Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) compounding analysis
Full-size annual and quarterly year-over-year growth charts for revenue, EPS, operating cash flow, EBITDA, and free cash flow against the 15%, 20%, and 30% bars over 3-, 5-, and 10-year windows, with each metric's valuation multiple vs its own history.
Revenue · 10YDoes not currently clear the 15%+, 20%+, or 30%+ revenue bars over 10Y.
- Score
- 9/100
- 10Y CAGR
- 3.5%
- Median YoY
- 4.3%
- YoY volatility
- σ 65.5pp· choppy
- Quarters ≥ 20%
- 8 of 40
- Negative quarters
- 8
- Valuation vs own 10Y history
- P/S 0.7x · 10Y median 1.2x · 17th percentile · as of Aug 19, 2026
How this score is computed
- Quarters at or above 20%: 8 of 40 → 8 of 40 pts
- Steadiness (typical swing 65.5pp) → 0 of 25 pts
- Pace (median 4.3% YoY) → 0 of 20 pts
- Latest quarter (16.4% YoY) → 1 of 15 pts
- Score: 9 of 100
Annualized revenue (TTM) · by quarter, last 40
Quarterly YoY revenue growth vs the 20% line
P/S multiple vs its 10Y median
Across metrics · 10Y
| Metric | 10Y CAGR | Median YoY | YoY σ | Qtrs ≥ 20% | Neg. qtrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RevenueRevenue | 3.5% | 4.3% | 65.5pp | 8 of 40 | 8 |
| EPSEPS | -13.2% | — | — | — | — |
| Op cash flowOperating cash flow | -5.5% | 1.5% | 66.8pp | 11 of 30 | 14 |
| EBITDAEBITDA | -9% | -9.5% | 1078.6pp | 5 of 33 | 21 |
| FCFFree cash flow | — | — | — | — | — |
Reported figures over 10Y: annual-series CAGR, median and standard deviation (σ, percentage points) of quarterly year-over-year growth, quarters at or above 20%, and quarters with negative YoY. “—” means the window needs more comparable data.
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