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Delta Air Lines financials

Yes. Delta Air Lines earned 3.29B USD of net income over the last twelve months, 4.6% of its revenue. It made a profit in 26 of its 39 fiscal years since 1985. Its last loss was in fiscal year 2020.

Revenue (TTM)
71.80B USD
Net income (TTM)
3.29B USD
Cash and short-term investments
3.79B USD
Total debt
18.84B USD
Shareholders' equity
22.51B USD

Cash, debt and equity as of 30 Sept 2026.

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%

Delta Air Lines growth and profitability

Full income statement
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—

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 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%

Operating and free cash flow

Full cash flow statement
Operating cash flow Free cash flow
Fiscal yearOperating cash flowFree cash flow
FY20258.34B3.84B
FY20248.03B2.89B
FY20236.46B1.14B
FY20226.36B-2.00M
FY20213.26B16.00M
FY2020-3.79B-5.69B
FY20198.44B3.50B
FY20187.01B1.85B
FY20175.15B1.26B
FY20167.21B3.81B

Delta Air Lines financial health

Full balance sheet
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

Assets, liabilities and equity

Total assets Total liabilities Shareholders' equity
Fiscal yearTotal assetsTotal liabilitiesShareholders' equity
FY202581.19B60.43B20.75B
FY202475.37B60.08B15.29B
FY202373.64B62.54B11.11B
FY202272.28B65.71B6.58B
FY202172.47B68.57B3.89B
FY202072.00B70.46B1.53B
FY201964.53B49.17B15.36B
FY201860.27B46.58B13.69B
FY201753.29B41.14B12.53B
FY201651.26B38.97B12.29B

Delta Air Lines valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
17.14
Forward P/E (FY2026)
16.01
Price to sales (TTM)
0.79
Price to book
2.53
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
9.75

Capital structure

Market capitalization
56.85B USD
+
Total debt
18.84B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
3.79B USD
=
Enterprise value
71.90B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2027 (est.)11.65————
FY2026 (est.)16.0111.65———
FY2025 (est.)14.8916.01———
Now (TTM)17.1412.080.792.539.75
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 median17.1
    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 dividends

Annual dividend
0.86 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
1.00%
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 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%

Common questions about Delta Air Lines's financials

Source: Financial Modeling Prep