Delta Air Lines (DAL) EBIT (2009 - 2026)

Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported EBIT of $501.0 million for Q1 2026, down 11.95% on a YoY basis from $569.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 65.85% quarter-over-quarter from $1.5 billion in Q4 2025.

Delta Air Lines (DAL) EBIT (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Delta Air Lines has reported EBIT for 18 years, with the latest figure at $501.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBIT fell 11.95% year-over-year to $501.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $5.8 billion (down 3.29% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $5.8 billion, down 2.89% from the prior year.
  • EBIT for Q1 2026 stood at $501.0 million, down from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBIT was $2.5 billion in Q2 2023, with the low at -$783.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, EBIT has averaged $1.3 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.5 billion in 2025.
  • The largest YoY upside for EBIT was 458.94% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 33.97% in 2022.
  • Delta Air Lines' EBIT stood at $1.5 billion in 2022, then declined by 10.07% to $1.3 billion in 2023, then gained by 29.88% to $1.7 billion in 2024, then slipped by 14.56% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then sank by 65.85% to $501.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT figures came in at $501.0 million (Q1 2026), $1.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.7 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT (Qtr)
1 Ryanair Holdings 453.97 Bn 448.50 Bn 1.55 Bn -590.64 Mn
2 Delta Air Lines 54.89 Bn 49.84 Bn 15.19 Bn 501.00 Mn
3 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 47.52 Bn 46.49 Bn -239.00 Mn 142.00 Mn
4 Southwest Airlines 23.88 Bn 20.55 Bn 6.21 Bn 330.00 Mn
5 Copa Holdings 6.22 Bn 4.88 Bn 713.71 Mn 209.59 Mn
6 Alaska Air 5.64 Bn 3.87 Bn 3.20 Bn -279.00 Mn
7 Skywest 3.71 Bn 3.08 Bn 924.11 Mn 123.69 Mn
8 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 2.23 Bn 2.23 Bn - -21.00 Mn
9 Jetblue Airways 2.11 Bn -62.86 Mn 1.87 Bn -224.00 Mn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.82 Bn 921.81 Mn 651.87 Mn 81.10 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 501.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.47 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.68 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.10 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 569.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.72 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.40 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.27 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 614.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.32 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.98 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 2.49 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -277.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 1.47 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.46 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.52 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -783.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 263.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 2.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 816.00 Mn