Delta Air Lines (DAL) Asset Utilization Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines' Asset Utilization Ratio was 0.83 in Q3 2026, up 4.6% from 0.80 a year earlier and up 4.2% from the prior quarter.
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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Asset Utilization Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Asset Utilization Ratio at Delta Air Lines came in at 0.81, down 2.2% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Asset Utilization Ratio was 0.83 in FY2024 (+4.0%), 0.80 in FY2023 (+13.8%), 0.70 in FY2022 (+68.8%) and 0.41 in FY2021 (+65.3%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Asset Utilization Ratio in data going back to Q3 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, Asset Utilization Ratio was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 0.3%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Asset Utilization Ratio over five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 175.2%); the worst was Q4 2025 (a decline of 3.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, DAL's Asset Utilization Ratio in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 0.80 (Q2 2026), 0.79 (Q1 2026) and 0.79 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Asset Util. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 176.01 Bn | 168.25 Bn | - | 0.37 |
| 2 | Csx | 93.62 Bn | 88.85 Bn | - | 0.33 |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 92.85 Bn | 69.67 Bn | - | 1.27 |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 82.31 Bn | 81.35 Bn | - | 0.18 |
| 5 | Fedex | 74.59 Bn | 40.78 Bn | - | 0.98 |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 72.94 Bn | 67.40 Bn | - | 0.28 |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 59.87 Bn | 42.05 Bn | - | 0.83 |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 39.08 Bn | -18.61 Bn | - | 0.77 |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.91 Bn | 33.76 Bn | - | 1.00 |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 32.51 Bn | -871.89 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.83 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.80 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.79 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.79 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.80 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.80 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.81 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.82 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.80 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.80 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.79 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.79 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.78 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.76 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.74 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.70 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.63 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.56 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.48 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.41 |
API Access
Delta Air Lines Asset Utilization Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "asset-utilization-ratio", "ticker": "DAL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();