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How Southwest Airlines Co. stacks up
LUV · against 197 other Industrials companies of similar size
Valuation
57/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #66 of 198 · scores higher than 66% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score26 peers with a valuation score of 50–59, including LUV · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 57?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.A mix: stronger EBITDA yield, but weaker free cash flow yield than most Industrials peers.
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Free cash flow yield: -1.9% vs peer median 3.7%
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 3.9% vs peer median 3.8%
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 65% of peers. EBITDA yield: 11.2% vs peer median 6.9%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = LUV, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | LUV | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 188 reported | 3.7% | 3.8% | 48% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 198 reported | 9.6% | 6.5% | 78% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 94 reported | -2.1% | 3.5% | 5% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 185 reported | 33.3% | 24.9% | 61% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around LUV| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18.14T KRW (≈$13.1B) | 100 | 76 | |
| 2 | 21.8B EUR (≈$24.0B) | 98 | 66 | |
| 3 | 157.6B HKD (≈$20.2B) | 97 | 67 | |
| 3 | 91.3B HKD (≈$11.7B) | 97 | 73 | |
| 5 | 12.69T CLP (≈$14.0B) | 94 | 64 | |
| 62 | 1.70T JPY (≈$11.6B) | 59 | 60 | |
| 62 | 11.1B USD | 59 | 54 | |
| 62 | 18.7B USD | 59 | 71 | |
| 66 | 76.7B CNY (≈$10.7B) | 57 | 66 | |
| 66 | 21.3B USD | 57 | 49 | |
| 66 | 17.9B EUR (≈$19.7B) | 57 | 66 | |
| 69 | 3.91T JPY (≈$26.6B) | 56 | 70 | |
| 69 | 897.2B INR (≈$10.8B) | 56 | 45 | |
| 69 | 28.8B USD | 56 | 73 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score