LUVSouthwest

Transportation · US · Southwest Airlines Co.

3 of 6 ratios computed · receipts verified server-side

Idiot Index

out of 100 · 3/6 ratios · FY 2023

The full receipt

Latest published value for each ratio, with the sector median for context and year-over-year change where the prior year is available.

Markup →
How much revenue per dollar of cost.
Not computed: missing input.
Needed but not in this company's XBRL filings: Cost of Goods Sold.
What this company did disclose: CEO Total Compensation, Dividends Paid, Total Employee Compensation, Total Employee Count, Median Employee Compensation, Net Income, Revenue
Operational Markup →
Revenue per dollar of cost + operating expenses. The multiplier after legitimate operations.
Not computed: missing inputs.
Needed but not in this company's XBRL filings: Cost of Goods Sold, Operating Expenses.
What this company did disclose: CEO Total Compensation, Dividends Paid, Total Employee Compensation, Total Employee Count, Median Employee Compensation, Net Income, Revenue
Labor Share →
How much of every revenue dollar reaches workers.
0.4904of revenue → workersverified
49¢ of every $1 of revenue reaches workers
Sector median: 0.3104Bottom 2% for extraction in sector
FY 2023v1.0.0
Executive Extraction →
How many times a CEO out-earns the median employee.
103.8× CEO / median workerverified
CEO earns 104× the median worker
Sector median: 123.4Median range for extraction in sector
FY 2023v1.0.0
Shareholder Extraction →
Dollars sent to shareholders for every dollar invested in R&D.
Not applicable to this sector.
Companies in Transportation typically don't report R&D — their growth investment goes to capex, not research expense.
See Capital Extraction on this page — it's the universal version designed for sectors where Shareholder Extraction doesn't apply.
Capital Extraction →
How much of net profit goes to shareholders rather than back into the business.
0.0000× buybacks+dividends / net incomeverified
0% of net profit returned to shareholders, 100% reinvested
Sector median: 0.5382Bottom 10% for extraction in sector
FY 2023v1.0.0

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Source data

Every raw line item this company disclosed in its XBRL filings. Click any filing to view the original on SEC.gov.

FY 2023· 7 facts

Concept	Value	Unit	Period	Filing	Receipt
CEO Total Compensation CEOTotalCompensation	9,307,298	USD	FY	0001193125-24-087857	verified
Dividends Paid PaymentsOfDividends	0	USD	FY	0000092380-24-000027	verified
Median Employee Compensation MedianEmployeeCompensation	89,699	USD	FY	0001193125-24-087857	verified
Net Income NetIncomeLoss	977,000,000	USD	FY	0000092380-24-000027	verified
Revenue RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	15,790,000,000	USD	FY	0000092380-24-000027	verified
Total Employee Compensation LaborAndRelatedExpense	7,743,000,000	USD	FY	0000092380-24-000027	verified
Total Employee Count TotalEmployees	58,313	employees	FY	0001193125-24-087857	verified