P/E ratio for Southwest Airlines (LUV)

P/E ratio history for Southwest Airlines from 2001 to 2023

PE ratio at the end of each year

P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors

Company	P/E ratio	P/E ratio differencediff.	Country
Jetblue Airways JBLU	-14.0	-133.90%	🇺🇸 USA
United Airlines Holdings UAL	11.5	-71.97%	🇺🇸 USA
Delta Air Lines DAL	11.7	-71.53%	🇺🇸 USA
Alaska Airlines ALK	53.2	29.13%	🇺🇸 USA
SkyWest SKYW	-221	-635.98%	🇺🇸 USA
Allegiant Air ALGT	9.81	-76.19%	🇺🇸 USA
American Airlines AAL	7.02	-82.95%	🇺🇸 USA
Spirit Airlines SAVE	-0.2204	-100.54%	🇺🇸 USA
Hawaiian Airlines HA	-4.42	-110.74%	🇺🇸 USA

How to read a P/E ratio?

The Price/Earnings ratio measures the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share. A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.

Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.
Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.