Delta Air Lines (DAL) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Delta Air Lines (DAL) posted Tax Rate of 20.16% for Q2 2026, up 157.52% on a QoQ basis from 35.05% in Q1 2026, and up 291.0% year-over-year from 5.16% in Q2 2025.

Delta Air Lines (DAL) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Delta Air Lines' Tax Rate history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 20.16% for 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 was 20.16% for Q2 2026 at Delta Air Lines, up from 35.05% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 69.67% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 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 plunged 6005 bps.
  • Delta Air Lines' Tax Rate stood at 25.98% in 2022, then plunged by 60 bps to 10.46% in 2023, then jumped by 185 bps to 29.87% in 2024, then slumped by 35 bps to 19.43% in 2025, then rose by 4 bps to 20.16% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DAL's Tax Rate at 20.16% in Q2 2026, 35.05% in Q1 2026, and 19.43% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Latam Airlines 29,341.35 Bn 29,338.67 Bn 1.28 Mn -8,376.02%
2 Ryanair Holdings 183.33 Bn 180.79 Bn - -9.31%
3 Delta Air Lines 53.61 Bn 48.95 Bn 19.07 Bn 20.16%
4 Southwest Airlines 21.85 Bn 18.53 Bn 7.33 Bn 23.86%
5 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 8.69 Bn 7.93 Bn - -
6 Copa Holdings 5.59 Bn 4.26 Bn 713.71 Mn -10.07%
7 Alaska Air 5.12 Bn 3.35 Bn 3.20 Bn 39.12%
8 Skywest 3.85 Bn 3.22 Bn 1.01 Bn 27.48%
9 Jetblue Airways 1.85 Bn 1.44 Bn 1.87 Bn 5.06%
10 Allegiant Travel 1.72 Bn 818.03 Mn 651.87 Mn 35.66%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%