39.25 USD
↗ 0.01 (0.03%)AFTER HOURS (AS OF Fri 08:15 PM EDT)
LUV Stock After Hours
Southwest Airlines Co.
LUVNYSE • USD
Market: CLOSED
After-hours trading runs 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET.
LUV last traded at $39.25 after hours, up $0.01 (0.03%) from its regular-session close of $39.24.
📅 LUV is expected to report earnings around Oct 21, 2026 after the close (estimated), with an estimated EPS of $0.62. LUV earnings details →
LUV After Hours Chart
Gap Analytics — 5-year history, 5% minimum gap
Over the past 5 years, LUV has had 13 qualifying gap events (gaps of 5% or more at the open) — 6 gap-ups and 7 gap-downs. Gap-ups averaged +8.9%, 83% have fully filled, median time to fill 12 trading days. Gap-downs averaged -6.6%, 57% have fully filled, median time to fill 3 trading days. Most recent: a +6.7% gap up on Apr 17, 2026, which filled in 3 trading days. Average 20-trading-day return after a LUV gap up: -5.73%. After a gap down: +2.93%.
Gap Ups6 events
Fill Rate
83.3%
Avg Gap
8.9%
Avg 50% Fill
2d
Avg Fill
12d
Gap Downs7 events
Fill Rate
57.1%
Avg Gap
6.6%
Avg 50% Fill
1d
Avg Fill
3d
Avg Gap Fill by Timeframes
Gap Ups
| 1 day | 1 week | 2 week | 4 week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fills 25% | 83% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| fills 50% | 33% | 83% | 83% | 83% |
| fills 75% | 0% | 50% | 50% | 83% |
| fills 100% | 0% | 33% | 33% | 67% |
Gap Downs
| 1 day | 1 week | 2 week | 4 week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fills 25% | 43% | 86% | 86% | 86% |
| fills 50% | 43% | 43% | 57% | 71% |
| fills 75% | 29% | 43% | 43% | 57% |
| fills 100% | 14% | 43% | 43% | 43% |
Complete Gap History — 13 events
| Date | Gap From | Gap % | Status | Days to 50% | Days to Fill | % of Gap Filled After | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | 1 week | 2 week | 4 week | ||||||
| 2026-04-17 | $40.63 | +6.67% | Filled | 2d | 3d | 29% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2026-04-08 | $37.87 | +12.69% | Filled | 1d | 12d | 54% | 93% | 93% | 100% |
| 2026-04-02 | $38.23 | -5.68% | Filled | 1d | 2d | 85% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2026-01-29 | $40.86 | +6.16% | Filled | 26d | 26d | 28% | 28% | 28% | 28% |
| 2025-03-11 | $28.18 | +14.55% | Filled | 1d | 19d | 66% | 73% | 73% | 100% |
| 2024-09-26 | $28.39 | +6.52% | Open | 4d | — | 27% | 64% | 64% | 90% |
| 2024-08-05 | $25.05 | -5.11% | Filled | 1d | 4d | 55% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2024-06-10 | $27.75 | +6.67% | Filled | 2d | 5d | 14% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2024-04-25 | $29.30 | -8.26% | Filled | 13d | 32d | 25% | 26% | 29% | 62% |
| 2024-03-12 | $33.78 | -8.98% | Open | — | — | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| 2023-07-27 | $36.26 | -6.73% | Open | — | — | 0% | 28% | 28% | 28% |
| 2022-07-28 | $40.77 | -5.86% | Open | 8d | — | 16% | 46% | 70% | 84% |
| 2022-02-24 | $44.01 | -5.66% | Filled | 1d | 1d | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is LUV's after-hours price?
Southwest Airlines (LUV) is trading at $39.25 after hours, up $0.01 (0.03%) from its regular-session close of $39.24.
Why is LUV moving after hours?
LUV is up 0.03% in after-hours trading. Moves in this session almost always follow something released after the 4:00 PM ET close — an earnings report, guidance, a filing, or news — and trade on far thinner volume than the regular session, so the size of the move can overstate what the market will settle on at the next open.
When does LUV after-hours trading start and end?
After-hours trading in LUV on the NYSE runs from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET on trading days, immediately after the regular session closes. Not every broker offers the full window, and liquidity thins sharply after about 6:30 PM ET.
Will LUV's after-hours move hold at the open?
An after-hours move that carries into the next session becomes an opening gap, and LUV's gap history is the best guide to what happens next: 83% of LUV gap-ups have fully filled, and 57% of gap-downs have filled over the past 5 years. Fill rates this high mean a large after-hours move is more often faded than extended.
When does LUV report earnings?
LUV is expected to report earnings around Oct 21, 2026 after the close (estimated), with an estimated EPS of $0.62. Earnings are the most common cause of a large after-hours move, since most companies report after the close.