DJ Southwest Airlines Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day

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Shares of Southwest Airlines Co. $(LUV)$ slid 1.17% to $50.83 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.57% to 6,832.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.34% to 49,451.98.

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

Southwest Airlines Co. closed 7.07% below its 52-week high of $54.70, which the company reached on February 11th.

Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Delta Air Lines Inc. $(DAL)$ fell 2.69% to $69.50, United Airlines Holdings Inc. $(UAL)$ fell 4.07% to $109.30, and American Airlines Group Inc. $(AAL)$ fell 2.09% to $14.05.

Trading volume (13.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 10.6 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 12, 2026.

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February 12, 2026 17:03 ET (22:03 GMT)

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