Delta Air Lines (DAL) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026)

Delta Air Lines (DAL) posted Profit After Tax of $1.6 billion for Q2 2026, up 655.02% on a QoQ basis from -$289.0 million in Q1 2026, and down 26.05% year-over-year from $2.2 billion in Q2 2025.

Delta Air Lines (DAL) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Delta Air Lines' Profit After Tax history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.6 billion for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Profit After Tax fell 26.05% year-over-year to $1.6 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $3.8 billion (down 13.33% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $5.0 billion, up 44.78% from the prior year.
  • Profit After Tax was $1.6 billion for Q2 2026 at Delta Air Lines, up from -$289.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Profit After Tax topped out at $2.2 billion in Q2 2025 and bottomed at -$940.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $854.3 million and a median of $963.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Profit After Tax.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Profit After Tax surged 548.65% — and 2026, when it slumped 220.42%.
  • Delta Air Lines' Profit After Tax stood at $829.0 million in 2022, then surged by 128.71% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then plunged by 63.66% to $689.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 59.36% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then surged by 46.08% to $1.6 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DAL's Profit After Tax at $1.6 billion in Q2 2026, -$289.0 million in Q1 2026, and $1.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) PAT (Qtr)
1 Latam Airlines 29,341.35 Bn 29,338.67 Bn 1.28 Mn 577,691.00
2 Ryanair Holdings 183.33 Bn 180.79 Bn - 611.94 Mn
3 Delta Air Lines 53.61 Bn 48.95 Bn 19.07 Bn 1.60 Bn
4 Southwest Airlines 21.85 Bn 18.53 Bn 7.33 Bn 256.00 Mn
5 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 8.69 Bn 7.93 Bn - -127.00 Mn
6 Copa Holdings 5.59 Bn 4.26 Bn 713.71 Mn 211.29 Mn
7 Alaska Air 5.12 Bn 3.35 Bn 3.20 Bn -193.00 Mn
8 Skywest 3.85 Bn 3.22 Bn 1.01 Bn 100.70 Mn
9 Jetblue Airways 1.85 Bn 1.44 Bn 1.87 Bn -319.00 Mn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.72 Bn 818.03 Mn 651.87 Mn 42.48 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 1.60 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -289.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.10 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.42 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.17 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 240.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 689.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.32 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.31 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 37.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.90 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.11 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.83 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -363.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 829.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 695.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 735.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -940.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -408.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 1.29 Bn