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Southwest Airlines Co Total Payout Ratio Related Terms
Southwest Airlines Co Total Payout Ratio Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Southwest Airlines Co's Total Payout Ratio can be seen below:
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FRA:SWN vs AAL, UAL, CPA: Total Payout Ratio Comparison
For the Airlines subindustry, Southwest Airlines Co's Total Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Total Payout 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 Total Payout Ratio vs Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Southwest Airlines Co's Total Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Southwest Airlines Co's Total Payout Ratio falls into.
* 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 (FRA:SWN) has a Total Payout Ratio of 4.22 as of Jul. 15, 2026. Total Payout Ratio is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchase of shares and dividends based on its Net Income. View historical data on Southwest Airlines Co and its competitors.
Is Southwest Airlines Co's Total Payout Ratio too high?
Southwest Airlines Co's current Total Payout Ratio is 4.22. Overall, Southwest Airlines Co has a GF Score™ of 82/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Southwest Airlines Co's Total Payout Ratio compare to AAL and UAL?
Southwest Airlines Co's Total Payout Ratio of 4.22 can be compared against companies in the Transportation industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Total Payout Ratio for a Transportation company?
A good Total Payout Ratio depends on the Transportation industry context. However, Total Payout Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Total Payout Ratio mean?
A high Total Payout Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Total Payout Ratio is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchase of shares and dividends based on its Net Income. View historical data on Southwest Airlines Co and its competitors. Southwest Airlines Co's current Total Payout Ratio is 4.22. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Southwest Airlines Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Southwest Airlines Co (FRA:SWN) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €36.66, compared to a current price of €41.67 — trading 13.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Total Payout Ratio is 4.22. Southwest Airlines Co's overall GF Score™ is 82/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Total Payout Ratio calculated?
Total Payout Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Southwest Airlines Co (FRA:SWN), the current Total Payout Ratio is 4.22 as of Jul. 15, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Southwest Airlines Co (FRA:SWN) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Southwest Airlines Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of €41.67 is trading 13.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of €36.66.
GuruFocus considers Southwest Airlines Co to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for FRA:SWN:
Total Payout Ratio: 4.22
GF Value™: €36.66 vs. price of €41.67 (13.7% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:SWN stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
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.
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