Southwest Airlines Company (LUV) Dividend Safety Gauge & 10-Year DRIP Compounder

$43.68 +0.48% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Southwest Airlines Company (LUV) carries a Roarable Rating of C (Hold) with 63/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C • HOLD / WATCH Cap $21.39B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C
025507510063
JEV AI Jury Split (Battleground)
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D+ · Rk B
Cash (12)Whales (10)SEC (16)Macro (13)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+2.2% Base Target
$58 Bull$45 Base$35 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:53% Call Buyers ($2.4M)
47% PutsMax Pain: $43.00
CASH DIVIDEND + BUYBACK YIELD
3.67% Total Yield
1.87% Cash ($0.82/yr) + 1.8% Buybacks
PAYOUT SAFETY SPEEDOMETER
88/100 • FORTRESS PAYOUT
FREE CASH FLOW PAYOUT RATIO
44.9% of FCF
8 consecutive years of payout growth
INTERACTIVE DRIP & SHAREHOLDER-YIELD COMPOUNDER (7.2% EST. ANNUAL)

$10,000 Compounded Over 10 Years → $20,042

Est. Year-10 Shareholder Yield: $736/yr
$10.7K
Yr 1
$11.5K
Yr 2
$12.3K
Yr 3
$13.2K
Yr 4
$14.2K
Yr 5
$15.2K
Yr 6
$16.3K
Yr 7
$17.4K
Yr 8
$18.7K
Yr 9
$20.0K
Yr 10
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LUV // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +11.89%▲ RESISTANCE BREAKOUT
2026-10-30O $43.27H $43.27L $42.00C $42.43VOL 4.05M
RES: $42.05SUP: $38.72SMA50: $40.74SMA200: $43.45
$54.24$49.63$45.02$40.41$35.80RES $42.05SUP $38.72$42.432026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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LUV Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
35.5%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +2.1% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for LUV. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

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LUV Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index

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Does LUV pay a dividend and is it safe?

Southwest Airlines Company (LUV) offers a 1.87% cash dividend yield ($0.82 annualized) and 3.67% total shareholder yield including buybacks. Roarable rates its payout coverage as FORTRESS PAYOUT.