.03 |
| 1997 | +68.14% | +$6813.67 | $23.19 | $4.64 | $0.04 |
| 1996 | -4.23% | $423.09 | $17.40 | $3.48 | $0.03 |
| 1995 | +37.51% | +$3751.39 | $23.89 | $4.78 | $0.04 |
| 1994 | -55.13% | $5513.02 | $10.70 | $2.14 | $0.02 |
| 1993 | +90.25% | +$9025.22 | $20.35 | $4.07 | $0.03 |
| 1992 | +73.24% | +$7323.96 | $32.84 | $6.57 | $0.05 |
| 1991 | +95.59% | +$9558.80 | $57.20 | $11.44 | $0.09 |
| 1990 | +9.88% | +$988.35 | $60.51 | $12.10 | $0.10 |
| 1989 | +19.05% | +$1904.81 | $69.24 | $13.85 | $0.11 |
| 1988 | +52.31% | +$5230.64 | $98.18 | $19.63 | $0.16 |
| 1987 | -34.80% | $3479.93 | $62.18 | $12.44 | $0.10 |
| 1986 | -22.90% | $2290.18 | $47.72 | $9.54 | $0.08 |
| 1985 | +22.64% | +$2263.77 | $58.28 | $11.66 | $0.09 |
| 1984 | -18.71% | $1871.46 | $47.16 | $9.43 | $0.07 |
| 1983 | +28.18% | +$2817.54 | $60.19 | $12.04 | $0.09 |
| 1982 | +85.53% | +$8553.10 | $111.14 | $22.22 | $0.17 |
| 1981 | +0.90% | +$89.90 | $94.68 | $18.93 | $0.15 |
| 1980 partial | +152.20% (+153.65% ann.) | +$15219.68 | $185.86 | $37.17 | $0.30 |
Market Regimes
| Regime | Period | Percentage | Annual | Abs. Return | Dividends | Taxes | Trans. Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bubble / TMT mania | August 9, 1995 – March 10, 2000 | +124.53% | +19.29% | +$12452.83 | $96.02 | $19.20 | $0.15 |
| Dot-com bust / post-bubble disinflation scare | March 13, 2000 – October 9, 2002 | -7.92% | -3.16% | $792.50 | $35.68 | $7.14 | $0.06 |
| China-WTO / housing-credit / commodity boom | October 10, 2002 – October 9, 2007 | +20.79% | +3.85% | +$2079.02 | $80.52 | $16.10 | $0.13 |
| GFC / deleveraging / dollar shortage | October 10, 2007 – March 9, 2009 | -65.27% | -52.70% | $6527.07 | $20.12 | $4.02 | $0.03 |
| Policy-led rebound / euro-sovereign-crisis overlay | March 10, 2009 – July 25, 2012 | +56.04% | +14.09% | +$5603.72 | $128.55 | $25.71 | $0.21 |
| Secular stagnation / QE / low inflation / duration bull | July 26, 2012 – February 19, 2020 | +593.99% | +29.18% | +$59398.71 | $3337.64 | $667.53 | $5.34 |
| Pandemic shock / liquidity crash | February 20, 2020 – March 23, 2020 | -40.57% | -99.74% | $4057.39 | $31.61 | $6.32 | $0.05 |
| Policy bazooka / monetary euphoria | March 24, 2020 – November 6, 2020 | +6.24% | +10.23% | +$624.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Reopening reflation / fiscal boom / supply bottlenecks | November 9, 2020 – November 29, 2021 | +1.48% | +1.40% | +$148.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Inflation shock / duration crash / aggressive tightening | November 30, 2021 – November 9, 2022 | -16.22% | -17.13% | $1621.62 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Disinflation rebound / AI-led narrow bull / higher-for-longer | November 10, 2022 – September 17, 2024 | -24.04% | -13.79% | $2404.23 | $376.64 | $75.33 | $0.60 |
| Disinflationary easing / resilient growth / AI capex under oil-shock test partial | September 18, 2024 – April 14, 2026 | +46.41% | +27.51% | +$4640.94 | $377.86 | $75.57 | $0.60 |
Dividend History
Annual Dividends Per Share
TTM Yield
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Consecutive Years Paid
— current
Consecutive Years of Growth
— current
| Date | Per Share | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 1980-03-03 | $0.0007 | 0.41% |
| 1980-06-06 | $0.0007 | 0.29% |
| 1980-09-30 | $0.0011 | 0.30% |
| 1980-11-28 | $0.0011 | 0.24% |
| 1981-03-10 | $0.0011 | 0.18% |
| 1981-06-09 | $0.0011 | 0.14% |
| 1981-09-02 | $0.0011 | 0.23% |
| 1981-11-25 | $0.0014 | 0.26% |
| 1982-03-09 | $0.0014 | 0.23% |
| 1982-06-04 | $0.0014 | 0.22% |
| 1982-09-03 | $0.0014 | 0.16% |
| 1982-11-26 | $0.0014 | 0.15% |
| 1983-03-09 | $0.0014 | 0.12% |
| 1983-05-31 | $0.0014 | 0.11% |
| 1983-09-02 | $0.0014 | 0.11% |
| 1983-11-30 | $0.0014 | 0.12% |
| 1984-03-07 | $0.0014 | 0.16% |
| 1984-06-04 | $0.0014 | 0.14% |
| 1984-09-05 | $0.0014 | 0.17% |
| 1984-11-28 | $0.0014 | 0.15% |
| 1985-03-06 | $0.0014 | 0.13% |
| 1985-06-06 | $0.0014 | 0.12% |
| 1985-09-04 | $0.0014 | 0.12% |
| 1985-11-26 | $0.0014 | 0.12% |
| 1986-03-05 | $0.0014 | 0.14% |
| 1986-06-06 | $0.0014 | 0.15% |
| 1986-09-03 | $0.0014 | 0.15% |
| 1986-11-26 | $0.0014 | 0.14% |
| 1987-03-04 | $0.0014 | 0.14% |
| 1987-06-08 | $0.0014 | 0.17% |
| 1987-09-02 | $0.0014 | 0.15% |
| 1987-11-27 | $0.0014 | 0.23% |
| 1988-03-04 | $0.0014 | 0.18% |
| 1988-06-07 | $0.0014 | 0.18% |
| 1988-09-02 | $0.0014 | 0.20% |
| 1988-11-29 | $0.0015 | 0.18% |
| 1989-03-06 | $0.0015 | 0.14% |
| 1989-06-07 | $0.0015 | 0.14% |
| 1989-09-01 | $0.0015 | 0.12% |
| 1989-11-29 | $0.0015 | 0.16% |
| 1990-03-05 | $0.0015 | 0.15% |
| 1990-06-07 | $0.0015 | 0.13% |
| 1990-09-06 | $0.0016 | 0.15% |
| 1990-11-29 | $0.0016 | 0.15% |
| 1991-03-01 | $0.0016 | 0.09% |
| 1991-05-31 | $0.0016 | 0.10% |
| 1991-08-29 | $0.0016 | 0.10% |
| 1991-11-29 | $0.0016 | 0.09% |
| 1992-02-28 | $0.0016 | 0.06% |
| 1992-06-01 | $0.0018 | 0.06% |
| 1992-08-31 | $0.0020 | 0.07% |
| 1992-12-01 | $0.0020 | 0.06% |
| 1993-02-26 | $0.0020 | 0.04% |
| 1993-05-28 | $0.0020 | 0.04% |
| 1993-08-30 | $0.0020 | 0.03% |
| 1993-11-30 | $0.0020 | 0.03% |
| 1994-02-28 | $0.0020 | 0.03% |
| 1994-05-27 | $0.0020 | 0.04% |
| 1994-08-30 | $0.0020 | 0.04% |
| 1994-11-30 | $0.0020 | 0.05% |
| 1995-02-27 | $0.0020 | 0.06% |
| 1995-05-26 | $0.0020 | 0.05% |
| 1995-09-01 | $0.0020 | 0.04% |
| 1995-12-04 | $0.0020 | 0.04% |
| 1996-02-28 | $0.0020 | 0.03% |
| 1996-05-29 | $0.0020 | 0.04% |
| 1996-08-30 | $0.0020 | 0.04% |
| 1996-12-09 | $0.0020 | 0.04% |
| 1997-02-26 | $0.0024 | 0.05% |
| 1997-05-28 | $0.0024 | 0.04% |
| 1997-08-29 | $0.0024 | 0.04% |
| 1997-12-08 | $0.0030 | 0.04% |
| 1998-03-04 | $0.0030 | 0.03% |
| 1998-06-03 | $0.0030 | 0.04% |
| 1998-08-31 | $0.0036 | 0.04% |
| 1998-12-07 | $0.0036 | 0.04% |
| 1999-03-03 | $0.0036 | 0.03% |
| 1999-06-02 | $0.0036 | 0.02% |
| 1999-08-30 | $0.0033 | 0.03% |
| 1999-12-06 | $0.0040 | 0.04% |
| 2000-03-01 | $0.0040 | 0.03% |
| 2000-05-31 | $0.0040 | 0.03% |
| 2000-09-01 | $0.0040 | 0.03% |
| 2000-12-04 | $0.0040 | 0.02% |
| 2001-02-28 | $0.0050 | 0.03% |
| 2001-06-04 | $0.0030 | 0.02% |
| 2001-08-31 | $0.0050 | 0.03% |
| 2001-12-03 | $0.0050 | 0.03% |
| 2002-02-27 | $0.0050 | 0.02% |
| 2002-06-03 | $0.0050 | 0.03% |
| 2002-08-30 | $0.0050 | 0.03% |
| 2002-12-09 | $0.0050 | 0.03% |
| 2003-03-04 | $0.0050 | 0.04% |
| 2003-06-02 | $0.0050 | 0.03% |
| 2003-08-29 | $0.0050 | 0.03% |
| 2003-12-03 | $0.0050 | 0.03% |
| 2004-03-02 | $0.0050 | 0.04% |
| 2004-06-08 | $0.0050 | 0.03% |
| 2004-08-31 | $0.0050 | 0.03% |
| 2004-12-07 | $0.0050 | 0.03% |
| 2005-03-01 | $0.0050 | 0.04% |
| 2005-06-07 | $0.0050 | 0.03% |
| 2005-08-30 | $0.0050 | 0.04% |
| 2005-12-06 | $0.0050 | 0.03% |
| 2006-02-28 | $0.0050 | 0.03% |
| 2006-06-06 | $0.0050 | 0.03% |
| 2006-08-29 | $0.0050 | 0.03% |
| 2006-12-05 | $0.0050 | 0.03% |
| 2007-02-27 | $0.0050 | 0.03% |
| 2007-06-05 | $0.0050 | 0.04% |
| 2007-08-28 | $0.0050 | 0.03% |
| 2007-12-04 | $0.0050 | 0.04% |
| 2008-02-26 | $0.0050 | 0.04% |
| 2008-06-10 | $0.0050 | 0.04% |
| 2008-08-26 | $0.0050 | 0.03% |
| 2008-12-09 | $0.0050 | 0.06% |
| 2009-02-24 | $0.0050 | 0.08% |
| 2009-06-08 | $0.0050 | 0.07% |
| 2009-09-01 | $0.0050 | 0.06% |
| 2009-12-08 | $0.0050 | 0.05% |
| 2010-03-02 | $0.0050 | 0.04% |
| 2010-06-07 | $0.0050 | 0.04% |
| 2010-08-24 | $0.0050 | 0.05% |
| 2010-12-07 | $0.0050 | 0.04% |
| 2011-03-01 | $0.0050 | 0.04% |
| 2011-06-06 | $0.0050 | 0.04% |
| 2011-08-23 | $0.0050 | 0.06% |
| 2011-12-06 | $0.0050 | 0.06% |
| 2012-02-28 | $0.0050 | 0.06% |
| 2012-06-04 | $0.0100 | 0.11% |
| 2012-08-14 | $0.0100 | 0.11% |
| 2012-12-04 | $0.0100 | 0.11% |
| 2013-03-05 | $0.0100 | 0.08% |
| 2013-06-03 | $0.0400 | 0.28% |
| 2013-08-06 | $0.0400 | 0.28% |
| 2013-12-10 | $0.0400 | 0.22% |
| 2014-03-04 | $0.0400 | 0.18% |
| 2014-06-02 | $0.0600 | 0.23% |
| 2014-08-19 | $0.0600 | 0.19% |
| 2014-12-09 | $0.0600 | 0.14% |
| 2015-03-03 | $0.0600 | 0.14% |
| 2015-06-01 | $0.0750 | 0.20% |
| 2015-08-18 | $0.0750 | 0.19% |
| 2015-12-08 | $0.0750 | 0.15% |
| 2016-03-01 | $0.0750 | 0.18% |
| 2016-06-06 | $0.1000 | 0.24% |
| 2016-08-16 | $0.1000 | 0.27% |
| 2016-12-06 | $0.1000 | 0.21% |
| 2017-03-07 | $0.1000 | 0.17% |
| 2017-06-05 | $0.1250 | 0.21% |
| 2017-08-22 | $0.1250 | 0.23% |
| 2017-12-06 | $0.1250 | 0.20% |
| 2018-03-06 | $0.1250 | 0.21% |
| 2018-06-05 | $0.1600 | 0.31% |
| 2018-08-21 | $0.1600 | 0.26% |
| 2018-12-04 | $0.1600 | 0.29% |
| 2019-03-05 | $0.1600 | 0.30% |
| 2019-06-04 | $0.1800 | 0.38% |
| 2019-08-20 | $0.1800 | 0.36% |
| 2019-12-10 | $0.1800 | 0.32% |
| 2020-03-03 | $0.1800 | 0.38% |
| 2023-01-09 | $0.1800 | 0.51% |
| 2023-03-07 | $0.1800 | 0.53% |
| 2023-06-20 | $0.1800 | 0.53% |
| 2023-09-05 | $0.1800 | 0.57% |
| 2023-12-20 | $0.1800 | 0.61% |
| 2024-03-05 | $0.1800 | 0.53% |
| 2024-06-18 | $0.1800 | 0.63% |
| 2024-09-04 | $0.1800 | 0.61% |
| 2024-12-26 | $0.1800 | 0.52% |
| 2025-03-12 | $0.1800 | 0.59% |
| 2025-06-18 | $0.1800 | 0.57% |
| 2025-09-03 | $0.1800 | 0.56% |
| 2025-12-26 | $0.1800 | 0.43% |
| 2026-03-12 | $0.1800 | 0.43% |
| Total | 175 payments |
Portfolio Dividend Returns
Based on $10,000 initial investment, 20% tax rate, 0.2% transaction cost. Showing 2021-04-14 to 2026-04-14. Change
| Date | Total Yield | Tax | Trans. Cost | Shares Bought |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-09 | $28.56 | $5.71 | $0.05 | 0.6403 |
| 2023-03-07 | $28.67 | $5.73 | $0.05 | 0.6860 |
| 2023-06-20 | $28.80 | $5.76 | $0.05 | 0.6670 |
| 2023-09-05 | $28.92 | $5.78 | $0.05 | 0.7503 |
| 2023-12-20 | $29.05 | $5.81 | $0.05 | 0.7979 |
| 2024-03-05 | $29.20 | $5.84 | $0.05 | 0.6774 |
| 2024-06-18 | $29.32 | $5.86 | $0.05 | 0.8233 |
| 2024-09-04 | $29.47 | $5.89 | $0.05 | 0.7972 |
| 2024-12-26 | $29.61 | $5.92 | $0.05 | 0.6914 |
| 2025-03-12 | $29.73 | $5.95 | $0.05 | 0.7887 |
| 2025-06-18 | $29.88 | $5.98 | $0.05 | 0.7655 |
| 2025-09-03 | $30.01 | $6.00 | $0.05 | 0.7412 |
| 2025-12-26 | $30.15 | $6.03 | $0.05 | 0.5831 |
| 2026-03-12 | $30.25 | $6.05 | $0.05 | 0.6256 |
| Total | $411.60 | $82.32 | $0.66 | 10.0348 |
All calculations use split-adjusted closing prices. Dividends are reinvested on the ex-dividend date at that day's closing price.
For each rolling window, returns are calculated at every possible starting point:
return = (value[i] ÷ value[i − windowSize] − 1) × 100
- Windows
- 1-month = 21 trading days, 1-year = 252 trading days, 3-year = 756 trading days.
- Statistics
- Average: arithmetic mean. Median: middle value when sorted. Best / Worst: max and min. % Positive: share of windows with return > 0.
The series is segmented by calendar year:
return = (endValue ÷ startValue − 1) × 100
startValue is the last value of the prior year (or the first value for the initial year). Partial first/last years are flagged. Dividends, taxes, and transaction costs are scaled proportionally to the initial investment.