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Southwest Airlines Stock Price History

NYSE: LUVConsumer DiscretionaryAir Freight/Delivery ServicesUSD

41.66+0.30 (+0.73%)

At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

LUV price history at a glance

The price history for Southwest Airlines (LUV) on this page begins on December 31, 1979, when the stock closed at $0.206; it most recently closed at $41.66 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $66.99, reached on December 18, 2017; the latest close is 37.8% below that peak. Across the 46 complete calendar years in the table, LUV finished higher in 30 and lower in 16. Its best year was 1980 (+145.5%) and its worst was 1994 (-55.2%).

Over roughly 47 years the share price changed +20123.3%, a 12.0% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, LUV has gained 31.5%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.

Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology

Key price levels

High since 1979
$66.99
Date of high
Dec 18, 2017
Low since 1979
$0.1639
Date of low
Mar 10, 1980
Last close
$41.66

LUV returns

1 week

-1.91%

1 month

+7.70%

3 months

-13.98%

6 months

+5.31%

Year to date

+0.80%

1 year

+31.50%

3 years

+63.03%

5 years

-17.87%

LUV price return, excluding dividends.

LUV annual returns

Calendar-year price returns
YearYear-end closeReturn
202641.66+0.87%
202541.30+22.88%
202433.61+16.38%
202328.88-14.23%
202233.67-21.41%
202142.84-8.09%
202046.61-14.24%
201954.35+13.56%
201847.86-26.88%
201765.45+31.32%
201649.84+15.75%
201543.06+0.87%
201442.69+119.82%
201319.42+78.49%
201210.88+27.10%
20118.56-34.05%
201012.98+13.56%
200911.43+27.42%
20088.97-21.45%
200711.42-25.46%
200615.32-6.76%
200516.43+0.92%
200416.28+2.13%
200315.94+11.08%
200214.35-24.91%
200119.11-14.51%
200022.35+107.94%
199910.75+6.61%
199810.08+40.33%
19977.19+65.34%
19964.35-4.35%
19954.54+37.31%
19943.31-55.18%
19937.38+90.04%
19923.88+73.53%
19912.24+102.98%
19901.10+4.69%
19891.05+18.52%
19880.8889+51.41%
19870.5871-35.93%
19860.9163-19.71%
19851.14+19.55%
19840.9547-20.04%
19831.19+27.70%
19820.935+84.42%
19810.507+0.26%
19800.5057+145.49%
1979*0.2060.00%

* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 1979; return measured from the first available close.

2026 return is year to date.

LUV daily prices (past year)

Daily open, high, low, close and volume
DateOpenHighLowCloseChange
41.0241.7440.6241.66+0.73%
41.0041.5040.8241.36-0.86%
41.6842.1441.5441.72-1.72%
42.3443.1641.8642.45+1.43%
42.5042.5941.7041.85-1.46%
42.8042.8341.8142.47+1.51%
41.5742.1941.3641.84+0.48%
42.1342.2441.4441.64-1.05%
43.1743.1741.4742.08-0.47%
41.5442.9641.3042.28-0.94%
42.1942.7741.1942.68+2.72%
40.7441.8640.4541.55+1.24%
41.5541.7940.9941.04-2.47%
42.7543.2041.6342.08+0.74%
41.6841.7840.9341.77+1.93%
40.5141.3440.4940.98+1.59%
40.0041.0339.8740.34+3.04%
39.9540.0038.1639.15-0.33%
39.7439.7638.6539.28-0.61%
38.4339.8838.3539.52+0.71%
39.6739.6739.0139.24+1.42%
38.2539.0338.1038.69+0.03%
37.8938.8237.7538.68+0.03%
39.1139.3238.6738.67-2.40%
38.7539.7638.7039.62+2.30%
38.5839.0538.1638.73+0.31%
38.6239.0538.2038.61+2.47%
38.1038.4737.5837.68-2.21%
39.1439.3638.4538.53-2.80%
40.5640.5639.6339.64-0.30%
40.5240.7739.6939.76-2.24%
41.7541.8140.6640.67-0.37%
41.6541.8440.4240.82+0.27%
40.9141.1340.2440.71+0.82%
40.6040.6039.9940.38+1.23%
40.8641.0039.8439.89-3.69%
42.6042.7441.3941.42-2.52%
43.0143.3642.4242.49-1.98%
44.0944.0943.2543.35-2.06%
44.7545.1444.1044.26-1.36%
45.8445.9044.8544.87-0.24%
45.8545.9644.5744.98-1.19%
45.2045.8944.9745.52+1.38%
46.2946.4544.7844.90-4.57%
46.9247.2746.2547.05+0.23%
48.4248.4346.8946.94-3.79%
48.7749.7348.6248.79+0.18%
47.9049.1247.2948.70+3.46%
46.6047.3445.7347.07+4.67%
45.3545.7544.8044.97-1.38%
45.0045.6744.1945.60+2.75%
45.0045.6044.3344.38-4.17%
45.6546.7544.5546.31+2.05%
46.0346.9644.8345.38+0.67%
44.7046.5044.4845.08+0.83%
45.5046.6844.4344.71-6.19%
47.6348.4547.2247.66-2.12%
48.9749.0047.8848.69+0.72%
48.5048.9447.9348.34+0.54%
48.7548.9647.5648.08-2.73%
49.0250.1348.8149.43+0.37%
47.7749.4847.7749.25+3.55%
48.2348.2447.1747.56-0.75%
48.2548.9647.5947.92-1.05%
48.8149.1648.0048.43-1.61%
49.5049.9748.7149.22+1.15%
48.3649.4747.6748.66-1.56%
50.7751.2049.0849.43-2.72%
51.0051.5250.2050.81+1.11%
51.4851.6949.6150.25-0.44%
52.0552.2350.4650.47-1.85%
50.9951.8950.6751.42-0.35%
51.4252.1050.9851.60-0.60%
52.0053.1351.1351.91-0.35%
51.5553.0951.3952.09+2.26%
50.2551.3450.2550.94+3.10%
47.8950.2047.7849.41+1.73%
47.5049.6147.2348.57+1.25%
47.9348.6747.7147.97+2.81%
47.4248.5146.6446.66-1.62%
47.0048.4846.6547.43+2.93%
47.0647.6945.7946.08+1.34%
44.9945.7044.0045.47+2.66%
40.8344.4140.8344.29+6.98%
43.0443.0440.9841.40-4.10%
41.9443.2341.0243.17+5.24%
41.5441.7840.9041.02-1.25%
41.3041.8641.0041.54+0.56%
41.6342.3041.0541.31+1.08%
41.5442.1640.8240.87-3.47%
42.6042.9641.9842.34-0.98%
42.3742.8841.5042.76-0.44%
43.2844.1242.9442.95-0.83%
43.0243.9442.4043.31-0.85%
43.4644.4443.0243.68+3.31%
42.2442.9141.7242.28+3.48%
40.9341.3440.2440.86+0.20%
39.0840.9138.8140.78+2.72%
37.6740.0937.4439.70+6.29%
37.8837.9837.2337.35-2.63%
38.6239.6738.1038.36-0.36%
38.6638.9838.1738.50-2.11%
39.8240.2539.1039.33-0.20%
39.1239.7238.8739.41-0.18%
39.6539.7838.8339.48-1.28%
40.9141.2739.9239.99-3.20%
41.8242.2240.9741.31-0.19%
41.8742.3940.5741.39-0.27%
41.3542.0040.5141.50+4.51%
38.7939.8438.4439.71+3.55%
38.4439.4837.9438.35-1.06%
38.0039.9737.5038.76+2.22%
37.8038.5137.8037.92+1.88%
37.6637.8836.9237.22-2.08%
37.9638.5337.8238.01-0.50%
39.3939.8138.1738.20-3.17%
38.0239.5537.8539.45+4.50%
38.2539.1936.8537.75-4.07%
40.6540.8939.0639.35-3.84%
41.5042.0240.5840.92-2.15%
41.8142.3941.5541.82-2.06%
43.3444.9242.5542.70+5.09%
41.8542.3840.6140.63-2.57%
41.2942.4040.9141.70+1.07%
40.2542.0340.1041.26+4.59%
38.7139.4838.2039.45-0.28%
40.5940.5939.2739.56-1.62%
39.9540.7439.3240.21-0.47%
42.6843.4340.0840.40+6.68%
37.6138.1437.0537.87-0.81%
37.4338.6037.2138.18+1.54%
36.0637.9035.7337.60-1.65%
37.4638.8837.1738.23+1.76%
36.9437.8736.1137.57+3.53%
37.3737.5036.1536.29-2.86%
38.8739.2337.1137.36-5.49%
39.7840.2839.0139.53-1.64%
40.7441.6739.8240.19+0.90%
39.6040.4139.2039.83-1.29%
40.8541.4840.2840.35+2.39%
40.7140.9738.8839.41-3.57%
39.4241.3739.3540.87+1.69%
40.9841.3940.0240.19-2.26%
40.8841.8340.6741.12+2.21%
39.4840.2339.3440.23+3.82%
38.9639.8438.0938.75+0.36%
40.5040.7038.5438.61-7.74%
42.5542.9341.3941.85-2.27%
42.3844.6142.1242.82-0.49%
40.6943.1138.8243.03+3.54%
43.0043.0040.4741.56-5.33%
46.2546.6243.8943.90-6.89%
47.9348.3946.7847.15-1.26%
46.5248.3246.0247.75-1.08%
48.0049.0246.9548.27-2.01%
50.7350.9148.7149.26-3.28%
50.5751.6549.9850.93+2.08%
50.7150.8049.4049.89-1.48%
50.6851.4350.1750.64-0.51%
51.8752.3750.2550.90-2.28%
52.1852.4151.3052.09+0.02%
54.3154.7052.0052.08-4.96%
53.6854.8953.1554.80+1.00%
52.6755.1152.6454.26+6.16%
51.0851.7250.2151.11+0.55%
52.2152.7449.8050.83-1.17%
54.2454.7051.2351.43-4.88%
53.2754.5553.1954.07+1.33%
53.8254.2553.1053.36-1.66%
52.8554.7052.6754.26+3.33%
52.5352.9751.8852.51-0.15%
51.5552.7750.8652.59+2.73%
50.0051.2149.9351.19+3.12%
48.7749.8048.1049.64+4.46%
48.5449.8547.3047.52-2.02%
43.3849.1242.6848.50+18.70%
41.8942.0240.6840.86-1.16%
42.0542.5041.2041.34-1.64%
41.8742.4141.7142.03+0.19%
41.8142.4341.7641.95-1.15%
43.1243.9142.2442.44-0.96%
42.8543.4742.3542.85+1.11%
42.4743.1441.8642.38-1.72%
43.0643.3142.6243.12+0.05%
43.0143.4142.5443.10+1.29%
43.1243.7241.7542.55-1.50%
43.3044.4342.9043.20-1.48%
43.9944.0143.1743.85-1.50%
44.2045.0243.8744.52+3.73%
42.6643.3842.5442.92+0.66%
42.5843.1942.4442.64+0.38%
42.5243.2042.1542.48+0.09%
41.1342.8041.1242.44+2.76%
41.5141.8440.8541.30-0.07%
41.3441.6641.2241.33+0.15%
41.1241.5741.0241.27+0.36%
41.1841.7040.9741.12-0.39%
41.1741.6341.1141.28-0.48%
41.4841.7341.3241.48-0.19%
42.0342.6641.3941.56-1.61%
41.3942.3441.2842.24+2.38%
40.9041.3540.6941.26+1.30%
41.2541.8340.6740.73-0.61%
42.1742.8340.9840.98-2.82%
42.6343.5441.9242.17+1.08%
41.6141.9640.9141.72+1.34%
41.4042.2041.0941.17+1.06%
39.9341.1439.7740.74+2.28%
38.2039.8538.0939.83+4.40%
37.6038.7037.5538.15+0.53%
38.1038.3737.3837.95+0.26%
35.3138.1735.3137.85+5.70%
35.6536.2935.1235.81+0.36%
35.4235.7735.2935.68+0.71%
34.8535.7334.4435.43+1.90%
34.5335.1134.2834.77-0.11%
35.0535.3434.7834.81-0.71%
34.3635.3934.2335.06+2.04%
33.3034.7333.0334.36+3.25%
33.0233.4332.7933.28+1.46%
31.5233.2431.3132.80+5.26%
32.3732.6631.1531.16-2.38%
32.3532.9731.7831.92-0.13%
31.6632.2631.5331.96+0.35%
32.8032.8331.5731.85-2.96%
32.5533.0832.4232.82-0.67%
33.2433.8032.8733.04-0.90%
32.0333.4832.0333.34+4.22%
32.8032.8031.7931.99-2.05%
32.7533.5832.4732.66+0.65%
31.1632.4730.8532.45+2.98%
31.5931.9731.0531.51-0.35%
29.8031.6529.8031.62+6.57%
30.0330.1729.2629.67-2.50%
30.1630.7629.7530.43+0.43%
30.0030.3929.9230.30+0.70%
30.4930.7730.0530.09-1.86%
31.0231.1330.4630.66-1.38%
32.1532.1831.0331.09-3.60%
32.4632.7431.8732.25+0.16%
32.0532.4331.3832.20+1.74%
32.8233.1531.0231.65-6.25%
34.3634.7533.4333.76-2.65%
34.1234.9834.0634.68+0.73%
33.7834.6733.6034.43+2.71%
33.2333.8033.1933.52+0.69%
33.6734.0532.8433.29-0.80%
33.7533.8833.2533.56+0.42%
31.5233.6331.4233.42+4.76%
31.7332.3231.5631.90+1.95%
31.8532.6331.0631.29-1.23%
33.5333.7331.4731.68-2.37%
32.6632.7032.1132.45—

Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the LUV chart for longer ranges.