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

Delta Air Lines' Return on Invested Capital history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.13% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.13%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.13%, down 1.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.15%, 0.0% changed from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital reached 0.13% in Q1 2026 per DAL's latest filing, down from 0.14% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.17% in Q1 2024 to a low of 0.02% in Q3 2022.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.13%, with a median of 0.15% recorded in 2025.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Invested Capital: soared 47bps in 2022, then dropped -3bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.09% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 71bps to 0.16% in 2023, then dropped by -8bps to 0.15% in 2024, then fell by -4bps to 0.14% in 2025, then decreased by -4bps to 0.13% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for DAL's Return on Invested Capital are 0.13% (Q1 2026), 0.14% (Q4 2025), and 0.15% (Q3 2025).