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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Delta Air Lines posted quarterly Retained Earnings of $12.9 billion for Q1 2026, up 44.89% year-on-year from $8.9 billion in Q1 2025, and up 412.72% on a QoQ basis from -$4.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Delta Air Lines (DAL) has 18 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at $12.9 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 44.89% year-over-year to $12.9 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $12.9 billion (up 44.89% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$4.1 billion, down 147.08% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at $12.9 billion, up from -$4.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $12.9 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$7.1 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $3.6 billion (2023), against an average of $3.4 billion.
  • Peak annual rise in Retained Earnings reached 956.43% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 599.57% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at $1.2 billion in 2022, then sank by 599.57% to -$5.8 billion in 2023, then surged by 250.27% to $8.8 billion in 2024, then sank by 147.08% to -$4.1 billion in 2025, then jumped by 412.72% to $12.9 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at $12.9 billion (Q1 2026), -$4.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $12.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Delta Air Lines 53.78 Bn 48.72 Bn 15.19 Bn 12.93 Bn
2 Southwest Airlines 21.39 Bn 18.06 Bn 6.21 Bn -1.00 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 - -197.00 Mn
5 Alaska Air 5.26 Bn 3.49 Bn 3.20 Bn -176.00 Mn
6 Skywest 3.43 Bn 2.80 Bn 924.11 Mn -366,000.00
7 Copa Holdings 3.33 Bn 1.99 Bn 713.71 Mn -15.94 Mn
8 Jetblue Airways 2.03 Bn -140.72 Mn 1.87 Bn 398.00 Mn
9 Allegiant Travel 1.67 Bn 765.78 Mn 651.87 Mn 3.40 Mn
10 Frontier Group Holdings 1.39 Bn 618.26 Mn 724.00 Mn -5.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 12.93 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -4.14 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 12.13 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 10.83 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 8.93 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 8.78 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 7.94 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 6.77 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 5.62 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -5.85 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 3.61 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 2.57 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -5.75 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.17 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 342.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -353.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -7.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -148.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -8.80 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 -953.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -1.61 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 -428.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -7.94 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 -7.94 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 11.42 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 12.45 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 11.77 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 -7.69 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 9.66 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 10.04 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 9.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 8.85 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 -7.68 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 8.26 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 -7.48 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 8.91 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 8.23 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 7.90 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 11.11 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 -7.28 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 8.46 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 -7.28 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 6.75 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 -7.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 -7.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 -7.31 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 -5.10 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 -5.14 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 -5.14 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 -5.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 -8.32 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 -8.33 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 -8.43 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 -8.58 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 -6.46 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 -6.49 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 -6.52 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 -6.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 -3.72 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 -3.59 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 -3.40 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 -3.58 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 -3.72 Bn
Jun 30, 2010 -9.63 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 -3.56 Bn