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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |