Southwest Airlines Co. LUV NYSE

Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) generated $295M in operating cash flow for quarter ending 2025-12-31. After capital expenditures of $859M, free cash flow was $-564M.

Free cash flow margin was -7.6% of revenue. Cash conversion ratio was 0.91x, suggesting some earnings are non-cash.

The company returned $50M in share buybacks to shareholders during the quarter.

Criteria supported by this page:

• HEALTH (33/100, Fail) — weak cash flow raises concerns about debt servicing
• MOAT (47/100, Partial) — cash flow generation is present but not at levels indicating a wide moat
• INCOME (30/100) — Cash conversion ratio was 0.91x suggests some earnings are non-cash items

Overall SharesGrow Score: 52/100 with 2/7 criteria passed.