Delta Air Lines, Inc.

WBAG:DAL Stock Report

Market Cap: €37.4b

Delta Air Lines Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Delta Air Lines has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 38.1%, while the Airlines industry saw earnings growing at 42.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 15.5% per year. Delta Air Lines's return on equity is 34.1%, and it has net margins of 7.7%.

Key information

38.1%

Earnings growth rate

38.6%

EPS growth rate

Airlines Industry Growth0.5%
Revenue growth rate15.5%
Return on equity34.1%
Net Margin7.7%
Next Earnings Update10 Jan 2025

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Delta Air Lines makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

WBAG:DAL Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2460,3074,6512,4290
30 Jun 2460,1174,4872,4040
31 Mar 2459,0375,0092,3840
31 Dec 2358,0484,6092,3340
30 Sep 2357,2603,4012,2760
30 Jun 2355,7462,9872,2050
31 Mar 2353,9931,8952,0790
31 Dec 2250,5821,3181,8910
30 Sep 2246,617811,6980
30 Jun 2241,7966001,4590
31 Mar 2235,0975171,1550
31 Dec 2129,8992809530
30 Sep 2124,402-677350
30 Jun 2118,311-6,6595270
31 Mar 2112,653-13,0283550
31 Dec 2017,095-12,3856430
30 Sep 2024,561-10,5321,0360
30 Jun 2034,059-3,6571,4760
31 Mar 2045,1273,5031,9640
31 Dec 1947,0074,7672,2110
30 Sep 1946,3104,6881,9730
30 Jun 1945,7034,5141,9680
31 Mar 1944,9424,1081,9410
31 Dec 1844,4383,9351,9410
30 Sep 1843,9243,2141,9290
30 Jun 1843,0333,0521,8930
31 Mar 1842,0053,2011,8380
31 Dec 1741,1383,2051,8270
30 Sep 1740,3683,5291,7900
30 Jun 1739,7893,6281,7570
31 Mar 1739,4893,9881,7380
31 Dec 1639,4504,1951,7510
30 Sep 1639,6834,7311,6930
30 Jun 1640,3074,7871,6900
31 Mar 1640,5674,7261,6740
31 Dec 1540,7044,5261,6720
30 Sep 1540,8492,8341,6810
30 Jun 1540,9201,8761,6940
31 Mar 1540,8341,1921,7130
31 Dec 1440,3626591,7000
30 Sep 1439,7919,8501,6800
30 Jun 1439,10310,8621,6510
31 Mar 1438,18910,7461,6190
31 Dec 1337,77310,5401,6030

Quality Earnings: DAL has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: DAL's current net profit margins (7.7%) are higher than last year (5.9%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: DAL's earnings have grown significantly by 38.1% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: DAL's earnings growth over the past year (36.8%) is below its 5-year average (38.1% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: DAL earnings growth over the past year (36.8%) exceeded the Airlines industry 14.7%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst DAL's Return on Equity (34.08%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 01:53
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Delta Air Lines, Inc. is covered by 51 analysts. 19 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John StaszakArgus Research Company
Lindsay BettiolAtlantic Equities LLP
Fred LowranceAvondale Partners