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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Delta Air Lines' Return on Capital Employed history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.11% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.11%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.11%, down 1.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.11%, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed reached 0.11% in Q1 2026 per DAL's latest filing, up from 0.11% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.14% in Q1 2024 to a low of 0.05% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.11%, with a median of 0.12% recorded in 2025.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Capital Employed: soared 31bps in 2022, then dropped -2bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.08% in 2022, then soared by 49bps to 0.12% in 2023, then increased by 5bps to 0.12% in 2024, then dropped by -11bps to 0.11% in 2025, then rose by 4bps to 0.11% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for DAL's Return on Capital Employed are 0.11% (Q1 2026), 0.11% (Q4 2025), and 0.12% (Q3 2025).