Delta Air Lines (DAL) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines' Tax Rate was 29.61% in Q3 2026, up 9.35 percentage points from 20.26% a year earlier and up 9.45 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Delta Air Lines' Tax Rate was 24.92% through Sep 30, 2026, up 3.76 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 19.08%, down 6.71 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate shows a four-year change of -10.57 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Tax Rate was 25.78% in FY2024 (+7.97 pp), 17.81% in FY2023 (-13.33 pp), 31.14% in FY2022 (+1.49 pp) and 29.65% in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Tax Rate since Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate was higher in four of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.41 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 19.41 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2025 (a drop of 44.67 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 170.80 Bn | 165.33 Bn | - | 22.00% |
| 2 | Csx | 89.17 Bn | 85.38 Bn | - | 24.09% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.81 Bn | 60.70 Bn | - | 20.63% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 77.31 Bn | 76.33 Bn | - | 24.65% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.23 Bn | 67.87 Bn | - | 23.46% |
| 6 | Fedex | 70.82 Bn | 36.77 Bn | - | 24.21% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 50.27 Bn | 32.46 Bn | - | 29.61% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.09 Bn | 38.36 Bn | - | 25.00% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.83 Bn | -24.55 Bn | - | 21.54% |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.53 Bn | 12.18 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 29.61% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.16% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.43% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.26% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 25.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.87% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.51% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 26.40% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 69.67% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.46% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.15% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.15% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.98% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.85% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.89% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 15.98% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 21.46% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 23.22% |
API Access
Delta Air Lines Tax Rate 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-rate&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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-rate&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();