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

Delta Air Lines' Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $17.9 billion for Q2 2026.

• Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 23.01% year-over-year to $17.9 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $62.8 billion (up 11.81% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $57.5 billion, up 3.4% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses was $17.9 billion for Q2 2026 at Delta Air Lines, up 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.
• A 5-year average of $13.7 billion and a median of $13.5 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses soared 95.01% — and 2024, when it advanced 0.75%.
• Delta Air Lines' 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.
• Business Quant data shows DAL's Operating Expenses at $17.9 billion in Q2 2026, $15.4 billion in Q1 2026, and $14.5 billion in Q4 2025.