LUV
Southwest Airlines Co.
stockNYSE
At CloseOct 30, 2026 2:29:07 PM EDT
42.06USD-3.697%(-1.62)4,050,732
Pre-marketOct 30, 2026 9:00:30 AM EDT
43.07USD-1.405%(-0.61)
After-hoursOct 30, 2026 4:12:30 PM EDT
42.43USD+0.868%(+0.37)
As of 2026-10-15, there were 23,316,242 shares short with a short interest of 4.82%.
LUV Short Interest - Official
LUV Short Position Change - Official
LUV Short Interest - Official
| Settlement Date1 | Short Interest % | Short Position | Days to Cover2 | Short Position Change | Short Position Change % | Shares Out | Shares Float |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | 4.82 | 23,316,242 | 3.80 | -1,227,055 | -5.00 | 489,208,201 | 483,927,489 |
| 2026-09-30 | 5.07 | 24,543,297 | 3.49 | +2,467,928 | +11.18 | 489,208,201 | 483,988,639 |
| 2026-09-15 | 4.56 | 22,075,369 | 4.50 | -6,075,154 | -21.58 | 489,208,201 | 483,988,639 |
| 2026-08-31 | 5.82 | 28,150,523 | 6.41 | +3,087,679 | +12.32 | 489,208,201 | 483,988,639 |
| 2026-08-14 | 5.18 | 25,062,844 | 5.46 | -7,841,650 | -23.83 | 489,208,201 | 483,988,639 |
| 2026-07-31 | 6.80 | 32,904,494 | 5.67 | +1,326,992 | +4.20 | 489,208,201 | 483,988,639 |
| 2026-07-15 | 6.53 | 31,577,502 | 6.14 | +414,673 | +1.33 | 488,773,713 | 483,651,364 |
| 2026-06-30 | 6.44 | 31,162,829 | 3.75 | -861,648 | -2.69 | 488,773,713 | 483,656,252 |
| 2026-06-15 | 6.62 | 32,024,477 | 5.70 | +8,484,274 | +36.04 | 488,773,713 | 483,656,252 |
| 2026-05-15 | 4.87 | 23,540,203 | 3.66 | +854,663 | +3.77 | 488,773,713 | 483,661,140 |
| 2026-04-30 | 4.93 | 22,685,540 | 2.88 | +3,342,343 | +17.28 | 488,773,713 | 459,812,925 |
| 2026-04-15 | 4.21 | 19,343,197 | 2.61 | -1,102,505 | -5.39 | 491,075,748 | 459,812,925 |
| 2026-03-31 | 4.45 | 20,445,702 | 2.41 | -2,031,043 | -9.04 | 491,075,748 | 459,812,925 |
| 2026-03-13 | 4.89 | 22,476,745 | 1.97 | -1,972,440 | -8.07 | 491,317,990 | 459,812,925 |
| 2026-02-27 | 5.32 | 24,449,185 | 2.39 | +637,062 | +2.68 | 491,317,990 | 459,812,925 |
| 2026-02-13 | 5.18 | 23,812,123 | 2.19 | -6,935,506 | -22.56 | 491,317,990 | 459,812,925 |
| 2026-01-30 | 6.69 | 30,747,629 | 2.57 | +8,571,811 | +38.65 | 517,155,080 | 459,812,925 |
| 2026-01-15 | 4.82 | 22,175,818 | 2.60 | -2,712,683 | -10.90 | 517,155,080 | 459,812,925 |
| 2025-12-31 | 5.41 | 24,888,501 | 2.91 | -887,496 | -3.44 | 517,155,080 | 459,812,925 |
| 2025-12-15 | 5.61 | 25,775,997 | 1.93 | -6,303,038 | -19.65 | 517,155,080 | 459,812,925 |
| 2025-11-28 | 6.98 | 32,079,035 | 5.34 | -1,420,694 | -4.24 | 517,155,080 | 459,818,096 |
| 2025-11-14 | 7.29 | 33,499,729 | 3.84 | -37,787 | -0.11 | 517,155,080 | 459,802,582 |
| 2025-10-31 | 7.29 | 33,537,516 | 2.94 | +1,010,247 | +3.11 | 517,155,080 | 459,988,757 |
Historical data is split-adjusted.
1 Data from Finra. Finra publishes an updated file every two weeks.
2 Days to Cover (DTC) is also called Short Ratio. This is the Short Position / Average Daily Trading Volume.