Delta Air Lines (DAL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines (DAL) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 3.82% for Q3 2026, down 2.04 percentage points from 5.86% a year earlier and down 0.81 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Delta Air Lines' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 6.39%, up 1.75 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +24.53 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Delta Air Lines' Return on Assets [ROA] was 4.64% in FY2024 (-1.68 pp), 6.32% in FY2023 (+4.50 pp), 1.82% in FY2022 (+1.43 pp) and 0.39% in FY2021 (+18.53 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.64 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was Q1 2022, with a gain of 18.67 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2026, with a drop of 2.04 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior quarters was 4.63% (Q2 2026), 5.40% (Q1 2026) and 6.22% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 177.43 Bn | 171.95 Bn | - | 10.41% |
| 2 | Csx | 95.92 Bn | 91.14 Bn | - | 8.03% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 85.95 Bn | 62.85 Bn | - | 6.39% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 80.52 Bn | 79.54 Bn | - | 4.44% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 75.79 Bn | 70.43 Bn | - | 5.84% |
| 6 | Fedex | 71.86 Bn | 37.80 Bn | - | 4.58% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 51.80 Bn | 33.98 Bn | - | 3.82% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.47 Bn | 38.73 Bn | - | 19.12% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 33.07 Bn | -24.62 Bn | - | 4.21% |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.26 Bn | 11.90 Bn | - | 9.57% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.82% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.63% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.40% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.22% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.86% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.76% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.79% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.59% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.18% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.98% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.28% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.64% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.08% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.61% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.82% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.11% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.81% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.71% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.38% |
API Access
Delta Air Lines Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();