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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Return on Equity (2016 - 2026)

Delta Air Lines' Return on Equity history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.22% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Equity fell 2.0% year-over-year to 0.22%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.22%, down 2.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.28%, 2.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity reached 0.22% in Q1 2026 per DAL's latest filing, down from 0.25% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Equity ranged from a high of 0.45% in Q4 2023 to a low of 0.02% in Q3 2022.
  • Average Return on Equity over 5 years is 0.28%, with a median of 0.26% recorded in 2025.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Equity: soared 1428bps in 2022, then dropped -21bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Equity shows it stood at 0.24% in 2022, then soared by 92bps to 0.45% in 2023, then plummeted by -47bps to 0.24% in 2024, then rose by 6bps to 0.25% in 2025, then fell by -14bps to 0.22% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for DAL's Return on Equity are 0.22% (Q1 2026), 0.25% (Q4 2025), and 0.26% (Q3 2025).