DAL

Delta Air Lines
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DAL

Arincen55/100B

If you had invested in Delta Air Lines ago, it would be worth $2,098 today, against $4,096 in SPY and $6,368 in QQQ.

ArincenArincen ScoreBeta

55/100

Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.

Profitability8

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Cash0

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Valuation6.7

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Growth10

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Financial strength2

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Shareholders6

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Figures to FY2025; the price as of today.

Delta Air Lines key facts

Style
Growth stock · 7.1/10Growth 7.1 · Value 5.9 · Dividend 3.0
Day range
86.610 – 87.855
52-week range
55.270 – 95.680
Market capitalization
57.00B USD
P/E
17.19
PEG ratio
1.88
EPS
5.04
Div Yield
0.99%
EPS growth forecast (FY2025)
-12.4%
Volume
19,644
Beta
1.42
ESG score
66.6/100Environment 61 · Social 63 · Governance 76
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Airlines, Airports & Air Services
CEO
Edward H. Bastian
Employees
100K
Website
delta.com
IPO date
3 May 2007

Delta Air Lines earnings

Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
1.42 USD
Revenue estimate
19.50B USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS1.72Missed -2.8%Revenue20.20BBeat +14.5%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q3 FY20272.11——+22.79%18.50B——-8.40%
Q2 FY20272.50——+60.54%19.11B——-3.26%
Q1 FY20270.48———15.98B———
Q4 FY20261.42——+121.88%19.50B——+37.32%
Q3 FY20261.771.72-2.82%+0.58%17.64B20.20B+14.49%+21.15%
Q2 FY20261.491.56+4.70%-25.71%17.43B19.76B+13.37%+18.67%
Q4 FY20250.580.64+10.34%+39.13%14.05B14.20B+1.07%+1.14%
Q4 FY20251.531.55+1.31%+236.96%14.68B14.61B-0.52%+4.03%
Q3 FY20251.571.71+8.92%+14.00%15.09B16.67B+10.50%+6.35%
Q2 FY20252.062.10+1.94%-11.02%15.46B16.65B+7.68%-0.06%

Analysts' estimates for FY2025 over the last 7 days:EPS Revenue How the estimates moved

Delta Air Lines analyst forecast

12-month price target
103.50 USD
+19.46%

Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 95.00 to 125.00, with an average of 103.50.

Past year
1-year forecast
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong buy
17 ratings
Buy
17
Hold
0
Sell
0

12-month price target

Highest target125.00
Average target103.50
Lowest target95.00
Current price86.64

Delta Air Lines valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
17.19
Forward P/E (FY2026)
16.05
Price to sales (TTM)
0.79
Price to book
2.53
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
9.77

Capital structure

Market capitalization
57.00B USD
+
Total debt
18.84B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
3.79B USD
=
Enterprise value
72.05B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2027 (est.)11.68————
FY2026 (est.)16.0511.68———
FY2025 (est.)14.9316.05———
Now (TTM)17.1912.120.792.539.77
FY20258.9912.860.712.177.69
FY202411.2210.440.642.567.44
FY20235.586.580.442.315.72
FY202215.875.360.413.199.57
FY202188.827.110.836.3914.04

Delta Air Lines against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: United Airlines Holdings, Southwest Airlines, and American Airlines Group, the US Airlines, Airports & Air Services companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Above its median17.2
    5.3332.6
  • Gross marginAt its median22.8%
    7.1%26.9%
    Against its peers: 2 of 4Peers' median 19.2%
  • Operating marginAt its median9.2%
    6.3%9.7%
    Against its peers: 1 of 4Peers' median 2.7%
  • Net marginAbove its median7.9%
    0.9%7.9%
    Against its peers: 1 of 4Peers' median 1.6%
  • Return on equityAbove its median24.1%
    7.2%41.5%
    Against its peers: 1 of 3Peers' median 13.7%
  • Free cash flow marginHighest in 5 years6.1%
    -0.0%6.1%
    Against its peers: 1 of 4Peers' median -1.2%
  • Revenue growthLowest in 5 years2.8%
    2.8%74.9%
    Against its peers: 2 of 4Peers' median 2.1%
  • EPS growthBelow its median43.7%
    -25.7%368.2%
    Against its peers: 1 of 4Peers' median 5.3%
  • Debt to EBITDALowest in 5 years2.62×
    2.62×9.44×
    Against its peers: 1 of 4Peers' median 4.12×
  • Current ratioAt its median0.40
    0.370.76
    Against its peers: 4 of 4Peers' median 0.52

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

Delta Air Lines growth and profitability

Revenue (TTM)
71.80B USD
Net income (TTM)
3.29B USD
Gross margin
29.90%
Operating margin
7.36%
Net margin
4.58%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY202563.36B+2.79%5.01B+44.78%22.84%9.19%7.90%8.03B+1.44%
FY202461.64B+6.19%3.46B-24.99%26.86%9.73%5.61%7.92B-9.85%
FY202358.05B+14.76%4.61B+249.70%26.73%9.51%7.94%8.78B+73.92%
FY202250.58B+69.18%1.32B+370.71%22.06%7.24%2.61%5.05B+37.41%
FY202129.90B+74.90%280.00M—7.13%6.31%0.94%3.68B—

Delta Air Lines revenue breakdown

By product

FY2025
Airline: 89.3%Refinery: 10.7%89.3%Airline10.7%Refinery
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Airline58.29B89.3%+2.3%
Refinery6.96B10.7%-10.4%

By region

FY2024
United States: 70.6%Atlantic: 17.1%Latin America: 7.4%Pacific: 4.9%70.6%United States17.1%Atlantic7.4%Latin America4.9%Pacific
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
United States43.51B70.6%+6.5%
Atlantic10.54B17.1%+0.7%
Latin America4.56B7.4%+6.3%
Pacific3.04B4.9%+23.8%

How Delta Air Lines makes its money

Revenue63.36B 100.0%
Cost of revenue48.89B 77.2%
Gross profit14.48B 22.8%
Selling and administration2.49B 3.9%
Other operating expenses6.17B 9.7%
Operating income5.82B 9.2%
Tax1.18B 1.9%
Net income5.01B 7.9%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

Delta Air Lines dividends

Annual dividend
0.86 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
0.99%
Payout ratio
15.97%
Years of dividend growth
3
Frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
0.22 USD
Last ex-dividend date
15 Oct 2026
Last payment date
5 Nov 2026

Dividends per share

Year2025202420232020201920182017201620152014
Dividends per share0.680.500.200.401.511.311.020.680.450.30

Delta Air Lines financial health

Cash and short-term investments
3.79B USD
Total debt
18.84B USD
Net cash
-15.05B USD
Current ratio
0.40
Debt to equity
0.84
Piotroski score
8 / 9
Altman Z-score
1.52

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY20254.31B21.08B3.84B
FY20243.07B22.77B2.89B
FY20233.87B27.28B1.14B
FY20226.53B30.61B-2.00M
FY202111.32B34.68B16.00M

Delta Air Lines ownership

Institutions
89.45%
Institutional holders
1,606 (+170)
Free float
98.82%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 89.4% Others 10.6%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 650.15M shares ·98.8% Closely held 7.76M shares ·1.2%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q4 2026020.0094.95K
Q3 202606321.87K713.60K
Q2 20260881.36K188.16K
Q1 20260173.91M3.03M

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY2025648.00M654.00M+0.93%
FY2024648.00M648.00M+0.78%
FY2023639.00M643.00M+0.31%
FY2022638.00M641.00M0.00%
FY2021636.00M641.00M+0.79%

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

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Title: Delta Air Lines

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Airlines, Airports & Air Services
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines is one of the world's largest airlines, with a network of over 300 destinations in more than 50 countries. Delta operates a hub-and-spoke network, gathering and distributing passengers across the globe throughits biggest hubs in Atlanta, New York, Salt Lake City, Detroit, Seattle, and Minneapolis-St. Paul. Delta has historically earned most of its international revenue and profits from flying passengers over the Atlantic Ocean.

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