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Net Profit Margin for Delta Air Lines (DAL)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

6.9%

YoY change

+2.29pp

Trough year (2020)

-72.4%

Peak year (2013)

27.9%

Net Profit Margin history chart for Delta Air Lines (DAL) from 1986 to 2025

Latest: 7.9%

Net Profit Margin change chart for Delta Air Lines (DAL) from 1986 to 2025

Latest: +2.29pp

Net Profit Margin history table for Delta Air Lines (DAL) from 1986 to 2025

  • 20257.9%+2.29pp
  • 20245.6%-2.33pp
  • 20237.9%+5.33pp
  • 20222.6%+1.67pp
  • 20210.9%+73.38pp
  • 2020-72.4%-82.59pp
  • 201910.1%+1.29pp
  • 20188.9%+1.06pp
  • 20177.8%-2.84pp
  • 201610.6%-0.49pp
  • 201511.1%+9.49pp
  • 20141.6%-26.27pp
  • 201327.9%+25.15pp
  • 20122.8%+0.32pp
  • 20112.4%+0.56pp
  • 20101.9%+6.28pp
  • 2009-4.4%+34.90pp
  • 2008-39.3%-47.73pp
  • 20078.4%+43.80pp
  • 2006-35.4%-12.21pp
  • 2005-23.2%+10.95pp
  • 2004-34.1%-28.72pp
  • 2003-5.4%+3.77pp
  • 2002-9.2%-0.41pp
  • 2001-8.8%-13.71pp
  • 20004.9%-3.17pp
  • 19998.1%+0.57pp
  • 19987.5%+0.46pp
  • 19977.1%+0.80pp
  • 19966.3%+5.03pp
  • 19951.3%-2.09pp
  • 19943.3%+6.73pp
  • 1993-3.4%+4.96pp
  • 1992-8.4%-3.68pp
  • 1991-4.7%-1.13pp
  • 1990-3.5%-7.07pp
  • 19893.5%-2.17pp
  • 19885.7%+1.26pp
  • 19874.4%-0.52pp
  • 19865.0%—

Net Profit Margin values are taken from Delta Air Lines's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Net Profit Margin at Delta Air Lines (DAL)

According to Delta Air Lines's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported net margin is 6.9%. Net profit margin is net income divided by revenue — the bottom-line share of each sales dollar that remains after all costs, including operating expenses, interest, and taxes. It is the most comprehensive profitability ratio, though it can swing on one-off items, so read it alongside the multi-year trend below.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

2025's annual net margin for Delta Air Lines (DAL) came in at 7.90% – expanded 2.3 percentage points year-over-year.

27.90% stands as the all-time-high annual net margin, posted in 2013, against a low of -72.45% during 2020.

Delta Air Lines Net Profit Margin by Year

Delta Air Lines Net Profit Margin 2025: 7.9%

Delta Air Lines net margin in 2025 was 7.90%, expanded 2.3 percentage points from 2024.

Delta Air Lines Net Profit Margin 2024: 5.6%

2024's net margin for Delta Air Lines came in at 5.61%, contracted 2.3 percentage points from 2023.

Delta Air Lines Net Profit Margin 2023: 7.9%

Delta Air Lines posted net margin of 7.94% in 2023, expanded 5.3 percentage points from 2022.

Delta Air Lines Net Profit Margin 2022: 2.6%

In 2022, Delta Air Lines reported net margin of 2.61%, expanded 1.7 percentage points from 2021.

Delta Air Lines Net Profit Margin 2021: 0.9%

Delta Air Lines net margin in 2021 was 0.94%.

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