Southwest Airlines Co (STU:SWN) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: (As of Jul. 23, 2026)

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STU:SWN Southwest Airlines Co STU:SWN
84 GF Score
Price €41.53
GF Value €36.69
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Southwest Airlines Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

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Southwest Airlines Co  (STU:SWN) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


Southwest Airlines Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms


Southwest Airlines Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Southwest Airlines Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Southwest Airlines Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Southwest Airlines Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.29 0.93 0.75 0.83 0.97

Southwest Airlines Co Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.77 0.75 0.97 0.86 0.00

STU:SWN vs AAL, UAL, CPA: Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Comparison

For the Airlines subindustry, Southwest Airlines Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Southwest Airlines Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Southwest Airlines Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Southwest Airlines Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


STU:SWN
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Southwest Airlines Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

Southwest Airlines Co's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Southwest Airlines Co's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=14.846/333.9520*333.9520
=14.846

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Southwest Airlines Co Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201609 7.326 241.428 10.134
201612 7.576 241.432 10.479
201703 7.392 243.801 10.125
201706 8.431 244.955 11.494
201709 7.440 246.819 10.066
201712 7.480 246.524 10.133
201803 6.819 249.554 9.125
201806 8.489 251.989 11.250
201809 8.397 252.439 11.108
201812 8.969 251.233 11.922
201903 8.255 254.202 10.845
201906 9.648 256.143 12.579
201909 9.588 256.759 12.471
201912 9.786 256.974 12.717
202003 7.440 258.115 9.626
202006 1.590 257.797 2.060
202009 2.580 260.280 3.310
202012 3.391 260.474 4.348
202103 2.830 264.877 3.568
202106 5.409 271.696 6.648
202109 6.552 274.310 7.977
202112 7.376 278.802 8.835
202203 7.200 287.504 8.363
202206 10.023 296.311 11.296
202209 9.831 296.808 11.061
202212 9.118 296.797 10.259
202303 8.972 301.836 9.927
202306 10.165 305.109 11.126
202309 9.553 307.789 10.365
202312 9.730 306.746 10.593
202403 9.753 312.332 10.428
202406 10.625 314.175 11.294
202409 10.299 315.301 10.908
202412 10.293 315.605 10.891
202503 10.181 319.799 10.632
202506 11.609 322.561 12.019
202509 11.256 324.800 11.573
202512 10.977 324.054 11.312
202603 12.466 330.213 12.607
202606 14.846 333.952 14.846

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

Is Southwest Airlines Co (STU:SWN) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Southwest Airlines Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €41.53 is trading 13.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of €36.69. GuruFocus considers Southwest Airlines Co to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for STU:SWN:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio:
  • GF Value™: €36.69 vs. price of €41.53 (13.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 84/100 with 3 warning signs

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Southwest Airlines Co Business Description

Address P.O. Box 36611, Dallas, TX, USA, 75235-1611
Southwest Airlines is the largest domestic air carrier in the United States by passengers boarded. Southwest operates nearly 800 aircraft in an all-Boeing 737 fleet. Despite offering some longer routes and a few perks for business travelers, the airline predominantly specializes in short-haul, leisure flights operated with a simple cabin configuration in a point-to-point network. In early 2026, Southwest modified its cabins to offer some rows with extra legroom, its ticketing process and merchandising to offer assigned seats, and more fare categories to include a basic economy class that appears for the first time in travel aggregators' search results and more directly competes with other airlines' offerings.
84GF Score

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