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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Delta Air Lines' Operating Expenses history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $15.4 billion for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 13.97% year-over-year to $15.4 billion; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached $59.4 billion, up 6.14%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $57.5 billion, 3.4% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses reached $15.4 billion in Q1 2026 per DAL's latest filing, up from $14.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $15.4 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $10.1 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $13.4 billion, with a median of $13.5 billion recorded in 2025.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Expenses: skyrocketed 95.01% in 2022, then rose 0.75% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $12.0 billion in 2022, then rose by 7.82% to $12.9 billion in 2023, then rose by 7.29% to $13.8 billion in 2024, then rose by 5.01% to $14.5 billion in 2025, then grew by 5.62% to $15.4 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for DAL's Operating Expenses are $15.4 billion (Q1 2026), $14.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $15.0 billion (Q3 2025).