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

Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported EBT of -$214.0 million for Q1 2026, down 166.88% on a YoY basis from $320.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 114.14% quarter-over-quarter from $1.5 billion in Q4 2025.

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

Delta Air Lines has reported EBT for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$214.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT fell 166.88% year-over-year to -$214.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $5.6 billion (up 16.35% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $6.2 billion, up 32.78% from the prior year.
  • EBT for Q1 2026 stood at -$214.0 million, down from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBT was $2.6 billion in Q2 2025, with the low at -$1.2 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, EBT has averaged $1.1 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.2 billion in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBT soared 383.54% — and 2026, when it plunged 166.88%.
  • Delta Air Lines' EBT stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then jumped by 103.12% to $2.3 billion in 2023, then sank by 47.16% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then climbed by 25.87% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 114.14% to -$214.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three EBT figures came in at -$214.0 million (Q1 2026), $1.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.8 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT (Qtr)
1 Ryanair Holdings 453.97 Bn 448.50 Bn 1.55 Bn -576.83 Mn
2 Delta Air Lines 54.89 Bn 49.84 Bn 15.19 Bn -214.00 Mn
3 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 47.52 Bn 46.49 Bn -239.00 Mn 13.00 Mn
4 Southwest Airlines 23.88 Bn 20.55 Bn 6.21 Bn 285.00 Mn
5 Copa Holdings 6.22 Bn 4.88 Bn 713.71 Mn 191.96 Mn
6 Alaska Air 5.64 Bn 3.87 Bn 3.20 Bn -317.00 Mn
7 Skywest 3.71 Bn 3.08 Bn 924.11 Mn 107.77 Mn
8 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 2.23 Bn 2.23 Bn - -89.00 Mn
9 Jetblue Airways 2.11 Bn -62.86 Mn 1.87 Bn -336.00 Mn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.82 Bn 921.81 Mn 651.87 Mn 66.02 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -214.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.51 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.78 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.57 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 320.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.56 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.77 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 122.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.28 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.52 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 2.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -506.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 1.12 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 962.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 1.03 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -1.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -395.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 1.53 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 776.00 Mn