# Southwest Airlines (LUV) — Dividends

LUV · NYSE · Stock

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## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | quarterly |
| Trailing 12 months | $0.72 |
| Forward yield | 1.76% |
| Growth streak | — |

Southwest Airlines pays a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per share. Its most recent payment had an ex-date of September 3, 2026 and was paid on September 24, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $0.72 per share, a yield of about 1.70% at a share price of $42.47.

The rate has not changed at any point in the table. Every payment shown, from December 2019 onward, was $0.18 per share. The record also has a long gap. After the payment that went ex-dividend in March 2020, no payments are listed until January 2023. Since then, payments have arrived every quarter without interruption. Calendar 2023 included five payments because two ex-dates fell inside that year, one in January and one in December. Payments totaled $0.72 per share in both 2024 and 2025. The source does not list a dividend growth streak, and the table shows no raises.

Recent ex-dates have fallen in March, June, September and December, with payment about three weeks later. The last two December ex-dates were both December 26. If the pattern holds, the next payment would go ex-dividend in late December 2026 and be paid in mid-January 2027.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 | $0.18 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Jul 2, 2026 | $0.18 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Apr 2, 2026 | $0.18 |
| Dec 26, 2025 | Jan 16, 2026 | $0.18 |
| Sep 3, 2025 | Sep 24, 2025 | $0.18 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 | $0.18 |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Apr 2, 2025 | $0.18 |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Jan 16, 2025 | $0.18 |
| Sep 4, 2024 | Sep 25, 2024 | $0.18 |
| Jun 18, 2024 | Jul 10, 2024 | $0.18 |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Mar 27, 2024 | $0.18 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Jan 11, 2024 | $0.18 |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Sep 27, 2023 | $0.18 |
| Jun 20, 2023 | Jul 12, 2023 | $0.18 |
| Mar 7, 2023 | Mar 29, 2023 | $0.18 |
| Jan 9, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | $0.18 |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 25, 2020 | $0.18 |
| Dec 10, 2019 | Jan 8, 2020 | $0.18 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does Southwest Airlines (LUV) pay a dividend?

Yes. Southwest Airlines pays a quarterly dividend; the most recent payment was $0.18 per share.

### What is LUV's dividend yield?

Southwest Airlines paid $0.72 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 1.76% at the last price of $40.83. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is LUV's most recent ex-dividend date?

Southwest Airlines's most recent ex-dividend date is Sep 3, 2026, payable on Sep 24, 2026.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

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