Delta Air Lines (DAL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Delta Air Lines (DAL) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $17.9 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 23.01% year-over-year to $17.9 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $62.8 billion (up 11.81% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $57.5 billion, up 3.4% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses advanced to $17.9 billion in Q2 2026 per DAL's latest filing, from $15.4 billion in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $17.9 billion in Q2 2026 and bottomed at $10.1 billion in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $13.7 billion across 5 years, with a median of $13.5 billion in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses jumped 95.01% in 2022, then rose 0.75% in 2024.
• Over 5 years, Operating Expenses 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 climbed by 5.01% to $14.5 billion in 2025, then advanced by 23.09% to $17.9 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $17.9 billion, $15.4 billion, and $14.5 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.