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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Delta Air Lines (DAL) over the last 16 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.11%.

  • Delta Air Lines' Return on Capital Employed fell 100.0% to 0.11% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 0.11%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 100.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.11% for FY2025, which is 100.0% down from last year.
  • According to the latest figures from Q4 2025, Delta Air Lines' Return on Capital Employed is 0.11%, which was down 100.0% from 0.12% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Delta Air Lines' Return on Capital Employed peaked at 0.14% during Q1 2024, and registered a low of 0.26% during Q1 2021.
  • Moreover, its 5-year median value for Return on Capital Employed was 0.11% (2023), whereas its average is 0.07%.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Delta Air Lines' Return on Capital Employed tumbled by -3700bps in 2021 and then skyrocketed by 3100bps in 2022.
  • Delta Air Lines' Return on Capital Employed (Quarter) stood at 0.04% in 2021, then soared by 116bps to 0.08% in 2022, then soared by 49bps to 0.12% in 2023, then rose by 5bps to 0.12% in 2024, then decreased by -11bps to 0.11% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 0.11% in Q4 2025, 0.12% for Q3 2025, and 0.12% during Q2 2025.