DJ Southwest Airlines Co. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Southwest Airlines Co. $(LUV)$ slid 3.69% to $39.89 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.87% to 7,641.16 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.32% to 52,759.21.

This was the stock's seventh consecutive day of losses.

Southwest Airlines Co. closed 27.62% below its 52-week high of $55.11, which the company reached on February 17th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Delta Air Lines Inc. $(DAL)$ fell 2.68% to $81.06, United Airlines Holdings Inc. $(UAL)$ fell 3.52% to $111.71, and American Airlines Group Inc. $(AAL)$ fell 2.45% to $13.52.

Trading volume (4.7 M) remained 1.1 million below its 50-day average volume of 5.9 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 20, 2026.