Dividend News/Announcements
| 2019-05-17 | Southwest Airlines raises dividend 12.5% to $0.18 quarterly |
| 2018-05-18 | Southwest Airlines raises dividend 28% to $0.16 quarterly |
| 2017-05-18 | Southwest Airlines raises dividend 25% to $0.125 quarterly |
| 2016-05-19 | Southwest Airlines raises dividend 33% to $0.10 quarterly |
Stock Metrics
Updated: 2026-08-06- Last Close
- $46.94
- PE Ratio
- 30.82
- EPS
- 1.58
- Market Cap
- 22.96B
- 52-Week Range %
- $46.94
- Next Earnings
- 2026-10-21
Dividend Metrics
- Yield
- 1.48%
- Yield on Cost
- Payout Ratio
- 45.57 %
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Annual Dividend
- $0.72
- Next Ex-Div
- 2026-09-03
- Next Pay Date
- 2026-09-24
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend Date | Payout Date | Cash Amount | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-03-12 | 2027-04-02 | $0.18 | unconfirmed/estimated |
| 2026-12-25 | 2027-01-15 | $0.18 | unconfirmed/estimated |
| 2026-09-03 | 2026-09-24 | $0.18 | |
| 2026-06-11 | 2026-07-02 | $0.18 | |
| 2026-03-12 | 2026-04-02 | $0.18 | |
| 2025-12-26 | 2026-01-16 | $0.18 | |
| 2025-09-03 | 2025-09-24 | $0.18 | |
| 2025-06-18 | 2025-07-09 | $0.18 | |
| 2025-03-12 | 2025-04-02 | $0.18 | |
| 2024-12-26 | 2025-01-16 | $0.18 | |
| 2024-09-04 | 2024-09-25 | $0.18 | |
| 2024-06-18 | 2024-07-10 | $0.18 | |
| 2024-03-05 | 2024-03-27 | $0.18 | |
| 2023-12-20 | 2024-01-11 | $0.18 | |
| 2023-09-05 | 2023-09-27 | $0.18 | |
| 2023-06-20 | 2023-07-12 | $0.18 | |
| 2023-03-07 | 2023-03-29 | $0.18 | |
| 2023-01-09 | 2023-01-31 | $0.18 | |
| 2020-03-03 | 2020-03-25 | $0.18 | |
| 2019-12-10 | 2020-01-08 | $0.18 | |
| 2019-08-20 | 2019-09-11 | $0.18 | |
| 2019-06-04 | 2019-06-26 | $0.18 | 12.5% |
| 2019-03-05 | 2019-03-27 | $0.16 | |
| 2018-12-04 | 2019-01-02 | $0.16 | |
| 2018-08-21 | 2018-09-12 | $0.16 | |
| 2018-06-05 | 2018-06-27 | $0.16 | 28% |
| 2018-03-06 | 2018-03-28 | $0.125 | |
| 2017-12-06 | 2018-01-04 | $0.125 | |
| 2017-08-22 | 2017-09-14 | $0.125 | |
| 2017-06-05 | 2017-06-28 | $0.125 | 25% |
| 2017-03-07 | 2017-03-30 | $0.10 | |
| 2016-12-06 | 2017-01-05 | $0.10 | |
| 2016-08-16 | 2016-09-08 | $0.10 | |
| 2016-06-06 | 2016-06-29 | $0.10 | 33.33% |
| 2016-03-01 | 2016-03-24 | $0.075 | |
| 2015-12-08 | 2016-01-07 | $0.075 | |
| 2015-08-18 | 2015-09-10 | $0.075 | |
| 2015-06-01 | 2015-06-24 | $0.075 | 25% |
| 2015-03-03 | 2015-03-26 | $0.06 | |
| 2014-12-09 | 2015-01-02 | $0.06 | |
| 2014-08-19 | 2014-09-12 | $0.06 | |
| 2014-06-02 | 2014-06-25 | $0.06 | 50% |
| 2014-03-04 | 2014-03-27 | $0.04 | |
| 2013-12-10 | 2014-01-02 | $0.04 | |
| 2013-08-06 | 2013-08-29 | $0.04 | |
| 2013-06-03 | 2013-06-26 | $0.04 | |
| 2013-03-05 | 2013-03-28 | $0.01 | |
| 2012-12-04 | 2013-01-03 | $0.01 | |
| 2012-08-14 | 2012-09-06 | $0.01 | |
| 2012-06-04 | 2012-06-20 | $0.01 | 122.22% |
| 2012-02-28 | 2012-03-22 | $0.0045 | |
| 2011-12-06 | 2012-01-05 | $0.0045 | |
| 2011-08-23 | 2011-09-15 | $0.0045 | |
| 2011-06-06 | 2011-06-22 | $0.0045 | |
| 2011-03-01 | 2011-03-24 | $0.0045 | |
| 2010-12-07 | 2011-01-06 | $0.0045 | |
| 2010-08-24 | 2010-09-16 | $0.0045 | |
| 2010-06-07 | 2010-06-23 | $0.0045 | -10% |
| 2010-03-02 | 2010-03-25 | $0.005 | |
| 2009-12-08 | 2009-12-31 | $0.005 | |
| 2009-09-01 | 2009-09-24 | $0.005 | |
| 2009-06-08 | 2009-07-02 | $0.005 | |
| 2009-02-24 | 2009-03-19 | $0.005 | |
| 2008-12-09 | 2009-01-03 | $0.005 | |
| 2008-08-26 | 2008-09-18 | $0.005 | |
| 2008-06-10 | 2008-07-03 | $0.005 | |
| 2008-02-26 | 2008-03-20 | $0.005 | |
| 2007-12-04 | 2007-12-27 | $0.005 | |
| 2007-08-28 | 2007-09-20 | $0.005 | |
| 2007-06-05 | 2007-06-28 | $0.005 | |
| 2007-02-27 | 2007-03-22 | $0.005 | |
| 2006-12-05 | 2006-12-28 | $0.005 | |
| 2006-08-29 | 2006-09-21 | $0.005 | |
| 2006-06-06 | 2006-06-29 | $0.005 | |
| 2006-02-28 | 2006-03-23 | $0.005 | |
| 2005-12-06 | 2005-12-29 | $0.005 | |
| 2005-08-30 | 2005-09-22 | $0.005 | |
| 2005-06-07 | 2005-06-30 | $0.005 | |
| 2005-03-01 | 2005-03-24 | $0.005 | |
| 2004-12-07 | 2004-12-30 | $0.005 | |
| 2004-08-31 | 2004-09-23 | $0.005 | |
| 2004-06-08 | 2004-07-03 | $0.005 | |
| 2004-03-02 | 2004-03-25 | $0.005 | |
| 2003-12-03 | 2003-12-26 | $0.005 | |
| 2003-08-29 | 2003-09-22 | $0.005 | |
| 2003-06-02 | 2003-06-25 | $0.005 | |
| 2003-03-04 | 2003-03-27 | $0.005 | |
| 2002-12-09 | 2003-01-02 | $0.005 | |
| 2002-08-30 | 2002-09-23 | $0.005 | |
| 2002-06-03 | 2002-06-26 | $0.005 | |
| 2002-02-27 | 2002-03-22 | $0.005 | |
| 2001-12-03 | 2001-12-26 | $0.005 | |
| 2001-08-31 | 2001-09-24 | $0.005 | 66.67% |
| 2001-06-04 | 2001-06-27 | $0.003 | -40% |
| 2001-02-28 | 2001-03-23 | $0.005 | 25% |
| 2000-12-04 | 2000-12-27 | $0.004 | |
| 2000-09-01 | 2000-09-25 | $0.004 | |
| 2000-05-31 | 2000-06-23 | $0.004 | |
| 2000-03-01 | 2000-03-24 | $0.004 | |
| 1999-12-06 | 1999-12-29 | $0.004 | 20.12% |
| 1999-08-30 | 1999-09-22 | $0.00333 | -6.46% |
| 1999-06-02 | 1999-06-25 | $0.00356 | |
| 1999-03-03 | 1999-03-26 | $0.00356 | |
| 1998-12-07 | 1998-12-30 | $0.00356 | |
| 1998-08-31 | 1998-09-23 | $0.00356 | 20.27% |
| 1998-06-03 | 1998-06-26 | $0.00296 | |
| 1998-03-04 | 1998-03-27 | $0.00296 | |
| 1997-12-08 | 1997-12-31 | $0.00296 | 24.89% |
| 1997-08-29 | 1997-09-22 | $0.00237 | |
| 1997-05-28 | 1997-06-20 | $0.00237 | |
| 1997-02-26 | 1997-03-21 | $0.00237 | 19.7% |
| 1996-12-09 | 1997-01-02 | $0.00198 | |
| 1996-08-30 | 1996-09-23 | $0.00198 | |
| 1996-05-29 | 1996-06-21 | $0.00198 | |
| 1996-02-28 | 1996-03-22 | $0.00198 | |
| 1995-12-04 | 1995-12-27 | $0.00198 | |
| 1995-09-01 | 1995-09-25 | $0.00198 | |
| 1995-05-26 | 1995-06-19 | $0.00198 | |
| 1995-02-27 | 1995-03-22 | $0.00198 | |
| 1994-11-30 | 1994-12-23 | $0.00198 | |
| 1994-08-30 | 1994-09-22 | $0.00198 | |
| 1994-05-27 | 1994-06-20 | $0.00198 | |
| 1994-02-28 | 1994-03-23 | $0.00198 | |
| 1993-11-30 | 1993-12-23 | $0.00198 | |
| 1993-08-30 | 1993-09-22 | $0.00198 | |
| 1993-05-28 | 1993-06-21 | $0.00198 | |
| 1993-02-26 | 1993-03-22 | $0.00198 | |
| 1992-12-01 | 1992-12-24 | $0.00198 | |
| 1992-08-31 | 1992-09-23 | $0.00198 | 11.24% |
| 1992-06-01 | 1992-06-24 | $0.00178 | 7.88% |
| 1992-02-28 | 1992-03-23 | $0.00165 | |
| 1991-11-29 | 1991-12-23 | $0.00165 | |
| 1991-08-29 | 1991-09-20 | $0.00165 | |
| 1991-05-31 | 1991-06-24 | $0.00165 | |
| 1991-03-01 | 1991-03-25 | $0.00165 | |
| 1990-11-29 | 1990-12-21 | $0.00165 | |
| 1990-09-06 | 1990-09-28 | $0.00165 | 7.14% |
| 1990-06-07 | 1990-06-29 | $0.00154 | |
| 1990-03-05 | 1990-03-28 | $0.00154 | |
| 1989-11-29 | 1989-12-22 | $0.00154 | |
| 1989-09-01 | 1989-09-25 | $0.00154 | |
| 1989-06-07 | 1989-06-30 | $0.00154 | |
| 1989-03-06 | 1989-03-29 | $0.00154 | |
| 1988-11-29 | 1988-12-22 | $0.00154 | 10% |
| 1988-09-02 | 1988-09-26 | $0.0014 | |
| 1988-06-07 | 1988-06-30 | $0.0014 | |
| 1988-03-04 | 1988-03-28 | $0.0014 | |
| 1987-11-27 | 1987-12-21 | $0.0014 | |
| 1987-09-02 | 1987-09-25 | $0.0014 | |
| 1987-06-08 | 1987-07-02 | $0.0014 | |
| 1987-03-04 | 1987-03-27 | $0.0014 | |
| 1986-11-26 | 1986-12-19 | $0.0014 | |
| 1986-09-03 | 1986-09-26 | $0.0014 | |
| 1986-06-06 | 1986-06-30 | $0.0014 | |
| 1986-03-05 | 1986-03-28 | $0.0014 | |
| 1985-11-26 | 1985-12-19 | $0.0014 | |
| 1985-09-04 | 1985-09-27 | $0.0014 | |
| 1985-06-06 | 1985-06-28 | $0.0014 | |
| 1985-03-06 | 1985-03-29 | $0.0014 | |
| 1984-11-28 | 1984-12-21 | $0.0014 | |
| 1984-09-05 | 1984-09-28 | $0.0014 | |
| 1984-06-04 | 1984-06-27 | $0.0014 | |
| 1984-03-07 | 1984-03-30 | $0.0014 | |
| 1983-11-30 | 1983-12-23 | $0.0014 | |
| 1983-09-02 | 1983-09-26 | $0.0014 | |
| 1983-05-31 | 1983-06-23 | $0.0014 | |
| 1983-03-09 | 1983-04-04 | $0.0014 | |
| 1982-11-26 | 1982-12-20 | $0.0014 | |
| 1982-09-03 | 1982-09-27 | $0.0014 | |
| 1982-06-04 | 1982-06-28 | $0.0014 | |
| 1982-03-09 | 1982-04-03 | $0.0014 | |
| 1981-11-25 | 1981-12-18 | $0.0014 | 25% |
| 1981-09-02 | 1981-09-25 | $0.00112 | |
| 1981-06-09 | 1981-07-02 | $0.00112 | |
| 1981-03-10 | 1981-04-02 | $0.00112 | |
| 1980-11-28 | 1980-12-22 | $0.00112 | |
| 1980-09-30 | 1980-10-23 | $0.00112 | 49.33% |
| 1980-06-06 | 1980-06-30 | $0.00075 | |
| 1980-03-03 | 1980-03-26 | $0.00075 |
Adjusted for splits
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Total return
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