Delta Air Lines (DAL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines (DAL) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 4.63% for Q2 2026, down 1.13 percentage points from 5.76% a year earlier and down 0.77 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 Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.19 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 Q1 2025, with a drop of 1.95 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior quarters was 5.40% (Q1 2026), 6.22% (Q4 2025) and 5.86% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 165.28 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | 10.41% |
| 2 | Csx | 87.86 Bn | 84.08 Bn | - | 7.32% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 75.56 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - | 4.35% |
| 4 | Norfolk Southern | 71.27 Bn | 65.91 Bn | - | 5.84% |
| 5 | United Parcel Service | 69.70 Bn | 46.62 Bn | - | 6.39% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.71 Bn | 34.65 Bn | - | 4.58% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.32 Bn | 37.50 Bn | - | 4.63% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 37.44 Bn | 36.71 Bn | - | 19.12% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.52 Bn | -19.85 Bn | - | 4.22% |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.73 Bn | 12.74 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 9.98% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.09% |
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();