Delta Air Lines (DAL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Delta Air Lines has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 11.47% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 128.0% year-over-year to 11.47%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.47% (down 128.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 11.48%, down 105.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 11.47%, up from 11.02% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 13.99% in Q1 2024, with the low at 5.1% in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 10.6% across 5 years, with a median of 11.73% in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 3105 bps — and 2025, when it sank 163 bps.
• Delta Air Lines' Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.87% in 2022, then soared by 49 bps to 11.74% in 2023, then advanced by 5 bps to 12.31% in 2024, then fell by 11 bps to 11.02% in 2025, then grew by 4 bps to 11.47% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 11.47% (Q1 2026), 11.02% (Q4 2025), and 11.96% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.