Delta Air Lines (DAL) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines' (DAL) quarterly Interest Expenses came in at -$12.0 million in Q2 2026, down 340.0% YoY from $5.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 9.09% on a QoQ basis from -$11.0 million in Q1 2026.
Delta Air Lines (DAL) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Delta Air Lines (DAL) has 18 years of Interest Expenses data on file, last reported at -$12.0 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Interest Expenses fell 340.0% year-over-year to -$12.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was -$12.0 million (down 340.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.4 billion, up 7.69% from the prior year.
- Interest Expenses declined to -$12.0 million in Q2 2026, from -$11.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Interest Expenses ranged from a high of $1.2 billion in Q4 2022 to a low of -$12.0 million in Q2 2026.
- A 5-year average of $232.8 million and a median of $91.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Interest Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Interest Expenses jumped 139.17% — and 2026, when it slumped 340.0%.
- Tracing DAL's Interest Expenses over 5 years: stood at $1.2 billion in 2022, then decreased by 25.43% to $877.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 8.44% to $951.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 100.63% to -$6.0 million in 2025, then sank by 100.0% to -$12.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Interest Expenses figures came in at -$12.0 million (Q2 2026), -$11.0 million (Q1 2026), and -$6.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 53.85 Bn | 49.18 Bn | 19.07 Bn | - |
| 2 | Ryanair Holdings | 29.13 Bn | 25.92 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Southwest Airlines | 19.63 Bn | 15.84 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 64.00 Mn |
| 4 | Copa Holdings | 5.35 Bn | 4.09 Bn | 1.03 Bn | -28.18 Mn |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 4.47 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 3.76 Bn | 86.00 Mn |
| 6 | Skywest | 4.01 Bn | 3.41 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 24.93 Mn |
| 7 | Allegiant Travel | 1.84 Bn | 782.00 Mn | 902.77 Mn | 40.07 Mn |
| 8 | Jetblue Airways | 1.80 Bn | -217.56 Mn | 2.32 Bn | 147.00 Mn |
| 9 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.34 Bn | 383.47 Mn | - | 10.00 Mn |
| 10 | Republic Airways Holdings | 856.57 Mn | 578.97 Mn | 487.40 Mn | 16.80 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -12.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -12.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -11.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -11.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -6.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -6.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 951.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 951.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 38.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 38.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 49.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 49.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 287.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 287.00 Mn |