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Sales growth

+2.1%57th of 82 · median +4.8%

Net margin

3.3%80th of 82 · median 13.0%

Return on equity

14.4%58th of 77 · median 24.9%

Free cash flow margin

-1.4%78th of 79 · median 13.0%

Debt / equity (less is better)

0.8040th of 72 · median 0.72

LUV and 9 peers, year by year

The 9 Industrials companies closest to LUV in revenue over the last twelve months. Every number is from the 10-K and links to it in SEC's Inline XBRL viewer.

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Each company's latest fiscal year
Company	Year	Revenue	Sales growth	Gross margin	Operating margin	Net margin	FCF margin	Return on equity	Debt / equity
LUV Southwest Airlines	FY2025	$28.1B	+2.1%	-	1.5%	1.6%	−3.0%	5.5%	0.62
ETN Eaton Corporation	FY2025	$27.4B	+10.3%	-	-	14.9%	12.9%	21.0%	0.51
FERG Ferguson Enterprises	FY2025	$30.8B	+3.8%	30.7%	8.5%	6.0%	5.2%	31.8%	0.72
PCAR Paccar	FY2025	$28.4B	−15.5%	-	-	8.4%	12.9%	12.3%	-
CMI Cummins	FY2025	$33.7B	−1.3%	25.3%	12.0%	8.4%	7.1%	23.0%	0.59
UNP Union Pacific Corporation	FY2025	$24.5B	+1.1%	-	40.2%	29.1%	22.4%	38.7%	1.72
WM Waste Management	FY2025	$25.2B	+14.2%	-	17.1%	10.7%	11.2%	27.1%	2.29
PWR Quanta Services	FY2025	$28.5B	+20.3%	15.0%	5.7%	3.6%	5.7%	11.5%	0.67
HON Honeywell Technologies	FY2025	$37.4B	+7.8%	-	21.7%	12.6%	14.5%	34.0%	2.49
MMM 3M	FY2025	$24.9B	+1.5%	-	18.6%	13.0%	5.6%	69.1%	2.68

Revenuepeer median $28.4B

Sales growthpeer median +3.8%

Gross marginpeer median 25.3%

FERG 30.7%
CMI 25.3%
PWR 15.0%
LUV -
ETN -
PCAR -
UNP -
WM -
HON -
MMM -

Operating marginpeer median 17.1%

UNP 40.2%
HON 21.7%
MMM 18.6%
WM 17.1%
CMI 12.0%
FERG 8.5%
PWR 5.7%
LUV 1.5%
ETN -
PCAR -

Net marginpeer median 10.7%

FCF marginpeer median 11.2%

Return on equitypeer median 27.1%

Debt / equitypeer median 1.22

MMM 2.68
HON 2.49
WM 2.29
UNP 1.72
FERG 0.72
PWR 0.67
LUV 0.62
CMI 0.59
ETN 0.51
PCAR -

RevenueSales growthGross marginOperating marginNet marginFree cash flowFCF marginReturn on equityDebt / equityEPS (diluted)

Revenue, FY2016 to FY2025

Revenue as reported in the 10-K.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
LUV Dec	$20.4B	$21.2B	$22.0B	$22.4B	$9.0B	$15.8B	$23.8B	$26.1B	$27.5B	$28.1B
ETN Dec	$19.7B	$20.4B	$21.6B	$21.4B	$17.9B	$19.6B	$20.8B	$23.2B	$24.9B	$27.4B
FERG Jul	-	-	-	-	-	-	$28.6B	$29.7B	$29.6B	$30.8B
PCAR Dec	$17.0B	$19.5B	$23.5B	$25.6B	$18.7B	$23.5B	$28.8B	$35.1B	$33.7B	$28.4B
CMI Dec	$17.5B	$20.4B	$23.8B	$23.6B	$19.8B	$24.0B	$28.1B	$34.1B	$34.1B	$33.7B
UNP Dec	$19.9B	$21.2B	$22.8B	$21.7B	$19.5B	$21.8B	$24.9B	$24.1B	$24.2B	$24.5B
WM Dec	$13.6B	$14.5B	$14.9B	$15.5B	$15.2B	$17.9B	$19.7B	$20.4B	$22.1B	$25.2B
PWR Dec	$7.7B	$9.5B	$11.2B	$12.1B	$11.2B	$13.0B	$17.1B	$20.9B	$23.7B	$28.5B
HON Dec	$39.3B	$40.5B	$41.8B	$36.7B	$34.4B	-	$35.5B	$33.0B	$34.7B	$37.4B
MMM Dec	$30.1B	$31.7B	$32.8B	$32.1B	$32.2B	$35.4B	$26.2B	$24.6B	$24.6B	$24.9B
Peer median	$18.6B	$20.4B	$23.2B	$22.6B	$19.1B	$21.8B	$26.2B	$24.6B	$24.9B	$28.4B

Sales growth, FY2016 to FY2025

Revenue against the fiscal year before.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
LUV Dec	+3.1%	+4.2%	+3.9%	+2.1%	−59.7%	+74.5%	+50.8%	+9.6%	+5.3%	+2.1%
ETN Dec	−5.3%	+3.3%	+5.9%	−1.0%	−16.5%	+9.9%	+5.7%	+11.8%	+7.3%	+10.3%
FERG Jul	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+4.1%	−0.3%	+3.8%
PCAR Dec	−10.9%	+14.2%	+20.8%	+9.0%	−26.8%	+25.6%	+22.5%	+21.9%	−4.2%	−15.5%
CMI Dec	−8.4%	+16.7%	+16.4%	−0.8%	−16.0%	+21.3%	+16.9%	+21.3%	+0.1%	−1.3%
UNP Dec	−8.6%	+6.5%	+7.5%	−4.9%	−10.0%	+11.6%	+14.1%	−3.0%	+0.5%	+1.1%
WM Dec	+5.0%	+6.4%	+3.0%	+3.6%	−1.5%	+17.8%	+9.9%	+3.7%	+8.0%	+14.2%
PWR Dec	-	+23.7%	+18.0%	+8.4%	−7.5%	+15.9%	+31.5%	+22.3%	+13.4%	+20.3%
HON Dec	+1.9%	+3.1%	+3.1%	−12.2%	+5.4%	-	+3.1%	+3.4%	+5.2%	+7.8%
MMM Dec	−0.5%	+5.1%	+3.5%	−1.9%	+0.1%	+9.9%	−3.2%	−5.9%	−0.1%	+1.5%
Peer median	−5.3%	+6.5%	+6.7%	−0.9%	−8.8%	+15.9%	+12.0%	+4.1%	+0.5%	+3.8%

Gross margin, FY2016 to FY2025

Gross profit / revenue.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
LUV Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ETN Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
FERG Jul	-	-	-	-	-	-	30.7%	30.4%	30.5%	30.7%
PCAR Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CMI Dec	25.5%	25.0%	24.1%	25.4%	24.7%	23.7%	23.9%	24.2%	24.7%	25.3%
UNP Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
WM Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PWR Dec	13.3%	13.1%	13.2%	13.2%	14.8%	15.0%	14.8%	14.1%	14.8%	15.0%
HON Dec	30.9%	30.6%	30.5%	33.7%	-	-	-	-	-	-
MMM Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Peer median	25.5%	25.0%	24.1%	25.4%	-	-	23.9%	24.2%	24.7%	25.3%

Operating margin, FY2016 to FY2025

Operating income / revenue.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
LUV Dec	17.2%	16.1%	14.6%	13.2%	−42.2%	10.9%	4.3%	0.9%	1.2%	1.5%
ETN Dec	15.0%	15.8%	16.8%	17.2%	-	-	-	-	-	-
FERG Jul	-	-	-	-	-	-	9.9%	8.9%	8.9%	8.5%
PCAR Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CMI Dec	10.7%	11.4%	11.7%	11.5%	11.5%	11.3%	10.4%	5.2%	11.0%	12.0%
UNP Dec	36.3%	38.2%	37.3%	39.4%	40.1%	42.8%	39.9%	37.7%	40.1%	40.2%
WM Dec	16.9%	18.2%	18.7%	17.5%	16.0%	16.5%	17.1%	17.5%	18.4%	17.1%
PWR Dec	4.2%	4.0%	4.8%	4.6%	5.5%	5.1%	5.1%	5.4%	5.7%	5.7%
HON Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	22.6%	22.9%	22.1%	21.7%
MMM Dec	23.3%	24.3%	22.0%	19.2%	22.3%	20.8%	16.7%	−43.4%	19.6%	18.6%
Peer median	15.9%	17.0%	17.7%	17.3%	16.0%	16.5%	16.7%	8.9%	18.4%	17.1%

Net margin, FY2016 to FY2025

Net income / revenue.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
LUV Dec	10.7%	15.9%	11.2%	10.3%	−34.0%	6.2%	2.3%	1.8%	1.7%	1.6%
ETN Dec	9.7%	14.6%	9.9%	10.3%	7.9%	10.9%	11.9%	13.9%	15.3%	14.9%
FERG Jul	-	-	-	-	-	-	7.4%	6.4%	5.9%	6.0%
PCAR Dec	3.1%	8.6%	9.3%	9.3%	6.9%	7.9%	10.4%	13.1%	12.4%	8.4%
CMI Dec	8.0%	4.9%	9.0%	9.6%	9.0%	8.9%	7.7%	2.2%	11.6%	8.4%
UNP Dec	21.2%	50.4%	26.1%	27.3%	27.4%	29.9%	28.1%	26.4%	27.8%	29.1%
WM Dec	8.7%	13.5%	12.9%	10.8%	9.8%	10.1%	11.4%	11.3%	12.4%	10.7%
PWR Dec	2.6%	3.3%	2.6%	3.3%	4.0%	3.7%	2.9%	3.6%	3.8%	3.6%
HON Dec	12.2%	3.8%	16.2%	16.7%	16.1%	-	14.0%	17.1%	16.4%	12.6%
MMM Dec	16.8%	15.3%	16.3%	14.1%	16.9%	16.7%	22.1%	−28.4%	17.0%	13.0%
Peer median	9.2%	11.0%	11.4%	10.6%	9.4%	10.1%	11.4%	11.3%	12.4%	10.7%

Free cash flow, FY2016 to FY2025

Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
LUV Dec	$2.3B	$1.8B	$3.0B	$3.0B	−$1.6B	$1.8B	−$134.0M	−$356.0M	−$1.6B	−$831.0M
ETN Dec	$2.1B	$2.1B	$2.1B	$2.9B	$2.6B	$1.6B	$1.9B	$2.9B	$3.5B	$3.6B
FERG Jul	-	-	-	-	-	-	$859.0M	$2.3B	$1.5B	$1.6B
PCAR Dec	$1.9B	$2.3B	$2.5B	$2.3B	$2.4B	$1.6B	$2.5B	$3.5B	$3.8B	$3.7B
CMI Dec	$1.4B	$1.8B	$1.7B	$2.5B	$2.2B	$1.5B	$1.0B	$2.8B	$279.0M	$2.4B
UNP Dec	$4.0B	$4.0B	$5.2B	$5.2B	$5.6B	$6.1B	$5.7B	$4.8B	$5.9B	$5.5B
WM Dec	$1.7B	$1.6B	$1.9B	$2.1B	$1.8B	$2.3B	$1.7B	$1.8B	$2.2B	$2.8B
PWR Dec	$178.2M	$127.2M	$65.2M	$264.8M	$855.9M	$196.5M	$702.7M	$1.1B	$1.5B	$1.6B
HON Dec	$4.4B	$4.9B	$5.6B	$6.1B	$5.1B	-	$4.5B	$4.6B	$5.2B	$5.4B
MMM Dec	$5.2B	$4.9B	$4.9B	$5.4B	$6.6B	$5.9B	$3.8B	$5.1B	$638.0M	$1.4B
Peer median	$2.0B	$2.2B	$2.3B	$2.7B	$2.5B	$1.6B	$1.9B	$2.9B	$2.2B	$2.8B

FCF margin, FY2016 to FY2025

Free cash flow / revenue.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
LUV Dec	11.0%	8.5%	13.5%	13.2%	−18.1%	11.5%	−0.6%	−1.4%	−5.8%	−3.0%
ETN Dec	10.5%	10.5%	9.7%	13.4%	14.3%	8.1%	9.3%	12.4%	14.1%	12.9%
FERG Jul	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.0%	7.7%	5.1%	5.2%
PCAR Dec	11.3%	11.8%	10.8%	8.9%	13.0%	6.9%	8.7%	9.9%	11.3%	12.9%
CMI Dec	8.0%	8.7%	7.0%	10.5%	11.1%	6.3%	3.7%	8.1%	0.8%	7.1%
UNP Dec	20.2%	18.8%	23.0%	23.8%	28.7%	28.0%	23.1%	19.8%	24.3%	22.4%
WM Dec	12.2%	11.1%	12.7%	13.3%	11.9%	12.8%	8.8%	8.9%	9.8%	11.2%
PWR Dec	2.3%	1.3%	0.6%	2.2%	7.6%	1.5%	4.1%	5.5%	6.2%	5.7%
HON Dec	11.2%	12.2%	13.4%	16.5%	15.0%	-	12.7%	13.9%	15.1%	14.5%
MMM Dec	17.4%	15.4%	14.8%	16.7%	20.5%	16.5%	14.7%	20.6%	2.6%	5.6%
Peer median	11.3%	11.5%	11.8%	13.4%	13.7%	8.1%	8.8%	9.9%	9.8%	11.2%

Return on equity, FY2016 to FY2025

Net income / shareholders' equity at the year end.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
LUV Dec	28.0%	34.8%	25.0%	23.4%	−34.6%	9.4%	5.0%	4.4%	4.5%	5.5%
ETN Dec	12.8%	17.3%	13.3%	13.7%	9.4%	13.1%	14.5%	16.9%	20.5%	21.0%
FERG Jul	-	-	-	-	-	-	45.5%	37.5%	30.9%	31.8%
PCAR Dec	7.7%	20.8%	25.5%	24.6%	12.4%	16.1%	22.9%	29.0%	23.8%	12.3%
CMI Dec	20.3%	13.8%	29.1%	30.1%	22.2%	26.2%	24.0%	8.3%	38.4%	23.0%
UNP Dec	21.2%	43.1%	29.2%	32.7%	31.5%	46.1%	57.5%	43.1%	39.9%	38.7%
WM Dec	22.3%	32.4%	30.7%	23.6%	20.1%	25.5%	32.7%	33.4%	33.3%	27.1%
PWR Dec	5.9%	8.3%	8.1%	9.9%	10.3%	9.5%	9.1%	11.9%	12.4%	11.5%
HON Dec	24.8%	9.4%	37.2%	33.2%	29.8%	-	29.7%	35.7%	30.6%	34.0%
MMM Dec	49.0%	42.0%	54.6%	44.9%	42.3%	39.4%	39.2%	−145.5%	108.6%	69.1%
Peer median	20.8%	19.1%	29.2%	27.4%	21.1%	25.5%	29.7%	29.0%	30.9%	27.1%

Debt / equity, FY2016 to FY2025

Total debt / shareholders' equity at the year end.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
LUV Dec	0.44	0.38	0.34	0.27	1.16	1.03	0.76	0.76	0.65	0.62
ETN Dec	0.55	0.45	0.47	0.52	0.54	0.52	0.51	0.49	0.50	0.51
FERG Jul	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.75	0.70	0.72
PCAR Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CMI Dec	0.26	0.27	0.33	0.30	0.50	0.49	0.85	0.72	0.65	0.59
UNP Dec	0.75	0.68	1.11	1.40	1.58	2.13	2.76	2.20	1.85	1.72
WM Dec	1.76	1.58	1.60	1.91	1.85	1.88	2.19	2.35	2.90	2.29
PWR Dec	0.11	0.18	0.31	0.34	0.27	0.73	0.69	0.67	0.57	0.67
HON Dec	0.81	1.08	0.89	0.87	1.06	-	1.17	1.29	1.67	2.49
MMM Dec	1.21	1.30	1.57	2.20	1.46	1.15	1.08	3.34	3.40	2.68
Peer median	0.75	0.68	0.89	0.87	1.06	0.94	1.08	1.02	1.19	1.22

EPS (diluted), FY2016 to FY2025

Diluted earnings per share, on today's share count after splits.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
LUV Dec	$3.45	$5.57	$4.29	$4.27	−$5.44	$1.61	$0.87	$0.76	$0.76	$0.79
ETN Dec	$4.20	$6.68	$4.91	$5.25	$3.49	$5.34	$6.14	$8.02	$9.50	$10.45
FERG Jul	-	-	-	-	-	-	$9.69	$9.12	$8.53	$9.32
PCAR Dec	$1.48	$4.75	$6.24	$6.87	$2.50	$3.57	$5.75	$8.76	$7.90	$4.51
CMI Dec	$8.23	$5.97	$13.15	$14.48	$12.01	$14.61	$15.12	$5.15	$28.37	$20.50
UNP Dec	$5.07	$13.36	$7.91	$8.38	$7.88	$9.95	$11.21	$10.45	$11.09	$11.98
WM Dec	$2.65	$4.41	$4.45	$3.91	$3.52	$4.29	$5.39	$5.66	$6.81	$6.70
PWR Dec	$1.26	$2.00	$1.90	$2.73	$3.07	$3.34	$3.32	$5.00	$6.03	$6.80
HON Dec	$12.42	$4.00	$17.96	$16.82	$15.82	-	$14.54	$16.94	$17.42	$14.72
MMM Dec	$8.16	$7.93	$8.89	$7.72	$9.36	$10.12	$10.18	−$12.63	$7.55	$6.00
Peer median	$4.63	$5.36	$7.08	$7.29	$5.70	$5.34	$9.69	$8.02	$8.53	$9.32

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