Delta Air Lines (DAL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines (DAL) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 14.84% for Q3 2026, down 10.69 percentage points from 25.54% a year earlier and down 3.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Delta Air Lines' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 27.69%, up 1.50 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +174.33 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Delta Air Lines' Return on Equity [ROE] was 26.19% in FY2024 (-25.93 pp), 52.12% in FY2023 (+26.94 pp), 25.18% in FY2022 (+14.85 pp) and 10.33% in FY2021 (+156.97 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -10.46 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q1 2022, with a gain of 1307.46 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2024, with a drop of 21.45 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 18.73% (Q2 2026), 21.72% (Q1 2026) and 25.24% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 178.63 Bn | 170.88 Bn | - | 35.69% |
| 2 | Csx | 94.16 Bn | 89.39 Bn | - | 25.37% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.47 Bn | 60.32 Bn | 22.04 Bn | 29.36% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.54 Bn | 81.26 Bn | 57.15 Mn | 8.38% |
| 5 | Fedex | 75.60 Bn | 41.80 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 14.43% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - | 16.28% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 60.67 Bn | 42.86 Bn | - | 15.25% |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 39.17 Bn | -18.53 Bn | - | 20.76% |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.72 Bn | 33.56 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 25.21% |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 31.95 Bn | 16.22 Bn | - | 15.53% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 15.25% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.21% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.25% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.84% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 26.20% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 28.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.74% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.96% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 36.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 39.44% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 46.32% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 46.73% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 40.89% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 43.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 31.23% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.78% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.83% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.76% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.10% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.52% |
API Access
Delta Air Lines Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();