Delta Air Lines (DAL) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
2.8%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
N/A
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: N/A (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.65B | 0.9% | — |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.65B | 0.8% | — |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.64B | 0.3% | — |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $150.00M | −$150.00M | 0.64B | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.64B | 0.8% | — |
| 2020 | $344.00M | $119.00M | $225.00M | 0.64B | -2.6% | 1.35% |
| 2019 | $2.03B | $161.00M | $1.87B | 0.65B | -5.9% | 5.40% |
| 2018 | $1.57B | $0.00 | $1.57B | 0.69B | -4.1% | 4.64% |
| 2017 | $1.68B | $169.00M | $1.51B | 0.72B | -4.2% | 4.23% |
| 2016 | $2.60B | $154.00M | $2.45B | 0.76B | -6.1% | 7.22% |
| 2015 | $2.20B | $76.00M | $2.12B | 0.80B | -4.9% | 5.58% |
| 2014 | $1.10B | $81.00M | $1.02B | 0.84B | -1.5% | 2.71% |
| 2013 | $250.00M | $90.00M | $160.00M | 0.86B | 0.9% | 1.08% |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $54.00M | −$54.00M | 0.85B | 0.7% | — |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $72.00M | −$72.00M | 0.84B | 0.1% | — |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $89.00M | −$89.00M | 0.84B | 1.9% | — |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $108.00M | −$108.00M | 0.83B | 76.7% | — |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.47B | 50.0% | — |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $76.00M | −$76.00M | 0.31B | 58.8% | — |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.20B | 21.7% | — |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.16B | 27.2% | — |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.13B | 2.9% | — |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.12B | 0.1% | — |
| 2002 | $42.00M | $0.00 | $42.00M | 0.12B | 0.1% | 1.49% |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.12B | -5.1% | — |
| 2000 | $502.00M | $0.00 | $502.00M | 0.13B | -14.3% | — |
| 1999 | $885.00M | $0.00 | $885.00M | 0.15B | -2.6% | — |
| 1998 | $885.00M | $0.00 | $885.00M | 0.16B | 106.2% | — |
| 1997 | $354.00M | $0.00 | $354.00M | 0.08B | -26.7% | — |
| 1996 | $379.00M | $0.00 | $379.00M | 0.10B | — | — |
| 1995 | $66.00M | $0.00 | $66.00M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)0% of headroom
Headroom $3.40B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Delta Air Lines buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Delta Air Lines (DAL) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is Delta Air Lines diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Delta Air Lines's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 2.8% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).