What is LUV's five-year median EV/EBITDA?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 8.2× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.

Southwest Airlines (LUV) valuation history

Within its usual range

As of Oct 22, 2026

LUV's EV/EBITDA of 7.5x is lower than 64% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

Compared with readings since Nov 1, 2021.

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EV/EBITDA at year-end

Last weekly reading of each completed year. Rank runs from lowest (0%) to highest (100%) within the five years available on that date.

LUV year-end valuation history
Reading date	EV/EBITDA	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	11.9×	91%
Dec 30, 2024	12.2×	92%
Dec 25, 2023	8.6×	85%
Dec 26, 2022	5.6×	17%
Dec 27, 2021	13.0×	97%
Dec 28, 2020	Unavailable	Short history
Dec 30, 2019	6.3×	25%
Dec 31, 2018	6.2×	21%
Dec 25, 2017	8.2×	97%
Dec 26, 2016	5.9×	Short history

Peers on the same measure

Stock	EV/EBITDA	5-year rank
DALDelta Air Lines	7.6×	75%
UALUnited Airlines Holdings	5.2×	53%
ADPAutomatic Data Processing	17.6×	29%
ALLEAllegion	14.9×	27%

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What is LUV's current EV/EBITDA?: LUV's EV/EBITDA of 7.5x is lower than 64% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is LUV's five-year median EV/EBITDA?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 8.2× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.