Delta Air Lines (DAL) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines posted quarterly Tax Rate of 35.05% for Q1 2026, down 6005.0% year-on-year from 0.59% in Q1 2025, and down 280.36% on a QoQ basis from 19.43% in Q4 2025.
Delta Air Lines (DAL) has 18 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 35.05% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 6005.0% year-over-year to 35.05%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 20.76% (down 387.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 19.08%, down 671.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 35.05%, down from 19.43% 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.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 25.0% (2025), against an average of 22.51%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Tax Rate jumped 4141 bps; it then tumbled 6005 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 25.98% in 2022, then sank by 60 bps to 10.46% in 2023, then soared by 185 bps to 29.87% in 2024, then tumbled by 35 bps to 19.43% in 2025, then sank by 280 bps to 35.05% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 35.05% (Q1 2026), 19.43% (Q4 2025), and 20.26% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 53.78 Bn | 48.72 Bn | 15.19 Bn | -35.05 |
| 2 | Southwest Airlines | 21.39 Bn | 18.06 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 20.35 |
| 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 | - | -20.22 |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 5.26 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 3.20 Bn | 39.12 |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.43 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 924.11 Mn | 5.64 |
| 7 | Copa Holdings | 3.33 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 713.71 Mn | - |
| 8 | Jetblue Airways | 2.03 Bn | -140.72 Mn | 1.87 Bn | 5.06 |
| 9 | Allegiant Travel | 1.67 Bn | 765.78 Mn | 651.87 Mn | 35.66 |
| 10 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.39 Bn | 618.26 Mn | 724.00 Mn | 3.20 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -35.05 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -35.05 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.43 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.43 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.26 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.26 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.25 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.25 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 25.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 25.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.87 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.87 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.51 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.51 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 26.40 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 26.40 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 69.67 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 69.67 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.46 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.46 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.15 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.15 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.15 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.15 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 28.26 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 28.26 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.98 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.98 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.75 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.75 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.85 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.85 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.67 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.67 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.29 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.29 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.89 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.89 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 15.98 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 15.98 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 22.31 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 22.31 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 31.86 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 31.86 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 21.58 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 21.58 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.18 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.18 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 12.03 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 12.03 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 21.46 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 21.46 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 23.22 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 23.22 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 24.33 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 24.33 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 22.83 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 22.83 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 24.24 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 24.24 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 21.68 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 21.68 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 25.25 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 25.25 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 23.91 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 23.91 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 71.43 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 71.43 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 34.74 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 34.74 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 35.23 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 35.23 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 33.92 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 33.92 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 33.63 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 33.63 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 33.74 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 33.74 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 34.21 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 34.21 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 34.03 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 34.03 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 36.07 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 36.07 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 36.53 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 36.53 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 37.24 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 37.24 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 37.10 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 37.10 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 37.54 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 37.54 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 38.34 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 38.34 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 38.29 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 38.29 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 36.42 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 36.42 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -1,685.05 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -1,685.05 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -0.44 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -0.44 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 0.15 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 0.15 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -133.33 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -133.33 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 45.45 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 45.45 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 0.48 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 0.48 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -2.44 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -2.44 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 2.36 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 2.36 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -1.92 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -1.92 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -0.37 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | -1.54 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | -1.54 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 18.25 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 18.25 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 5.00 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 5.00 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 0.82 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 0.82 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 0.21 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -4.07 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -4.07 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 92.96 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 92.96 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 10.06 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 10.06 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | -1.58 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | -1.58 |