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

Delta Air Lines has reported Other Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $13.8 billion in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Other Operating Expenses rose 14.86% year-over-year to $13.8 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $53.2 billion (up 5.7% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $51.4 billion, up 2.5% from the prior year.
• Other Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $13.8 billion, up from $13.0 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Other Operating Expenses was $13.8 billion in Q1 2026, with the low at $9.1 billion in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Other Operating Expenses has averaged $12.1 billion across 5 years, with a median of $12.0 billion in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Other Operating Expenses soared 106.49% — and 2024, when it fell 0.48%.
• Delta Air Lines' Other Operating Expenses stood at $10.9 billion in 2022, then grew by 7.26% to $11.7 billion in 2023, then grew by 6.51% to $12.4 billion in 2024, then grew by 4.34% to $13.0 billion in 2025, then climbed by 6.23% to $13.8 billion in 2026.
• The last three Other Operating Expenses figures came in at $13.8 billion (Q1 2026), $13.0 billion (Q4 2025), and $13.4 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.