Delta Air Lines (DAL) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines' (DAL) quarterly Profit After Tax came in at $1.6 billion in Q2 2026, down 26.05% YoY from $2.2 billion in Q2 2025, and up 655.02% on a QoQ basis from -$289.0 million in Q1 2026.
Delta Air Lines (DAL) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Delta Air Lines (DAL) has 18 years of Profit After Tax data on file, last reported at $1.6 billion in 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 advanced to $1.6 billion in Q2 2026, from -$289.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Profit After Tax ranged from a high of $2.2 billion in Q2 2025 to a low of -$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 tumbled 220.42%.
- Tracing DAL's Profit After Tax over 5 years: stood at $829.0 million in 2022, then soared by 128.71% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then slumped by 63.66% to $689.0 million in 2024, then surged by 59.36% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then soared by 46.08% to $1.6 billion in 2026.
- The last three Profit After Tax figures came in at $1.6 billion (Q2 2026), -$289.0 million (Q1 2026), and $1.1 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 53.89 Bn | 49.22 Bn | 19.07 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 2 | Ryanair Holdings | 29.45 Bn | 26.24 Bn | - | 625.00 Mn |
| 3 | Southwest Airlines | 19.73 Bn | 15.94 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 256.00 Mn |
| 4 | Copa Holdings | 5.35 Bn | 4.09 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 280.64 Mn |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 4.49 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 3.76 Bn | -76.00 Mn |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.99 Bn | 3.38 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 100.70 Mn |
| 7 | Allegiant Travel | 1.86 Bn | 807.93 Mn | 902.77 Mn | -4.86 Mn |
| 8 | Jetblue Airways | 1.83 Bn | -189.37 Mn | 2.32 Bn | -247.00 Mn |
| 9 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.36 Bn | 408.77 Mn | - | -90.00 Mn |
| 10 | Republic Airways Holdings | 853.83 Mn | 576.23 Mn | 487.40 Mn | 31.20 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |