Delta Air Lines (DAL) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines' (DAL) quarterly Cost of Revenue came in at $688.0 million in Q2 2026, up 1.62% YoY from $677.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 3.3% on a QoQ basis from $666.0 million in Q1 2026.
Delta Air Lines (DAL) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Delta Air Lines (DAL) has 18 years of Cost of Revenue data on file, last reported at $688.0 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Cost of Revenue rose 1.62% year-over-year to $688.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $2.5 billion (down 8.29% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.4 billion, down 2.93% from the prior year.
- Cost of Revenue rose to $688.0 million in Q2 2026, from $666.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Cost of Revenue ranged from a high of $718.0 million in Q3 2024 to a low of $375.0 million in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of $568.4 million and a median of $574.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Cost of Revenue.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Cost of Revenue surged 52.0% — and 2025, when it declined 19.5%.
- Tracing DAL's Cost of Revenue over 5 years: stood at $375.0 million in 2022, then surged by 52.0% to $570.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 3.16% to $588.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 10.88% to $524.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 31.3% to $688.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Cost of Revenue figures came in at $688.0 million (Q2 2026), $666.0 million (Q1 2026), and $524.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 53.89 Bn | 49.22 Bn | 19.07 Bn | 688.00 Mn |
| 2 | Ryanair Holdings | 29.45 Bn | 26.24 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Southwest Airlines | 19.73 Bn | 15.94 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 4 | Copa Holdings | 5.35 Bn | 4.09 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 30.59 Mn |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 4.49 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 3.76 Bn | 302.00 Mn |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.99 Bn | 3.38 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 91.51 Mn |
| 7 | Allegiant Travel | 1.86 Bn | 807.93 Mn | 902.77 Mn | 40.72 Mn |
| 8 | Jetblue Airways | 1.83 Bn | -189.37 Mn | 2.32 Bn | 379.00 Mn |
| 9 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.36 Bn | 408.77 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Republic Airways Holdings | 853.83 Mn | 576.23 Mn | 487.40 Mn | 83.70 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 688.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 688.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 666.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 666.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 524.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 524.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 578.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 578.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 677.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 677.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 695.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 695.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 588.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 588.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 718.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 718.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 620.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 620.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 535.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 535.00 Mn |