Delta Air Lines (DAL) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Delta Air Lines has reported Research & Development for 18 years, with the latest figure at $649.0 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 5.87% year-over-year to $649.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.6 billion (up 8.33% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.6 billion, up 9.66% from the prior year.
• Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $649.0 million, up from $640.0 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Research & Development was $651.0 million in Q2 2025, with the low at $491.0 million in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $575.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $559.0 million in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development soared 31.02% — and 2024, when it dropped 1.61%.
• Delta Air Lines' Research & Development stood at $504.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 6.35% to $536.0 million in 2023, then grew by 11.38% to $597.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 7.2% to $640.0 million in 2025, then increased by 1.41% to $649.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $649.0 million (Q1 2026), $640.0 million (Q4 2025), and $649.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.