Delta Air Lines (DAL) Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines posted quarterly Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability of $3.5 billion for Q1 2026, up 56.84% year-on-year from $2.2 billion in Q1 2025, and up 1.51% on a QoQ basis from $3.4 billion in Q4 2025.
Delta Air Lines (DAL) has 13 years of Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability data on file, last reported at $3.5 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability rose 56.84% year-over-year to $3.5 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.5 billion (up 56.84% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $3.4 billion, up 58.27% from the prior year.
- Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability for Q1 2026 stood at $3.5 billion, up from $3.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability topped out at $8.3 billion in Q4 2023 and bottomed at $994.0 million in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability is $2.6 billion (2025), against an average of $3.4 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability tumbled 73.84%; it then surged 124.25% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability shows it stood at $7.9 billion in 2022, then increased by 4.87% to $8.3 billion in 2023, then sank by 73.84% to $2.2 billion in 2024, then soared by 58.27% to $3.4 billion in 2025, then grew by 1.51% to $3.5 billion in 2026.
- The last three Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability figures came in at $3.5 billion (Q1 2026), $3.4 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.0 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 53.78 Bn | 48.72 Bn | 15.19 Bn |
| 2 | Southwest Airlines | 21.39 Bn | 18.06 Bn | 6.21 Bn |
| 3 | Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V | 18.50 Bn | 17.47 Bn | -239.00 Mn |
| 4 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 8.98 Bn | 8.98 Bn | - |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 5.26 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 3.20 Bn |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.43 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 924.11 Mn |
| 7 | Copa Holdings | 3.33 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 713.71 Mn |
| 8 | Jetblue Airways | 2.03 Bn | -140.72 Mn | 1.87 Bn |
| 9 | Allegiant Travel | 1.67 Bn | 765.78 Mn | 651.87 Mn |
| 10 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.39 Bn | 618.26 Mn | 724.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.44 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.44 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.96 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.63 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.63 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.18 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.68 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.68 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.41 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.41 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 994.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 994.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.32 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.32 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.08 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 447.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 447.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 1.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 1.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.46 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 1.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 1.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 163.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 163.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 1.99 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 1.99 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 2.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 2.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 1.91 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 1.91 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 1.85 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 1.85 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 1.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 1.92 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 1.73 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 1.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 1.80 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 1.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 1.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 1.92 Bn |