secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (LUV)
CIK:        0000092380
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-01-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000092380-25-000007
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Southwest Q4 net income $261M, record revenue $6.9B; launches $750M buyback
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- Q4 net income $261M ($0.42 diluted EPS); adjusted net income $356M ($0.56).
- Record Q4 operating revenue $6.9B (+1.6% YoY); full-year record $27.5B.
- RASM (ex-items) up 8.0% YoY in Q4; guides Q1 2025 RASM +5% to 7%.
- Announces $750M accelerated share repurchase; $250M already completed.
- 2025 capacity +1%–2% YoY; CASM-X guided +7%–9% in Q1, exiting year low-single digits.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92380/000009238025000007/0000092380-25-000007-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92380/000009238025000007/luv-20250130.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000092380-25-000007

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