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

Delta Air Lines has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $15.4 billion in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 13.97% year-over-year to $15.4 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $59.4 billion (up 6.14% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $57.5 billion, up 3.4% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $15.4 billion, up from $14.5 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $15.4 billion in Q1 2026, with the low at $10.1 billion in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $13.4 billion across 5 years, with a median of $13.5 billion in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses soared 95.01% — and 2024, when it increased 0.75%.
• Delta Air Lines' Operating Expenses stood at $12.0 billion in 2022, then grew by 7.82% to $12.9 billion in 2023, then grew by 7.29% to $13.8 billion in 2024, then gained by 5.01% to $14.5 billion in 2025, then increased by 5.62% to $15.4 billion in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $15.4 billion (Q1 2026), $14.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $15.0 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.