Delta Air Lines (DAL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Delta Air Lines (DAL) posted Gross Margin of 96.52% for Q2 2026, up 0.75% on a QoQ basis from 95.8% in Q1 2026, and up 58.0% year-over-year from 61.09% in Q2 2025.

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

Delta Air Lines' Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 96.52% for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 58.0% year-over-year to 96.52% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 96.4% (up 73.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 96.23%, up 22.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 96.52% for Q2 2026 at Delta Air Lines, up from 95.8% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 97.21% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 95.05% in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 96.18% and a median of 96.23% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin surged 345 bps — and 2023, when it tumbled 122 bps.
  • Delta Air Lines' Gross Margin stood at 97.21% in 2022, then decreased by 1 bps to 95.99% in 2023, then grew by 0 bps to 96.22% in 2024, then climbed by 1 bps to 96.73% in 2025, then dropped by 0 bps to 96.52% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DAL's Gross Margin at 96.52% in Q2 2026, 95.8% in Q1 2026, and 96.73% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Latam Airlines 30,820.50 Bn 30,817.83 Bn 1.28 Mn 0.03%
2 Ryanair Holdings 60.98 Bn 57.79 Bn - -
3 Delta Air Lines 56.59 Bn 51.93 Bn 19.07 Bn 96.52%
4 Southwest Airlines 22.17 Bn 18.38 Bn 7.33 Bn 86.94%
5 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 8.94 Bn 8.12 Bn - -
6 Copa Holdings 5.67 Bn 4.33 Bn 713.71 Mn 74.12%
7 Alaska Air 5.36 Bn 3.60 Bn 3.20 Bn 97.00%
8 Skywest 4.31 Bn 3.71 Bn 1.01 Bn 91.70%
9 Jetblue Airways 2.02 Bn 1.61 Bn 1.87 Bn 83.66%
10 Allegiant Travel 1.82 Bn 916.08 Mn 651.87 Mn 97.03%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 96.52%
Mar 31, 2026 95.80%
Dec 31, 2025 96.73%
Sep 30, 2025 96.53%
Jun 30, 2025 95.93%
Mar 31, 2025 95.05%
Dec 31, 2024 96.22%
Sep 30, 2024 95.42%
Jun 30, 2024 96.28%
Mar 31, 2024 96.11%
Dec 31, 2023 95.99%
Sep 30, 2023 96.25%
Jun 30, 2023 96.60%
Mar 31, 2023 95.59%
Dec 31, 2022 97.21%
Sep 30, 2022 96.52%
Jun 30, 2022 96.85%
Mar 31, 2022 95.69%
Dec 31, 2021 95.96%
Sep 30, 2021 95.74%