Delta Air Lines (DAL) Payout Ratio (2013 - 2026)

Delta Air Lines (DAL) has reported Payout Ratio for 12 consecutive years, with 0.17 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Payout Ratio rose 59.11% year-over-year to 0.17; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.16 (up 40.79% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.09, down 5.13% from the prior year.
• Payout Ratio climbed to 0.17 in Q2 2026 per DAL's latest filing, from 0.43 in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Payout Ratio topped out at 1.76 in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 0.43 in Q1 2026.
• Historically, Payout Ratio has averaged 0.2 across 4 years, with a median of 0.1 in 2025.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Payout Ratio soared 268.03% in 2024, then slumped 204.23% in 2026.
• Over 4 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.03 in 2023, then jumped by 268.03% to 0.12 in 2024, then declined by 11.29% to 0.1 in 2025, then jumped by 59.18% to 0.17 in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.17, 0.43, and 0.1 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.