Delta Air Lines, Inc. DAL
84.94
2.18
2.63%
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $54.8B
- P/E
- 14.0×
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Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) Operating margin
Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 8.08%, down 1.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (9.19%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −72.9% (fiscal 2020) to 19.2% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 36% of that period. That is above the Airlines industry median of 4.18% and above the Industrials sector median of 5.15%.
Operating margin, annual
Annual
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 9.19% | (0.54) |
| FY2024 | 9.73% | 0.22 |
| FY2023 | 9.51% | 2.27 |
| FY2022 | 7.24% | 0.93 |
| FY2021 | 6.31% | 79.25 |
| FY2020 | −72.9% | (87.02) |
| FY2019 | 14.1% | 2.23 |
| FY2018 | 11.9% | (2.65) |
| FY2017 | 14.5% | (3.23) |
| FY2016 | 17.7% | (1.44) |
Quarterly
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 9.43% | 6.27 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.16% | (6.01) |
| Dec 2025 | 9.17% | (0.93) |
| Sep 2025 | 10.1% | (2.53) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low −72.9%
High 19.2%
Ten-year median
9.73%
Current reading's percentile
36
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| CPA Copa Holdings, S.A. compare | 19.4% |
| LTM LATAM Airlines Group S.A. compare | 15.0% |
| RYAAY Ryanair Holdings PLC compare | 13.1% |
| DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 8.08% |
| UAL United Airlines Holdings Inc compare | 7.74% |
| LUV Southwest Airlines Co. compare | 3.46% |
| AAL American Airlines Group Inc. compare | 1.73% |
| ALK Alaska Air Group, Inc. compare | −1.52% |
| ZNH China Southern Airlines Company Limited compare | −7.90% |
| Airlines industry median | 4.18% |
| Industrials sector median | 5.15% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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