---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000092380-25-000144"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LUV"
cik: "0000092380"
company_name: "SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO"
filed_at: "2025-12-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T14:27:50.768141+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Southwest Airlines cuts FY2025 EBIT guidance to ~$500M from $600-800M range

## Summary
- FY2025 EBIT guidance lowered to approximately $500 million, down from prior range of $600-$800 million.
- Lower revenue due to government shutdown and higher fuel prices cited as primary causes for the cut.
- Bookings have returned to previous expectations following the temporary decline in demand related to the shutdown.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000092380-25-000144
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LUV
- cik: 0000092380
- company_name: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO
- filed_at: 2025-12-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92380/000009238025000144/0000092380-25-000144-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92380/000009238025000144/luv-20251205.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000092380-25-000144
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000092380-25-000144.txt

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