Delta Air Lines (DAL) Rent Expense (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines posted quarterly Rent Expense of $913.0 million for Q1 2026, up 7.29% year-on-year from $851.0 million in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from $914.0 million in Q4 2025.
Delta Air Lines (DAL) has 18 years of Rent Expense data on file, last reported at $913.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Rent Expense rose 7.29% year-over-year to $913.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.6 billion (up 11.5% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $3.6 billion, up 13.14% from the prior year.
- Rent Expense for Q1 2026 stood at $913.0 million, roughly flat from $914.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Rent Expense topped out at $921.0 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $504.0 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Rent Expense is $748.0 million (2024), against an average of $727.7 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Rent Expense increased 2.23%; it then advanced 28.08% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Rent Expense shows it stood at $570.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 19.82% to $683.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 17.57% to $803.0 million in 2024, then grew by 13.82% to $914.0 million in 2025, then fell by 0.11% to $913.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Rent Expense figures came in at $913.0 million (Q1 2026), $914.0 million (Q4 2025), and $921.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Rental Exp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 53.78 Bn | 48.72 Bn | 15.19 Bn | 913.00 Mn |
| 2 | Southwest Airlines | 21.39 Bn | 18.06 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 572.00 Mn |
| 3 | Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V | 18.50 Bn | 17.47 Bn | -239.00 Mn | - |
| 4 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 8.98 Bn | 8.98 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 5.26 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 3.20 Bn | 291.00 Mn |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.43 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 924.11 Mn | - |
| 7 | Copa Holdings | 3.33 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 713.71 Mn | - |
| 8 | Jetblue Airways | 2.03 Bn | -140.72 Mn | 1.87 Bn | 169.00 Mn |
| 9 | Allegiant Travel | 1.67 Bn | 765.78 Mn | 651.87 Mn | - |
| 10 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.39 Bn | 618.26 Mn | 724.00 Mn | 192.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 913.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 913.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 914.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 914.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 921.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 921.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 878.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 878.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 851.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 851.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 803.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 803.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 832.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 832.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 766.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 766.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 748.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 748.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 683.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 683.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 679.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 679.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 617.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 617.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 584.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 584.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 570.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 570.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 562.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 562.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 546.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 546.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 504.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 504.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 542.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 542.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 524.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 524.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 460.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 460.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 493.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 493.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 403.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 403.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 458.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 458.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 422.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 422.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 550.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 550.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 855.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 855.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 460.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 460.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 442.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 442.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 419.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 419.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 408.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 408.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 439.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 439.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 425.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 425.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 389.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 389.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 375.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 375.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 392.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 392.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 373.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 373.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 361.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 361.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 349.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 349.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 399.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 399.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 376.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 376.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 348.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 348.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 329.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 329.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 403.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 403.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 388.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 388.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 373.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 373.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 353.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 353.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 393.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 393.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 355.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 355.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 341.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 341.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 350.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 350.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 378.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 378.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 359.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 359.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 323.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 323.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 324.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 324.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 360.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 360.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 347.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 347.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 305.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 305.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 306.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 306.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 342.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 342.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 320.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 320.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 313.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 313.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 313.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 313.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 331.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 331.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 324.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 324.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 313.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 313.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 318.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 318.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 340.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 340.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 315.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 315.00 Mn |