Delta Air Lines (DAL) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines' (DAL) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 20.16% in Q2 2026, up 291.0% YoY from 5.16% in Q2 2025, and up 157.52% on a QoQ basis from 35.05% in Q1 2026.
Delta Air Lines (DAL) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Delta Air Lines (DAL) has 18 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 20.16% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Tax Rate rose 291.0% year-over-year to 20.16% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 22.3% (up 158.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 19.08%, down 671.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate improved to 20.16% in Q2 2026, from 35.05% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 69.67% in Q1 2024 to a low of 35.05% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 22.38% and a median of 23.33% in 2025 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Tax Rate jumped 4141 bps — and 2026, when it sank 6005 bps.
- Tracing DAL's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 25.98% in 2022, then slumped by 60 bps to 10.46% in 2023, then surged by 185 bps to 29.87% in 2024, then plunged by 35 bps to 19.43% in 2025, then grew by 4 bps to 20.16% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 20.16% (Q2 2026), 35.05% (Q1 2026), and 19.43% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 53.01 Bn | 48.34 Bn | 19.07 Bn | 20.16% |
| 2 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.78 Bn | 25.56 Bn | - | -9.31% |
| 3 | Southwest Airlines | 19.50 Bn | 15.71 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 23.86% |
| 4 | Copa Holdings | 5.30 Bn | 4.04 Bn | 1.03 Bn | -11.78% |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 4.46 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 3.76 Bn | 64.49% |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.98 Bn | 3.38 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 27.48% |
| 7 | Jetblue Airways | 1.79 Bn | -232.60 Mn | 2.32 Bn | 8.86% |
| 8 | Allegiant Travel | 1.75 Bn | 695.62 Mn | 902.77 Mn | 7.66% |
| 9 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.33 Bn | 373.12 Mn | - | 4.26% |
| 10 | Republic Airways Holdings | 843.32 Mn | 565.72 Mn | 487.40 Mn | 28.11% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.16% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.16% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.16% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -35.05% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -35.05% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -35.05% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.43% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.43% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.43% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.26% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.26% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.26% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 25.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 25.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 25.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.87% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.87% |