Delta Air Lines (DAL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 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] (2009 - 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 | 178.63 Bn | 170.88 Bn | - | 10.59% |
| 2 | Csx | 94.16 Bn | 89.39 Bn | - | 8.03% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.47 Bn | 60.32 Bn | 22.04 Bn | 6.14% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.54 Bn | 81.26 Bn | 57.15 Mn | 4.42% |
| 5 | Fedex | 75.60 Bn | 41.80 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 4.58% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - | 5.89% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 60.67 Bn | 42.86 Bn | - | 3.92% |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 39.17 Bn | -18.53 Bn | - | 4.21% |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.72 Bn | 33.56 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 19.98% |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 31.95 Bn | 16.22 Bn | - | 8.90% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.92% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.75% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.53% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.37% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.93% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.98% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.38% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.18% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.94% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.47% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.83% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.29% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.76% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.99% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.28% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.90% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.60% |
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();