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

Delta Air Lines (DAL) posted Other Operating Expenses of $17.2 billion for Q2 2026, up 16.28% on a QoQ basis from $14.8 billion in Q1 2026, and up 23.74% year-over-year from $13.9 billion in Q2 2025.

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

Delta Air Lines' Other Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $17.2 billion for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Other Operating Expenses rose 23.74% year-over-year to $17.2 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $60.2 billion (up 12.2% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $55.1 billion, up 3.56% from the prior year.
  • Other Operating Expenses was $17.2 billion for Q2 2026 at Delta Air Lines, up from $14.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Other Operating Expenses topped out at $17.2 billion in Q2 2026 and bottomed at $9.8 billion in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $13.1 billion and a median of $12.9 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Other Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Other Operating Expenses jumped 93.73% — and 2024, when it increased 0.38%.
  • Delta Air Lines' Other Operating Expenses stood at $11.5 billion in 2022, then gained by 7.66% to $12.3 billion in 2023, then grew by 7.17% to $13.2 billion in 2024, then increased by 5.28% to $13.9 billion in 2025, then climbed by 23.33% to $17.2 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DAL's Other Operating Expenses at $17.2 billion in Q2 2026, $14.8 billion in Q1 2026, and $13.9 billion in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Latam Airlines 30,537.63 Bn 30,534.97 Bn 1.28 Mn
2 Ryanair Holdings 61.71 Bn 58.52 Bn -
3 Delta Air Lines 56.61 Bn 51.95 Bn 19.07 Bn
4 Southwest Airlines 22.23 Bn 18.43 Bn 7.33 Bn
5 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 8.86 Bn 8.04 Bn -
6 Copa Holdings 5.71 Bn 4.37 Bn 713.71 Mn
7 Alaska Air 5.42 Bn 3.65 Bn 3.20 Bn
8 Skywest 4.28 Bn 3.68 Bn 1.01 Bn
9 Jetblue Airways 2.02 Bn 1.61 Bn 1.87 Bn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.81 Bn 912.71 Mn 651.87 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 17.17 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 14.76 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 13.92 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 14.34 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 13.87 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 12.92 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 13.22 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 13.64 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 13.72 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 12.58 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 12.34 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 12.89 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 12.44 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 12.54 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 11.46 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 11.97 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 11.78 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 9.82 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 8.91 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 6.61 Bn