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

Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported Profit After Tax of -$289.0 million for Q1 2026, down 220.42% on a YoY basis from $240.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 123.71% quarter-over-quarter from $1.2 billion in Q4 2025.

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

Delta Air Lines has reported Profit After Tax for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$289.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Profit After Tax fell 220.42% year-over-year to -$289.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $4.5 billion (up 22.32% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $5.0 billion, up 44.78% from the prior year.
  • Profit After Tax for Q1 2026 stood at -$289.0 million, down from $1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Profit After Tax was $2.1 billion in Q2 2025, with the low at -$940.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Profit After Tax has averaged $829.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $843.0 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Profit After Tax surged 548.65% — and 2026, when it tumbled 220.42%.
  • Delta Air Lines' Profit After Tax stood at $829.0 million in 2022, then soared by 145.72% to $2.0 billion in 2023, then sank by 58.62% to $843.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 44.6% to $1.2 billion in 2025, then sank by 123.71% to -$289.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Profit After Tax figures came in at -$289.0 million (Q1 2026), $1.2 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.4 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) PAT (Qtr)
1 Ryanair Holdings 453.97 Bn 448.50 Bn 1.55 Bn -463.03 Mn
2 Delta Air Lines 54.89 Bn 49.84 Bn 15.19 Bn -289.00 Mn
3 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 47.52 Bn 46.49 Bn -239.00 Mn 11.00 Mn
4 Southwest Airlines 23.88 Bn 20.55 Bn 6.21 Bn 227.00 Mn
5 Copa Holdings 6.22 Bn 4.88 Bn 713.71 Mn 172.62 Mn
6 Alaska Air 5.64 Bn 3.87 Bn 3.20 Bn -193.00 Mn
7 Skywest 3.71 Bn 3.08 Bn 924.11 Mn 101.69 Mn
8 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 2.23 Bn 2.23 Bn - -71.00 Mn
9 Jetblue Airways 2.11 Bn -62.86 Mn 1.87 Bn -319.00 Mn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.82 Bn 921.81 Mn 651.87 Mn 42.48 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -289.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.22 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.42 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.13 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 240.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 843.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.27 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.31 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 37.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.04 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 1.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 652.00 Mn