Delta Air Lines (DAL) Pension (2009 - 2026)

Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported Pension of $3.1 billion for Q1 2026, little changed on a YoY basis from $3.1 billion in Q1 2025, and down 1.3% quarter-over-quarter from $3.2 billion in Q4 2025.

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

Delta Air Lines has reported Pension for 18 years, with the latest figure at $3.1 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Pension changed 0.06% year-over-year to $3.1 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.1 billion (changed 0.06% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $3.2 billion, changed 0.38% from the prior year.
  • Pension for Q1 2026 stood at $3.1 billion, down from $3.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Pension was $5.9 billion in Q1 2022, with the low at $3.1 billion in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Pension has averaged $3.8 billion across 5 years, with a median of $3.5 billion in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Pension tumbled 43.61% — and 2025, when it grew 0.38%.
  • Delta Air Lines' Pension stood at $3.7 billion in 2022, then dropped by 2.86% to $3.6 billion in 2023, then dropped by 12.69% to $3.1 billion in 2024, then increased by 0.38% to $3.2 billion in 2025, then decreased by 1.3% to $3.1 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Pension figures came in at $3.1 billion (Q1 2026), $3.2 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Ryanair Holdings 453.97 Bn 448.50 Bn 1.55 Bn
2 Delta Air Lines 54.89 Bn 49.84 Bn 15.19 Bn
3 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 47.52 Bn 46.49 Bn -239.00 Mn
4 Southwest Airlines 23.88 Bn 20.55 Bn 6.21 Bn
5 Copa Holdings 6.22 Bn 4.88 Bn 713.71 Mn
6 Alaska Air 5.64 Bn 3.87 Bn 3.20 Bn
7 Skywest 3.71 Bn 3.08 Bn 924.11 Mn
8 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 2.23 Bn 2.23 Bn -
9 Jetblue Airways 2.11 Bn -62.86 Mn 1.87 Bn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.82 Bn 921.81 Mn 651.87 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.12 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 3.16 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 3.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 3.09 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 3.12 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 3.14 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 3.40 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 3.45 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 3.52 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 3.60 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 3.62 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 3.67 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 3.73 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 3.71 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 5.47 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 5.65 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 5.86 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 6.04 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 8.41 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 8.64 Bn