Southwest Airlines Co expected to post earnings of 57 cents a share - Earnings Preview

• Southwest Airlines Co LUV.N, is expected to show a rise in quarterly revenue when it reports results on October 21 for the period ending September 30 2026

• The Dallas Texas-based company is expected to report a 18.7% increase in revenue to $8.249 billion from $6.95 billion a year ago, according to the mean estimate from 15 analysts, based on LSEG data. (Revenue is on Total Revenue Basis)

• ​LSEG's mean analyst estimate for Southwest Airlines Co is for earnings of 57 cents per share. The company's EPS guidance on July 22 2026, for the period ended September 30, was between $0.50 and $0.75

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 11 "strong buy" or "buy," 12 "hold" and 3 "sell" or "strong sell."

• The mean earnings estimate of analysts was unchanged in the last three months. ​

• Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Southwest Airlines Co is $50.00, about 28.9% above its last closing price of $38.80

Previous quarterly performance (using preferred earnings measure in US dollars). ​

This summary was machine generated October 19 at 20:47 GMT. All figures in US dollars unless otherwise stated. (For questions concerning the data in this report, contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback, contact RefinitivNewsSupport@thomsonreuters.com)