Delta Air Lines (DAL) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines posted quarterly Tax Provisions of $75.0 million for Q1 2026, down 6.25% year-on-year from $80.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 74.49% on a QoQ basis from $294.0 million in Q4 2025.
Delta Air Lines (DAL) has 18 years of Tax Provisions data on file, last reported at $75.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Provisions fell 6.25% year-over-year to $75.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.2 billion (down 1.92% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.2 billion, down 1.75% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions for Q1 2026 stood at $75.0 million, down from $294.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Provisions topped out at $490.0 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at -$260.0 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Tax Provisions is $291.0 million (2022), against an average of $238.1 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Tax Provisions jumped 2138.46%; it then tumbled 30.02% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Tax Provisions shows it stood at $291.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 18.21% to $238.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 50.84% to $359.0 million in 2024, then fell by 18.11% to $294.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 74.49% to $75.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Tax Provisions figures came in at $75.0 million (Q1 2026), $294.0 million (Q4 2025), and $360.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 53.78 Bn | 48.72 Bn | 15.19 Bn | 75.00 Mn |
| 2 | Southwest Airlines | 21.39 Bn | 18.06 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 58.00 Mn |
| 3 | Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V | 18.50 Bn | 17.47 Bn | -239.00 Mn | - |
| 4 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 8.98 Bn | 8.98 Bn | - | 18.00 Mn |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 5.26 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 3.20 Bn | -124.00 Mn |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.43 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 924.11 Mn | 6.08 Mn |
| 7 | Copa Holdings | 3.33 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 713.71 Mn | - |
| 8 | Jetblue Airways | 2.03 Bn | -140.72 Mn | 1.87 Bn | -17.00 Mn |
| 9 | Allegiant Travel | 1.67 Bn | 765.78 Mn | 651.87 Mn | 23.55 Mn |
| 10 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.39 Bn | 618.26 Mn | 724.00 Mn | -9.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 124.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -338.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -353.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -1.48 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -83.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -73.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 300.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 452.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 464.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 216.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 326.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 366.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 350.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 175.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 745.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 617.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 645.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 288.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 225.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 641.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 804.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 488.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 553.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 757.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 881.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 440.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -428.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 222.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 497.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 122.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -8.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -6.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 1.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -4.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 5.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 5.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 4.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 3.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -8.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -2.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | -3.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -71.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 1.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 3.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 1.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 10.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -330.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | -18.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 4.00 Mn |