when did southwest airlines go public

Southwest Airlines (LUV) went public on January 2, 1980, when it opened at a split-adjusted price of $0.17.

DATE OPEN HIGH LOW CLOSE VOLUME
January 2025
$33.63
$34.41
$30.51
$30.71
165,754,536
December 2024
$32.20
$35.93
$32.15
$33.62
143,804,800
November 2024
$30.58
$32.98
$29.74
$32.19
117,990,100
October 2024
$29.40
$32.03
$28.43
$30.42
184,501,700
September 2024
$29.18
$31.47
$28.03
$29.47
179,114,900
August 2024
$26.70
$29.12
$23.31
$28.59
243,943,600
July 2024
$28.32
$28.50
$25.48
$26.64
245,246,300
June 2024
$26.78
$29.82
$26.53
$28.29
196,660,900
May 2024
$25.54
$27.87
$24.17
$26.37
196,959,200
April 2024
$28.80
$29.45
$25.48
$25.49
227,766,100
March 2024
$33.46
$34.44
$27.27
$28.68
185,740,000
February 2024
$29.41
$34.38
$28.74
$33.49
138,296,000
January 2024
$27.95
$32.06
$26.63
$29.21
189,148,000
December 2023
$24.88
$29.62
$24.81
$28.23
190,690,000
November 2023
$21.45
$24.94
$21.28
$24.84
144,515,900
October 2023
$26.33
$26.87
$21.29
$21.59
183,544,700
September 2023
$30.68
$30.76
$25.70
$26.30
136,454,700
August 2023
$32.70
$32.96
$29.81
$30.52
143,760,900
July 2023
$34.79
$38.17
$31.54
$32.99
188,316,300
June 2023
$28.91
$35.00
$27.94
$34.97
158,105,700
May 2023
$29.10
$29.93
$27.28
$28.69
136,859,900
April 2023
$30.81
$31.64
$27.68
$29.10
148,241,500
March 2023
$32.06
$33.03
$27.81
$31.26
163,499,600
February 2023
$33.92
$35.65
$31.56
$32.09
107,594,300
January 2023
$32.15
$36.03
$30.52
$34.18
152,885,300