Delta Air Lines (DAL) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines (DAL) posted Operating Income of $1.45 billion for Q3 2026, down 13.7% from $1.68 billion a year earlier and down 22.0% from the prior quarter.
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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Operating Income at Delta Air Lines was $5.29 billion, down 12.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $5.82 billion, down 2.9% from FY2024.
- In prior years, Delta Air Lines' Operating Income was $6 billion in FY2024 (+8.6%), $5.52 billion in FY2023 (+50.8%), $3.66 billion in FY2022 (+94.1%) and $1.89 billion in FY2021.
- Quarterly Operating Income has run from a low of -$783 million in Q1 2022 to a high of $2.49 billion in Q2 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Income has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 2.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Income in the past five years was Q4 2022, with growth of 458.9%; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a decline of 34.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Income for the three prior quarters was $1.86 billion (Q2 2026), $501 million (Q1 2026) and $1.47 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 170.60 Bn | 165.13 Bn | - | 2.76 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 89.23 Bn | 85.44 Bn | - | 1.51 Bn |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.99 Bn | 60.89 Bn | - | 930.00 Mn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 77.29 Bn | 76.30 Bn | - | 1.06 Bn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.15 Bn | 67.79 Bn | - | 1.12 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 71.00 Bn | 36.94 Bn | - | 1.55 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 50.11 Bn | 32.29 Bn | - | 1.45 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.19 Bn | 38.45 Bn | - | 465.30 Mn |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.94 Bn | -24.44 Bn | - | 1.10 Bn |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.45 Bn | 12.09 Bn | - | 668.82 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.45 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.86 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 501.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.68 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 569.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.72 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.40 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.27 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 614.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.98 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.49 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -277.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.46 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.52 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -783.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 263.00 Mn |
API Access
Delta Air Lines Operating Income API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "ticker": "DAL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();