when did southwest airlines go public

Southwest Airlines (LUV) went public on January 2, 1980, when it opened at a split-adjusted price of $0.16.

DATEOPENHIGHLOWCLOSEVOLUME
December 2025
$34.38
$43.35
$34.13
$41.12
227,496,511
November 2025
$30.03
$35.24
$29.13
$34.66
141,196,800
October 2025
$31.85
$34.83
$29.79
$30.17
226,656,300
September 2025
$32.00
$33.75
$30.45
$31.77
203,210,200
August 2025
$29.98
$33.31
$28.69
$32.57
154,913,100
July 2025
$31.89
$37.58
$30.07
$30.62
289,881,600
June 2025
$32.93
$34.08
$30.42
$32.12
224,127,000
May 2025
$27.74
$33.80
$27.70
$32.86
244,594,200
April 2025
$32.21
$32.64
$23.45
$27.52
334,193,000
March 2025
$29.88
$34.69
$27.06
$33.06
316,022,900
February 2025
$29.53
$30.68
$28.66
$30.40
163,561,700
January 2025
$32.91
$33.67
$29.86
$30.05
170,892,100
December 2024
$31.51
$35.16
$31.46
$32.90
143,804,800
November 2024
$29.93
$32.27
$29.11
$31.50
117,989,300
October 2024
$28.77
$31.35
$27.82
$29.77
184,501,700
September 2024
$28.55
$30.80
$27.43
$28.84
179,114,500
August 2024
$26.12
$28.50
$22.82
$27.98
243,943,600
July 2024
$27.71
$27.90
$24.93
$26.07
245,246,300
June 2024
$26.21
$29.18
$25.96
$27.68
196,476,300
May 2024
$24.99
$27.28
$23.65
$25.81
196,954,400
April 2024
$28.18
$28.82
$24.93
$24.94
227,748,500
March 2024
$32.75
$33.70
$26.69
$28.07
185,764,700
February 2024
$28.78
$33.65
$28.13
$32.78
138,298,900
January 2024
$27.35
$31.37
$26.06
$28.59
189,158,500
December 2023
$24.35
$28.98
$24.28
$27.62
190,715,200