Delta Air Lines, Inc.
DAL Industrials Airlines
Delta Air Lines, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $63.4 billion, up 2.79% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to September 2026, revenue grew 21.1%, EPS fell 47.3%, free cash flow fell 56.4% and total debt fell 13.6%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for three consecutive years, revenue growth for five, operating cash flow growth for five.
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Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) Debt to equity
Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s debt to equity at the end of the quarter to 30 September 2026 was 0.6×, down 0.1× from fiscal 2025 (0.7×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.6× (fiscal 2016) to 19.4× (fiscal 2020); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is below the Airlines industry median of 0.8× and above the Industrials sector median of 0.3×.
Debt to equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Debt to equity | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 0.7× | (36.09%) |
| FY2024 | 1.1× | (41.36%) |
| FY2023 | 1.8× | (48.39%) |
| FY2022 | 3.5× | (49.48%) |
| FY2021 | 6.9× | (64.39%) |
| FY2020 | 19.4× | 2,576.37% |
| FY2019 | 0.7× | 1.79% |
| FY2018 | 0.7× | 1.26% |
| FY2017 | 0.7× | 18.15% |
| FY2016 | 0.6× | (22.26%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Debt to equity | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 0.6× | (10.76%) |
| Jun 2026 | 0.6× | (7.98%) |
| Mar 2026 | 0.7× | 2.72% |
| Dec 2025 | 0.7× | (14.40%) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Debt to equity against peers
| Company | Debt to equity |
|---|---|
| AAL American Airlines Group Inc. compare | −7.3× |
| LTM LATAM Airlines Group S.A. compare | 0.0× |
| RYAAY Ryanair Holdings PLC compare | 0.0× |
| DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 0.6× |
| CPA Copa Holdings, S.A. compare | 0.8× |
| LUV Southwest Airlines Co. compare | 0.8× |
| UAL United Airlines Holdings Inc compare | 1.6× |
| ALK Alaska Air Group, Inc. compare | 1.7× |
| ZNH China Southern Airlines Company Limited compare | 2.8× |
| Airlines industry median | 0.8× |
| Industrials sector median | 0.3× |
| Market median | 0.1× |
What Debt to equity is
Debt to Equity Ratio shows how much a company relies on borrowed money compared with the money its shareholders have in the business.
(Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt) ÷ Shareholders Equity (Total)
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