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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |