Valuation models
price $42.43 · as of Nov 2, 2026
DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y21.23 – 36.0427.2256% overvaluedDCF · Perpetuity growth · 10y16.47 – 31.6522.5788% overvaluedDCF · EBITDA exit · 5y49.27 – 54.6051.8618% undervaluedDCF · EBITDA exit · 10y38.33 – 47.5142.691% undervaluedP/E · peersused43.86 – 67.0149.9815% undervaluedP/E · own history57.03 – 79.2269.4739% undervaluedPEG—69.3739% undervaluedEV/EBITDA · peers31.78 – 36.0933.7726% overvaluedEV/Revenue · peers30.67 – 43.1738.5710% overvaluedEarnings power value2.76 – 6.184.16920% overvaluedDividend discount12.50 – 25.0517.62141% overvaluedWall St. consensus target—52.0018% belowCost of capital (WACC)—8.25%—
P/E · peers leads because DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y could not lead: the cash-flow gate is shut (an operating loss, or three years of free cash flow summing below zero). How the headline model is chosen.
Model value · P/E · peers
49.98
Southwest Airlines closed at $42.43 — undervalued by 15% vs model.
43.86the model's range67.01
P/E · peers leads because DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y could not lead: the cash-flow gate is shut (an operating loss, or three years of free cash flow summing below zero). From its peers' median P/E.
Other models
4.16 – 69.47
Wall St. target
52.00 18% below
Below model, 1y
27 of 30 days
How it is valued
Valued asCyclical
Low/slowing growth (~4% recent)Decelerated from ~25% 5y CAGRThin margins (1.6% net margin)Pays dividendsHighly cyclical earningsNegative free cash flow
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