Delta Air Lines (DAL) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines (DAL) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.0% for Q2 2026, down 12.7% on a QoQ basis from 0.01% in Q1 2026, and little changed year-over-year from 0.0% in Q2 2025.
Delta Air Lines (DAL) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Delta Air Lines' Return on Invested Capital history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.0% for Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.0% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.02%, up 1.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital was 0.0% for Q2 2026 at Delta Air Lines, down from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.01% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 0.0% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.0% and a median of 0.0% in 2026 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- Peak annual rise in Return on Invested Capital reached 1 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 0 bps in 2022.
- Delta Air Lines' Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2022, then jumped by 45 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then decreased by 26 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then surged by 35 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then retreated by 14 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DAL's Return on Invested Capital at 0.0% in Q2 2026, 0.01% in Q1 2026, and 0.01% in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latam Airlines | 30,537.63 Bn | 30,534.97 Bn | 1.28 Mn | 12.63% |
| 2 | Ryanair Holdings | 61.66 Bn | 58.47 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 3 | Delta Air Lines | 56.54 Bn | 51.87 Bn | 19.07 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Southwest Airlines | 22.23 Bn | 18.44 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 8.87 Bn | 8.05 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Copa Holdings | 5.70 Bn | 4.36 Bn | 713.71 Mn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Alaska Air | 5.42 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 3.20 Bn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Skywest | 4.28 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Jetblue Airways | 2.02 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 0.00% |
| 10 | Allegiant Travel | 1.81 Bn | 909.71 Mn | 651.87 Mn | 0.01% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.00% |