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Southwest Airlines stock: balance sheet and debt

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$45.23Closing price of 12 Nov 2026MEQIRI Score 65 out of 100

Southwest Airlines has a debt to equity ratio of 0.75 and an interest coverage of 6x.

Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026

Debt / Equity
0.75
Interest coverage
6x
Current ratio
0.52
Cash & equivalents
$3.23B
Total assets
$29.06B
Equity ratio
27.5%
Goodwill
$970M
Plus intangible assets of $296M
Net debt
$2.75B

Total assets and equity ratio

How large the balance sheet of Southwest Airlines Co. is, how much of it is equity and how much is goodwill from acquisitions.

Equity ratio

Figures as a table
YearTotal assetsGoodwill and intangible assetsof which goodwillEquity ratioNet debt
2006$13.46Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately47.9%−$70M
2007$16.77Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately41.4%−$688M
2008$14.07Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately35.2%$1.86B
2009$14.27Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately38.3%$922M
2010$15.46Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately40.3%−$158M
2011$18.07B$1.13B$970M38.1%$607M
2012$18.6B$1.11B$970M37.5%$184M
2013$19.35B$1.14B$970M37.9%−$332M
2014$19.72B$1.33B$970M34.4%−$296M
2015$21.31B$1.43B$970M34.5%$127M
2016$23.29B$1.4B$970M36.2%$82M
2017$25.11B$1.38B$970M41.5%$395M
2018$26.24B$1.37B$970M37.5%−$312M
2019$25.9B$1.27B$970M38.0%−$76M
2020$34.59B$1.27B$970M25.7%−$1.14B
2021$36.32B$1.27B$970M28.7%−$3.22B
2022$35.37B$1.27B$970M30.2%−$2.82B
2023$36.49B$1.27B$970M28.8%−$2.27B
2024$33.75B$1.27B$970M30.7%−$667M
2025$29.06B$1.27B$970M27.5%$2.75B

The equity ratio divides total equity, including non-controlling interests, by total assets. Net debt is debt minus cash and short-term investments; a negative figure means cash exceeds debt.

Equity and debt

What the company owns and owes

  • Cash & equivalents
  • Equity
  • Debt
Figures as a table
YearCash & equivalentsEquityDebtDebt / Equity
2006$1.76B$6.45B$1.69B0.26
2007$2.78B$6.94B$2.09B0.3
2008$1.8B$4.95B$3.66B0.74
2009$2.59B$5.47B$3.52B0.64
2010$3.54B$6.24B$3.38B0.54
2011$3.14B$6.88B$3.75B0.55
2012$2.97B$6.97B$3.15B0.45
2013$3.15B$7.34B$2.82B0.38
2014$2.99B$6.78B$2.69B0.4
2015$3.05B$7.36B$3.18B0.43
2016$3.31B$8.44B$3.39B0.4
2017$3.27B$10.43B$3.67B0.35
2018$3.69B$9.85B$3.38B0.34
2019$4.07B$9.83B$4B0.41
2020$13.33B$8.88B$12.2B1.37
2021$15.5B$10.41B$12.28B1.18
2022$12.29B$10.69B$9.47B0.89
2023$11.47B$10.52B$9.2B0.87
2024$8.73B$10.35B$8.06B0.78
2025$3.23B$7.98B$5.98B0.75

Data status and sources

Score
Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
Price
Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
Latest annual report
Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
Source
Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.

Mandatory disclosures for this rating

  • ; time horizon around 12 months
  • Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 3 Apr 2026)
  • Valuation signal Undervalued since 7 Nov 2026
  • End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
  • Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
  • Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
  • Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.

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