Southwest Airlines Posts Record Third-Quarter Revenue of $8.4 Billion: Adjusted EPS of $0.66 Beats Estimates
Southwest Airlines on October 21 reported third-quarter 2026 results: net income of $270 million, or $0.55 per diluted share. Adjusted net income was $328 million, or $0.66 per share, up from $0.11 a year earlier and above consensus estimates of roughly $0.58 to $0.61.
Operating revenue rose 21.2% to a third-quarter record $8.4 billion, and unit revenue climbed 21.6% to an all-time record. Operating margin was 4.5%. The airline returned $176 million to shareholders through dividends during the quarter.
Southwest also announced a new airport lounge network, Southwest Icon Lounge, with the first guests expected in 2027, and said it will hold a Capital Markets Day on March 2, 2027, in New York. According to Reuters, the airline trimmed its profit forecast on higher fuel costs and expects fourth-quarter capacity to grow 3% to 4%.
(Source: Southwest Airlines third-quarter 2026 earnings release, October 21, 2026; outlook details as reported by Reuters)
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Photo: 一架西南航空波音737-8 MAX客机正在进近降落。（Wikimedia Commons，CC BY 4.0，4300streetcar摄）A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX on approach. (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0, photo by 4300streetcar)
