Delta Air Lines (DAL) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines (DAL) recorded Tax Provisions of $405 million in Q2 2026, down 8.8% from $444 million a year earlier but up 440.0% from the prior quarter.
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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Delta Air Lines' Tax Provisions came in at $1.13 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, down 3.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.18 billion, down 1.7% from FY2024.
- Across earlier years, Tax Provisions came in at $1.2 billion in FY2024 (+20.2%), $999 million in FY2023 (+67.6%), $596 million in FY2022 (+405.1%) and $118 million in FY2021.
- Quarterly Tax Provisions has ranged from -$260 million in Q1 2022 to $490 million in Q2 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Provisions has declined for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 0.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Tax Provisions in the last five years was growth of 140.3% in Q2 2022, against a decline of 30.0% in Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $75 million (Q1 2026), $294 million (Q4 2025) and $360 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.62 Bn | 156.15 Bn | - | 562.00 Mn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.16 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 318.00 Mn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.78 Bn | 74.50 Bn | - | 242.18 Mn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.01 Bn | 46.94 Bn | - | 157.00 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.45 Bn | 64.09 Bn | - | 225.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.46 Bn | 33.40 Bn | - | 510.00 Mn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.88 Bn | 37.06 Bn | - | 405.00 Mn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 35.33 Bn | - | 116.87 Mn |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.71 Bn | 12.72 Bn | 3.13 Bn | -64.16 Mn |
| 10 | Copart | 25.27 Bn | 9.69 Bn | 645.66 Mn | 77.88 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 405.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 75.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 294.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 360.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 444.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 80.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 359.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 289.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 468.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 85.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 238.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 413.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 490.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -143.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 291.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 267.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 298.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -260.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 320.00 Mn |
API Access
Delta Air Lines Tax Provisions 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=tax-provisions&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-provisions", "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=tax-provisions&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();