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

Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported Gross Margin of 95.8% for Q1 2026, up 1296.0% on a YoY basis from 6.86% in Q1 2025, and down 27.18% quarter-over-quarter from 131.56% in Q4 2025.

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

Delta Air Lines has reported Gross Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 95.8% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 1296.0% year-over-year to 95.8%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 104.81% (up 2498.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 96.23%, up 1337.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 95.8%, down from 131.56% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 131.56% in Q4 2025, with the low at 33.91% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 86.51% across 5 years, with a median of 95.79% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Gross Margin sank 6188 bps — and 2025, when it soared 8744 bps.
  • Delta Air Lines' Gross Margin stood at 95.79% in 2022, then sank by 65 bps to 33.91% in 2023, then jumped by 30 bps to 44.12% in 2024, then jumped by 198 bps to 131.56% in 2025, then dropped by 27 bps to 95.8% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 95.8% (Q1 2026), 131.56% (Q4 2025), and 96.53% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Ryanair Holdings 453.97 Bn 448.50 Bn 1.55 Bn 52.58%
2 Delta Air Lines 54.89 Bn 49.84 Bn 15.19 Bn 95.80%
3 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 47.52 Bn 46.49 Bn -239.00 Mn -314.47%
4 Southwest Airlines 23.88 Bn 20.55 Bn 6.21 Bn 85.69%
5 Copa Holdings 6.22 Bn 4.88 Bn 713.71 Mn 74.12%
6 Alaska Air 5.64 Bn 3.87 Bn 3.20 Bn 97.00%
7 Skywest 3.71 Bn 3.08 Bn 924.11 Mn 91.21%
8 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 2.23 Bn 2.23 Bn - -
9 Jetblue Airways 2.11 Bn -62.86 Mn 1.87 Bn 83.66%
10 Allegiant Travel 1.82 Bn 921.81 Mn 651.87 Mn 97.03%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 95.80%
Dec 31, 2025 131.56%
Sep 30, 2025 96.53%
Jun 30, 2025 95.96%
Mar 31, 2025 82.83%
Dec 31, 2024 44.12%
Sep 30, 2024 95.42%
Jun 30, 2024 95.97%
Mar 31, 2024 96.00%
Dec 31, 2023 33.91%
Sep 30, 2023 96.25%
Jun 30, 2023 83.85%
Mar 31, 2023 96.08%
Dec 31, 2022 95.79%
Sep 30, 2022 76.26%
Jun 30, 2022 76.69%
Mar 31, 2022 77.62%
Dec 31, 2021 96.69%
Sep 30, 2021 83.05%
Jun 30, 2021 96.88%