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 24.62% on a YoY basis from $2.2 billion in Q2 2025, and up 665.74% quarter-over-quarter from -$289.0 million in Q1 2026.
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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Delta Air Lines (DAL) has reported Profit After Tax for 18 consecutive years, with $1.6 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Profit After Tax fell 24.62% year-over-year to $1.6 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $3.9 billion (down 11.7% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $5.0 billion, up 44.78% from the prior year.
- Profit After Tax improved to $1.6 billion in Q2 2026 per DAL's latest filing, 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.
- Historically, Profit After Tax has averaged $854.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $927.5 million in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Profit After Tax soared 548.65% in 2025, then plunged 220.42% in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Profit After Tax stood at $645.0 million in 2022, then surged by 193.95% 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 soared by 48.91% to $1.6 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Profit After Tax over the past three periods registered $1.6 billion, -$289.0 million, and $1.1 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 52.35 Bn | 47.68 Bn | 19.07 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 2 | Ryanair Holdings | 27.93 Bn | 24.00 Bn | - | 625.00 Mn |
| 3 | Southwest Airlines | 20.05 Bn | 16.26 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 256.00 Mn |
| 4 | Copa Holdings | 5.42 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 68.18 Mn |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 4.52 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 3.76 Bn | -76.00 Mn |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.74 Bn | 3.14 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 100.70 Mn |
| 7 | Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V | 2.25 Bn | 1.21 Bn | - | -58.00 Mn |
| 8 | Allegiant Travel | 2.14 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 902.77 Mn | -4.86 Mn |
| 9 | Jetblue Airways | 1.65 Bn | -372.51 Mn | 2.32 Bn | -247.00 Mn |
| 10 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.34 Bn | 384.76 Mn | - | -90.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.64 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -289.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.46 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 | 1.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.83 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -363.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 645.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 757.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 735.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -940.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -646.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.29 Bn |
API Access
Delta Air Lines Profit After Tax API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=profit-after-tax&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "profit-after-tax", "ticker": "DAL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=profit-after-tax&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();