Catherine O'Brien; Analyst; Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Despite pressure to cut costs and an activist investor campaign, Southwest reported a healthy profit for the fourth quarter.

In our opinion, Southwest has the best balance sheet of all the US-based carriers. As the pandemic has wreaked havoc on air travel demand and airlines’ business model, liquidity became more paramount ...

A downbeat outlook tarnished an otherwise strong quarter for Southwest, which topped profit estimates on robust holiday travel.

Southwest Airlines said Thursday that it faces higher costs in 2025 as inflation persists, but it managed to swing to a ...

Q4 2024 Results Conference Call January 30, 2025 12:30 PM ETCompany ParticipantsJulia Landrum - Vice President, ...

Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) reported its fourth-quarter 2024 earnings, surpassing analyst expectations with an earnings per share (EPS) of $0.56, compared to the forecasted $0.39. The company also ...

The airlines’s transformation plan promised to modernize its customer experience to boost profits. Efforts are already paying ...

Southwest's results echo sentiments laid out by Delta Air Lines, which reported quarterly results earlier in the month. Delta said demand accelerated throughout the fourth quarter, with a handful of ...

The airline also forecast better-than-expected unit revenue (RASM), a proxy for pricing power, for the first quarter.