Delta Air Lines (DAL) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines' Tax Rate was 20.16% in Q2 2026, up 2.91 percentage points from 17.25% a year earlier and up 55.21 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 22.30% through Jun 30, 2026, up 1.58 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 19.08%, down 6.71 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate shows a five-year change of -1.46 percentage points (FY2020 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 (+9.11 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has moved between -35.05% (Q1 2026) and 69.67% (Q1 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -13.61 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 41.41 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2026 (a drop of 60.05 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, DAL's Tax Rate in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -35.05% (Q1 2026), 19.43% (Q4 2025) and 20.26% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.85 Bn | 157.37 Bn | - | 22.00% |
| 2 | Csx | 86.62 Bn | 82.84 Bn | - | 24.09% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.11 Bn | 75.83 Bn | - | 24.65% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.66 Bn | 47.58 Bn | - | 20.63% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.32 Bn | 64.96 Bn | - | 23.46% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.53 Bn | 34.48 Bn | - | 24.21% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.25 Bn | 37.43 Bn | - | 20.16% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.69 Bn | 35.95 Bn | - | 25.00% |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.78 Bn | 12.78 Bn | 3.13 Bn | - |
| 10 | Copart | 25.20 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 732.88 Mn | 20.06% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 24.33% |
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();