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What the tape says about LUV
Southwest Airlines is +39% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +23%: 17 points ahead of the market.
+39%
1-year return · S&P 500 +23%
- vs 200-day average
- −1.8%
vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far
- RSI (14)
- 17
RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought
- Below its 52-week high
- −25%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-08-26
- $40.68
- 1 monthS&P 500 +3.7%
- −9.1%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +23%
- +39%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +87%
- −13%
- vs 50-day average$45.11
- −9.8%
- 52-week high
- $54.33
- 52-week low
- $28.52
- Annualised volatility
- 43%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-06-30
- −$4K
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −0.73% |
| 2025 | +26% |
| 2024 | +19% |
| 2023 | −12% |
| 2022 | −21% |
| 2021 | −8.1% |
| 2020 | −13% |
| 2019 | +18% |
| 2018 | −28% |
| 2017 | +32% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 7 of 10 | +3.7% |
| Feb | 10 | 5 of 10 | +3.2% |
| Mar | 10 | 3 of 10 | −5.9% |
| Apr | 10 | 5 of 10 | −4.0% |
| May | 10 | 5 of 10 | +2.5% |
| Jun | 10 | 6 of 10 | +2.8% |
| Jul | 11 | 3 of 11 | −3.1% |
| Aug | 11 | 5 of 11 | +1.1% |
| Sep | 10 | 6 of 10 | −0.82% |
| Oct | 10 | 5 of 10 | −2.3% |
| Nov | 10 | 9 of 10 | +10.0% |
| Dec | 10 | 6 of 10 | +1.3% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.