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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)

Delta Air Lines posted quarterly Cost of Revenue of $666.0 million for Q1 2026, down 72.37% year-on-year from $2.4 billion in Q1 2025, and up 113.19% on a QoQ basis from -$5.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Delta Air Lines (DAL) has 18 years of Cost of Revenue data on file, last reported at $666.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cost of Revenue fell 72.37% year-over-year to $666.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$3.1 billion (down 125.08% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.4 billion, down 77.4% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue for Q1 2026 stood at $666.0 million, up from -$5.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cost of Revenue topped out at $9.4 billion in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$5.1 billion in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Cost of Revenue is $673.0 million (2025), against an average of $1.9 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Cost of Revenue jumped 1560.78%; it then plunged 158.1% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Cost of Revenue shows it stood at $566.0 million in 2022, then surged by 1560.78% to $9.4 billion in 2023, then dropped by 7.51% to $8.7 billion in 2024, then sank by 158.1% to -$5.1 billion in 2025, then soared by 113.19% to $666.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cost of Revenue figures came in at $666.0 million (Q1 2026), -$5.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $578.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Delta Air Lines 53.78 Bn 48.72 Bn 15.19 Bn 666.00 Mn
2 Southwest Airlines 21.39 Bn 18.06 Bn 6.21 Bn 1.04 Bn
3 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 18.50 Bn 17.47 Bn -239.00 Mn 315.00 Mn
4 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 8.98 Bn 8.98 Bn - -
5 Alaska Air 5.26 Bn 3.49 Bn 3.20 Bn 99.00 Mn
6 Skywest 3.43 Bn 2.80 Bn 924.11 Mn 89.07 Mn
7 Copa Holdings 3.33 Bn 1.99 Bn 713.71 Mn 249.18 Mn
8 Jetblue Airways 2.03 Bn -140.72 Mn 1.87 Bn 366.00 Mn
9 Allegiant Travel 1.67 Bn 765.78 Mn 651.87 Mn 19.93 Mn
10 Frontier Group Holdings 1.39 Bn 618.26 Mn 724.00 Mn 268.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 666.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 666.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -5.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -5.05 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 578.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 578.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 673.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 673.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.41 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.41 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 8.69 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 8.69 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 718.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 718.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 672.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 672.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 550.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 550.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 9.40 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 9.40 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 581.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 581.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 2.52 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 2.52 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 500.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 500.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 566.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 566.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 3.32 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 3.32 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 3.22 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 3.22 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 2.09 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 2.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 313.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 313.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 1.55 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.55 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 222.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 222.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 1.02 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 1.02 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 -353.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -353.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 100.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 100.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 372.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 372.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 398.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 398.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 894.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 894.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 476.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 476.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 413.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 413.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 427.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 427.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 636.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 636.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 535.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 535.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 2.34 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 2.34 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 1.86 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 1.86 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 1.80 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 1.80 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 431.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 431.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 1.69 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 1.69 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 404.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 404.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 4.48 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 4.48 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 466.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 466.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 437.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 437.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 493.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 493.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -3.08 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 -3.08 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 565.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 565.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 573.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 573.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 502.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 502.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 495.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 495.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 2.95 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 2.95 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 408.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 408.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 2.23 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 2.23 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 2.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 2.22 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 2.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 2.29 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 2.60 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 2.60 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 357.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 357.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 8.92 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 8.92 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 440.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 440.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 3.31 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 3.31 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 416.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 416.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -6.08 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 -6.08 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 424.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 424.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 181.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 181.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 429.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 429.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 501.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 501.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 190.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 190.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 403.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 403.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 138.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 138.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -4.27 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 -4.27 Bn
Sep 30, 2009 181.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 181.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 388.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 388.00 Mn