Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) is set to report its second-quarter 2025 earnings on July 24, 2025. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings stands at 51 cents per share, reflecting a 12.07% decline year-over-year.
Revenue is expected to reach $7.30 billion, a 0.8% decrease from the previous year. Factors such as geopolitical uncertainty, tariffs, inflation, and increased costs are anticipated to affect the airline’s operations negatively. Additionally, excluding fuel, Southwest expects its costs to rise by 3.5-5.5% from the same quarter in 2024.
Despite past performance with an average earnings surprise of 67.06%, current estimates indicate that LUV has an earnings ESP of -4.39% and holds a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
