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

Delta Air Lines (DAL) posted Operating Income of $1.9 billion for Q2 2026, up 272.06% on a QoQ basis from $501.0 million in Q1 2026, and down 11.32% year-over-year from $2.1 billion in Q2 2025.

Delta Air Lines (DAL) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Delta Air Lines' Operating Income history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.9 billion for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Income fell 11.32% year-over-year to $1.9 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $5.5 billion (down 4.65% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $5.8 billion, down 2.89% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income was $1.9 billion for Q2 2026 at Delta Air Lines, up from $501.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Income topped out at $2.5 billion in Q2 2023 and bottomed at -$783.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $1.3 billion and a median of $1.5 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Income.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Income reached 458.94% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 33.97% in 2022.
  • Delta Air Lines' Operating Income stood at $1.5 billion in 2022, then retreated by 10.07% to $1.3 billion in 2023, then climbed by 29.88% to $1.7 billion in 2024, then declined by 14.56% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then advanced by 27.06% to $1.9 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DAL's Operating Income at $1.9 billion in Q2 2026, $501.0 million in Q1 2026, and $1.5 billion in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Latam Airlines 29,341.35 Bn 29,338.67 Bn 1.28 Mn 822.52 Mn
2 Ryanair Holdings 183.33 Bn 180.79 Bn - 654.84 Mn
3 Delta Air Lines 53.61 Bn 48.95 Bn 19.07 Bn 1.86 Bn
4 Southwest Airlines 21.85 Bn 18.53 Bn 7.33 Bn 285.00 Mn
5 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 8.69 Bn 7.93 Bn - -99.00 Mn
6 Copa Holdings 5.59 Bn 4.26 Bn 713.71 Mn 209.59 Mn
7 Alaska Air 5.12 Bn 3.35 Bn 3.20 Bn -279.00 Mn
8 Skywest 3.85 Bn 3.22 Bn 1.01 Bn 155.83 Mn
9 Jetblue Airways 1.85 Bn 1.44 Bn 1.87 Bn -224.00 Mn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.72 Bn 818.03 Mn 651.87 Mn 81.10 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Sep 30, 2021 2.21 Bn