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Delta Air Lines, Inc. earnings overview

Latest Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) earnings intelligence, including the newest scorecard, market reaction, and transcript analysis.

Next reportDelta Air Lines, Inc. reports Tuesday, Jan 12, 2027 · Before market openConsensus EPS $1.46 · consensus revenue $17.44B
DAL FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Delta's Q3 analysis supports a constructive operating thesis: durable travel demand, premium and loyalty growth, and cargo and MRO expansion can support continued growth. The evidence is balanced by fuel sensitivity, capacity discipline, CASM execution and operational risks.

EPS surprise-2.8%
Market move+0.0%
DAL FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Delta Air Lines delivered record Q2 FY2026 results, beating consensus on both lines — EPS of $2.45 vs. $1.49 estimated (64% surprise) and revenue of $19.76B vs. $17.43B estimated (13% surprise). The beat came despite a $2 billion year-over-year increase in fuel costs, underscoring the airline's growing ability to offset fuel volatility through diversified high-margin streams: Delta Amex loyalty, cargo, and third-party MRO. Pretax profit reached $1.4 billion. Management reaffirmed full-year guidance and expressed confidence in sustaining double-digit operating margins through H2, with mid-teens margins as a longer-term aspiration. International expansion (Asia, Middle East), fleet up-gauging (A321neo, Max 10, 787s), and technology investments (Delta Sync Concierge AI, Delta 1 lounges) form the forward growth architecture. The stock's modest abnormal move of +1.1% on the report suggests…

EPS surprise+64.4%
Market move+2.0%
DAL FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Delta's current setup is supported by broad corporate and leisure demand, premium and loyalty growth, and fleet and MRO investment; fuel costs and execution remain the key offsets.

EPS surprise+10.3%
Market move+3.7%
DAL FY2025 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2026

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

The supplied analysis supports a cautiously constructive operating thesis: premium demand, corporate travel, loyalty, ancillary revenue, and fleet renewal provide growth support, while main-cabin weakness, costs, regulation, and competition are material tests of durability.

EPS surprise+1.3%
Market move-2.4%
DAL FY2025 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2025

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

The supplied analysis supports a constructive but qualified view: premium demand, corporate travel, loyalty economics, fleet renewal, and capacity discipline are supporting Delta's trajectory, while main-cabin weakness, maintenance inflation, and potential oversupply remain important tests.

EPS surprise+8.9%
Market move+4.3%
DAL FY2025 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2025

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

The quarter supports a measured resilience case: stronger premium, loyalty, cargo and MRO areas are being paired with capacity discipline, but demand softness and external cost risks leave the trajectory dependent on execution.

EPS surprise—
Market move+23.4%
DAL FY2024 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2025

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

The supplied analysis supports a constructive operating thesis: premium-cabin expansion, international demand, loyalty partnerships, and digital products underpin raised 2025 targets. The case depends on disciplined capacity and fleet execution, fuel-cost recapture, and sustained demand.

EPS surprise—
Market move+9.0%
DAL FY2024 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2024

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Delta’s Q3 commentary supports a constructive but conditional view: premium demand, corporate travel, international demand, and cargo are supporting performance, while fuel, capacity, and near-term demand uncertainty remain important checks.

EPS surprise-1.3%
Market move-1.4%

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