stockrowDelta 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.
- Revenue
- +21.1%
- EPS
- −47.3%
- Free cash flow
- −56.4%
- Total debt
- −13.6%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) Return on equity
Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 15.9%, down 11.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (27.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −146.6% (fiscal 2020) to 52.1% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is above the Airlines industry median of 14.1% and above the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 27.7% | 1.50 |
| FY2024 | 26.2% | (25.93) |
| FY2023 | 52.1% | 26.94 |
| FY2022 | 25.2% | 14.85 |
| FY2021 | 10.3% | 156.97 |
| FY2020 | −146.6% | (179.46) |
| FY2019 | 32.8% | 2.80 |
| FY2018 | 30.0% | 4.19 |
| FY2017 | 25.8% | (10.43) |
| FY2016 | 36.3% | (9.78) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| LTM LATAM Airlines Group S.A. compare | 98.5% |
| CPA Copa Holdings, S.A. compare | 23.1% |
| UAL United Airlines Holdings Inc compare | 22.3% |
| RYAAY Ryanair Holdings PLC compare | 17.3% |
| DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 15.9% |
| SKYW SkyWest, Inc. compare | 15.1% |
| LUV Southwest Airlines Co. compare | 14.0% |
| AAL American Airlines Group Inc. compare | 11.8% |
| ALK Alaska Air Group, Inc. compare | −10.5% |
| Airlines industry median | 14.1% |
| Industrials sector median | 3.71% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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