Delta Air Lines (DAL) Operating Leases (2018 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines (DAL) posted Operating Leases of $5.16 billion for Q2 2026, down 5.8% from $5.48 billion a year earlier and down 2.5% from the prior quarter.
Delta Air Lines (DAL) Operating Leases (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Delta Air Lines' Operating Leases came in at $5.35 billion, down 7.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Leases has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Delta Air Lines' Operating Leases was $5.81 billion in FY2024 (-10.1%), $6.47 billion in FY2023 (-5.8%), $6.87 billion in FY2022 (-2.7%) and $7.06 billion in FY2021 (+23.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Operating Leases in data going back to Q4 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Leases has declined in each of the last 15 quarters, with an average decline of 8.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Leases in the past five years was Q1 2022, with growth of 29.3%; the weakest was Q4 2024, with a decline of 10.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Leases for the three prior quarters was $5.3 billion (Q1 2026), $5.35 billion (Q4 2025) and $5.36 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.83 Bn | 157.35 Bn | - |
| 2 | Csx | 86.94 Bn | 83.15 Bn | - |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.07 Bn | 75.78 Bn | - |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.39 Bn | 47.31 Bn | - |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.35 Bn | 64.99 Bn | - |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.01 Bn | 33.95 Bn | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.83 Bn | 38.01 Bn | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.82 Bn | 36.08 Bn | - |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.96 Bn | 12.97 Bn | 3.13 Bn |
| 10 | Copart | 25.14 Bn | 9.56 Bn | 645.66 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.16 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.36 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.81 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.92 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.05 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.56 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.65 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.88 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.87 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.87 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.74 Bn |
Delta Air Lines Operating Leases 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-leases&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-leases", "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-leases&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();