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Southwest Airlines

Travel, hospitality & leisureAirlineLUVFortune 500 #152
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Latest disclosed NPS
30 Jan 2025
38
NPS entries
14 with a number
2014–26
Years covered
39 entries in all

In their words

“And you can see in our data travel customer and Net Promoter Scores which is, as Gary alluded to, it's a -- it's an all-time quarterly record of 79 which is pretty darn amazing, given the environment that we're in.”
— Tom Nealon, President, Southwest Airlines · Earnings call, Q2 2020 · 24 Jul 2020
“Trip Net Promoter Score also improved throughout the quarter reinforcing that our operational execution and enhanced product offering are resonating with customers.”
— Andrew Watterson, Chief Operating Officer, Southwest Airlines · Earnings call, Q2 2026 · 23 Jul 2026
“Our brand -- our Net Promoter Scores from our customers did dip post your conference and kind of went to the bottom in June and now have returned to where they were pre year conferences.”
— Andrew Watterson, Chief Operating Officer, Southwest Airlines · Earnings call, Q3 2025 · 23 Oct 2025

Disclosed NPS over time

Every Net Promoter Score Southwest Airlines has published, by date.

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NPS disclosures (38)

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25 Jul 2026
NPSProgram

Southwest's trip net promoter score improved throughout the quarter, with the airline recording lowest customer complaint rate among major U.S. carriers.

— reported by customerexperiencedive.com · 25 Jul 2026
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23 Jul 2026
NPSProgram

Trip Net Promoter Score also improved throughout the quarter reinforcing that our operational execution and enhanced product offering are resonating with customers.

— Andrew Watterson, Chief Operating Officer, Southwest Airlines · Earnings call, Q2 2026 · 23 Jul 2026
Earnings call, Q2 2026 ↗
31 Oct 2025
NPSProgram

Southwest Airlines' net promoter score expanded market presence with new routes and partnerships.

— reported by investing.com · 31 Oct 2025
investing.com ↗
23 Oct 2025
NPSProgram

Our brand -- our Net Promoter Scores from our customers did dip post your conference and kind of went to the bottom in June and now have returned to where they were pre year conferences.

— Andrew Watterson, Chief Operating Officer, Southwest Airlines · Earnings call, Q3 2025 · 23 Oct 2025
Earnings call, Q3 2025 ↗
5 Jun 2025
NPSProgram

Southwest Airlines reports notable increase in net promoter scores from customer feedback on extra legroom seats.

— reported by investing.com · 5 Jun 2025
investing.com ↗
24 Apr 2025
NPSProgram

Nobody has higher NPS scores. So however you define brand loyal customers, Southwest Airlines is the winner.

— Bob Jordan, President, CEO, and Vice Chairman of the Board, Southwest Airlines · Earnings call, Q1 2025 · 24 Apr 2025
Earnings call, Q1 2025 ↗
4 Apr 2025
NPSProgram

We ended 2024 with a near record high Customer Net Promoter Score—a key indicator of Customer satisfaction. We also made notable strides in our ongoing Customer Experience enhancements and service modernization—deliberate actions focused on making our…

— Southwest Airlines · SEC proxy statement · filed 4 Apr 2025
SEC proxy statement ↗
30 Jan 2025
NPS64

…63.9 Trip Net Promoter Score, our best performance since 2020 Maximizing Shareholder value and capital flexibility • Retired $1.3B in debt and finance lease obligations in 2024 •

— Southwest Airlines · SEC 8-K filing · filed 30 Jan 2025
SEC 8-K filing ↗
26 Sep 2024
NPSProgram

…aircraft 80 Capping off a purposeful plan to modernize the cabin Translating Customer value into Shareholder value Aircraft already equipped with larger bins, in-seat power, and improved WiFi have seen higher NPS scores when these features come…

— Southwest Airlines · SEC 8-K filing · filed 26 Sep 2024
SEC 8-K filing ↗
25 Apr 2024
NPSProgram

We have some of our highest NPS scores ever, on and on and on. So the company has a pile of just absolute attributes that our customers love.

— Robert Jordan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Southwest Airlines · Earnings call, Q1 2024 · 25 Apr 2024
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5 Apr 2024
NPS67

…excellence Completion Factor (3) 5.0 % 96.7% 97.3% 97.9% 98.5% 99.3% 99.0% 131.5 % Customer satisfaction Ontime Net Promoter Score (4) 15.0 % 58.5% 63.8% 66.5% 69.2% 76.8% 67.1% 80.9 % Southwest Airlines Short-Term Enterprise (8) Performance…

— Southwest Airlines · SEC proxy statement · filed 5 Apr 2024
SEC proxy statement ↗
25 Jan 2024
NPSProgram

And our NPS scores, our customer satisfaction have recently have been records and certainly back to pre-pandemic levels.

— Bob Jordan, President & Chief Executive Officer, Southwest Airlines · Earnings call, Q4 2023 · 25 Jan 2024
Earnings call, Q4 2023 ↗
26 Oct 2023
NPSProgram

All of this resulted in a trip Net Promoter Score that is nearly 4 points higher than last year. That is certainly driven by our proven reliability, but also our customer experience initiatives including our improved Wi-Fi.

— Andrew Watterson, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Southwest Airlines · Earnings call, Q3 2023 · 26 Oct 2023
Earnings call, Q3 2023 ↗
27 Jul 2023
NPSProgram

Underneath that headline, we saw broad-based improvements in our operating metrics as on-time performance, long delays, early morning originators, turn compliance, flown as booked and trip Net Promoter Score, all showed solid year-over-year improvements.

— Andrew Watterson, Chief Operating Officer, Southwest Airlines · Earnings call, Q2 2023 · 27 Jul 2023
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27 Apr 2023
NPSProgram

We measure Net Promoter Score and focus on it on a weekly basis, if not on a daily basis. And there’s really -- we track actually two types of Net Promoter Scores.

— Ryan Green, Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer, Southwest Airlines · Earnings call, Q1 2023 · 27 Apr 2023
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6 Apr 2023
NPS52

…45.0% $1.5B $2.0B $2.3B $2.5B $3.0B $2.4B 86.8% Ontime Performance(2) 20.0% 75.0% 77.5% 78.8% 80.0% 83.0% 73.2% 0.0% NetPromoter Score(3) 15.0% 38.0% 45.3% 49.0% 52.7% 60.5% 51.9% 94.6% Southwest Airlines Short-Term Enterprise Performance (Percent of…

— Southwest Airlines · SEC proxy statement · filed 6 Apr 2023
SEC proxy statement ↗
8 Apr 2022
NPS50

…$M/day)(1) 30.0% $— $2 $3 $8 $10 $14 150.0% Ontime Performance(2) 15.0% 76.4% 78.7% 80.1% 81.0% 83.0% 75.8% 0.0% Net Promoter Score(3) 15.0% 35.3% 39.4% 43.5% 56.7% 63.0% 49.5% 86.4% Southwest Airlines Short-Term Enterprise Performance (Percent of…

— Southwest Airlines · SEC proxy statement · filed 8 Apr 2022
SEC proxy statement ↗
22 Apr 2021
NPSProgram

Our brand NPS scores continue to rank at the very top of the industry, which is something that we focus on and watch a lot, we watch very closely.

— Tom Nealon, President, Southwest Airlines · Earnings call, Q1 2021 · 22 Apr 2021
Earnings call, Q1 2021 ↗
9 Apr 2021
NPS77

• The Company finished 2020 with the best Net Promoter Score since the Company began tracking the metric in 2012; • The Company avoided furloughs and involuntary pay cuts during 2020, unlike many major airlines;

— Southwest Airlines · SEC proxy statement · filed 9 Apr 2021
SEC proxy statement ↗
28 Jan 2021
NPSProgram

So to close out Q4, I just -- I do want to hit a few things that Gary and Mike referenced and that's our brand NPS score as well as our DOT customer sat rankings.

— Tom Nealon, President, Southwest Airlines · Earnings call, Q4 2020 · 28 Jan 2021
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22 Oct 2020
NPSProgram

I am grateful to our People for maintaining a safe and reliable operation with industry-leading Customer Service 2 , which generated the best Net Promoter Score in our history 3 in third quarter.

— Southwest Airlines · SEC 8-K filing · filed 22 Oct 2020
SEC 8-K filing ↗
29 Jul 2020
NPS75

Southwest Airlines CEO reports Net Promoter Scores routinely at record levels in the high 70s, among industry leaders.

— reported by centreforaviation.com · 29 Jul 2020
centreforaviation.com ↗
28 Jul 2020
NPSProgram

Southwest Airlines achieved a record-high net promoter score during the pandemic.

— reported by fool.com · 28 Jul 2020
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24 Jul 2020
NPS79

And you can see in our data travel customer and Net Promoter Scores which is, as Gary alluded to, it's a -- it's an all-time quarterly record of 79 which is pretty darn amazing, given the environment that we're in.

— Tom Nealon, President, Southwest Airlines · Earnings call, Q2 2020 · 24 Jul 2020
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9 Apr 2020
NPSProgram

…strong operational results for 2019 despite its challenges, including the Company’s year-over-year improvements in Net Promoter Score, on-time performance, and baggage handling, as well as the reduction in Department of Transportation (“DOT”)…

— Southwest Airlines · SEC proxy statement · filed 9 Apr 2020
SEC proxy statement ↗
24 Oct 2019
NPSProgram

Our brand and customer experience scores continue to perform above our total system Net Promoter Score. And that's true for both our long-haul flights to and from Hawaii as well as for our inter-island flights.

— Tom Nealon, President, Southwest Airlines · Earnings call, Q3 2019 · 24 Oct 2019
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25 Jul 2019
NPSProgram

Our Net Promoter Scores are tremendous, and we remain at the very top of the industry in spite of our challenges. And we expect to continue to grow revenues, despite declining year-over-year capacity here in the near-term.

— Tom Nealon, President, Southwest Airlines · Earnings call, Q2 2019 · 25 Jul 2019
Earnings call, Q2 2019 ↗
16 May 2019
NPSProgram

Southwest Airlines CEO affirmed the carrier's NPS continues to be industry-leading, measuring customer loyalty.

— reported by travelweekly.com · 16 May 2019
travelweekly.com ↗
27 Apr 2019
NPSProgram

And we're very attentive to what is the customer's perception of the brand through our trip Net Promoter Score as well as our brand Net Promoter Score as well as what we're hearing and seeing on social media.

— Gary Kelly, Chairman and CEO, Southwest Airlines · Earnings call, Q1 2019 · 27 Apr 2019
Earnings call, Q1 2019 ↗
20 Apr 2019
NPSProgram

Southwest found that its net promoter score is directly tied to on-time departures.

— reported by prnewsonline.com · 20 Apr 2019
prnewsonline.com ↗
13 Sep 2018
NPS62

Southwest Airlines maintains Net Promoter Score of 62, a standout in the airline industry.

— reported by cmo.com.au · 13 Sep 2018
cmo.com.au ↗
6 Apr 2018
NPSProgram

…of the Company’s construction and Employee experience initiatives, and his continued contributions with respect to the Commercial Team’s Reliability and Hospitality initiatives, in particular the Company’s resulting outstanding Net Promoter Score.

— Southwest Airlines · SEC proxy statement · filed 6 Apr 2018
SEC proxy statement ↗
27 Apr 2017
NPS71

No doubt, their legendary Southwest Hospitality contributed to our strong first quarter net promoter score of 71.4 percent. Our Employees are the best in the industry, and their commitment to achieve our Vision to be the world’s most loved, most flown,…

— Southwest Airlines · SEC 8-K filing · filed 27 Apr 2017
SEC 8-K filing ↗
11 Apr 2017
NPS69

…Target Range Result Component Payout Percentage Metric Weight 0% Threshold 50% Award 75% Award 100% Target 150% Max Net Promoter Score(1) 8.33% 62.0% 64.0% 64.5% 65.0% 68.0% 69.3% 150.0% Voluntary Turnover(2) 8.33% 3.05% 2.95% 2.85% 2.80% 2.60% 2.44%…

— Southwest Airlines · SEC proxy statement · filed 11 Apr 2017
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26 Jan 2017
NPS69

…Achieved an exceptional net promoter score of 69.1 percent • Launched daily service from Long Beach Airport (LGB), making LGB our tenth airport within California •

— Southwest Airlines · SEC 8-K filing · filed 26 Jan 2017
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8 Apr 2016
NPS65

…Metric Weight Target Range Result Component Payout Percentage 0% Threshold 50% Award 75% Award 100% Target 150% Max Net Promoter Score(1) 8.33% 58.1% 60.0% 61.5% 63.0% 65.0% 64.6% 138.9% Voluntary Turnover(2) 8.33% 2.47% 2.37% 2.27% 2.17% 1.87% 2.62%…

— Southwest Airlines · SEC proxy statement · filed 8 Apr 2016
SEC proxy statement ↗
6 Apr 2015
NPS58

…Metric Weight Target Range Result Component Payout Percentage 0% Threshold 50% Award 75% Award 100% Target 150% Max Net Promoter Score (1) 8.33% 57.0% 62.0% 63.5% 65.0% 67.0% 58.1% 11.1% Surveyed Employees Satisfied with Job (2) 8.33% 77.0% 80.0%…

— Southwest Airlines · SEC proxy statement · filed 6 Apr 2015
SEC proxy statement ↗
4 Apr 2014
NPS62

…(1) 2.0% 1.8% 1.6% 1.3% 1.95% 60.9% Every Flight Matters Ontime Performance (2) 76.0% 78.0% 80.0% 83.0% 76.7% 59.0% Every Customer Matters Net Promoter Score (3) 64.0% 65.0% 66.0% 68.0% 62.3% 0% Every Shareholder Matters Operating Revenue (50%) ($…

— Southwest Airlines · SEC proxy statement · filed 4 Apr 2014
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Retention disclosures (1)

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4 Sep 2019
Retention

Southwest Airlines leverages data-rich marketing and flexible loyalty programs to maintain customer retention and loyalty.

— reported by inc42.com · 4 Sep 2019
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About these figures

Every figure here was publicly disclosed by the named company: press releases, annual reports, SEC filings, earnings calls and news coverage. Companies tend to publish their NPS when it is good, so these numbers run higher than a true industry average: read them as what leading companies in this vertical say publicly, not as an industry benchmark.

NPS runs from −100 to +100. Retention figures are reported as the company defines them (net revenue retention, gross revenue retention, customer retention rate, churn). Every entry links to its source in the full database.