LUV Earnings Predictions — 2026-07-22

Ticker Report or Guide KPI Prediction Answer Confidence
LUV Report Adjusted EPS (Q2'26) BEAT pred ~$0.62 vs. cons ~$0.50 MEDIUM
LUV Report RASM y/y (Q2'26) BEAT pred ~+18.5% vs. cons ~+17.5% MEDIUM
LUV Report CASM-X y/y (Q2'26) BEAT pred ~+3.2% vs. cons ~+3.75% MEDIUM
LUV Guide FY26 Adjusted EPS (reinstatement) UNKNOWN guide reinstate ~$3.50-4.00 vs. cons ~$3.80 (FY26) LOW
LUV Guide Q3'26 Adjusted EPS guide BETTER guide ~$0.55 vs. cons ~$0.48 (Q3'26) LOW
LUV Guide Q3'26 RASM y/y (full run-rate) BETTER guide ~+8% vs. cons ~+6% (Q3'26) LOW
LUV Guide FY26 capacity / H2 ASMs UNCHANGED guide ~+2% FY / ~+3% H2 vs. cons ~+2% (FY26) MEDIUM
LUV Return Day-1 residual (stock − beta × S&P 500) +1.0% LOW
LUV Return 5-day cumulative residual -1.5% (FADE) Fundamentally strong (fuel below the $4.10-4.15 guide, industry-leading RASM, structural CASM-X beat) likely drives a modest day-1 pop, but the setup is a sell-the-news: peers that beat (DAL faded ~$92->$85, UAL ~$136->$118 through July) all rolled over, and LUV already round-tripped to ~$48.7 with fuel relief priced in. Out-period math is the drag — implied H2 capacity growth near ~3% into a 'supermajors/capacity-discipline' narrative, plus initiative benefits lapping toward full run-rate, pulls forward estimates and sentiment lower even after a headline beat; a continued FY26 guide punt would accelerate the fade. MEDIUM