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Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL)

Industrials | Airlines | Atlanta, United States | NYSE
86.19 USD -1.20 (-1.373%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 86.00 -0.19 (-0.190%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:35 a.m. EDT

Delta Air Lines presents a compelling long-term case driven by robust operational metrics, specifically a 25 percent return on equity and double-digit revenue growth, which aligns with the sector's recovery. The nine-year price trajectory confirms this with a 48 percent gain and no recent consecutive declines. However, the balance sheet carries elevated leverage, preventing a top-tier classification. On the short end, technicals remain favorable with the stock trading well above key moving averages, yet the recent pullback from 14-day highs introduces some caution. Options activity reveals a bullish bias with call walls at higher strikes, though heavy put volume suggests investors are hedging against volatility. The dividend yield is modest, offering little income relative to inflation.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_126 ✓0.067693
MSTL_70_1260.073334
MSTL0.095285
MSTL_700.096352
AutoTheta0.100678
AutoARIMA0.105672
AutoETS0.106580

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_126

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 2.16
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.195
Excess Kurtosis -0.76
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-08
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-08
Debt to Equity Ratio 96.649
Revenue per Share 104.896
Market Cap 56,626,348,032
Trailing P/E 14.29
Forward P/E 9.97
Beta 1.29
Profit Margins 5.78%
Website https://www.delta.com

As of July 11, 2026, 5:35 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside with significant open interest walls at 99 and 101 strikes for July expiration, while heavy put volume near the money (84-87) indicates a hedge against downside volatility. The implied volatility skew is extreme, with call IV nearly triple the put IV, suggesting a bullish pricing bias despite the defensive put placement.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.24% 1.44% 1.18% 0.71%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-09 0.215 0.241573
2026-05-14 0.188 0.262753
2026-02-26 0.188 0.266629
2025-10-16 0.188 0.311258
2025-07-31 0.188 0.353317
2025-05-13 0.150 0.283072
2025-02-27 0.150 0.251046
2024-10-10 0.150 0.298270
2024-07-30 0.150 0.346981
2024-05-13 0.100 0.188715
2024-02-23 0.100 0.239693
2023-10-11 0.100 0.277932
2023-07-14 0.100 0.215100
2020-02-19 0.403 0.688771
2019-10-23 0.403 0.748931
2019-07-24 0.403 0.638062
2019-05-01 0.350 0.612102
2019-02-28 0.350 0.705930
2018-11-06 0.350 0.630972
2018-07-25 0.350 0.677507
2018-05-10 0.305 0.585862
2018-02-22 0.305 0.580400
2017-11-16 0.305 0.604559
2017-08-21 0.305 0.637942
2017-05-17 0.203 0.425220
2017-02-22 0.203 0.398586
2016-11-08 0.203 0.455872
2016-08-10 0.203 0.556469
2016-05-09 0.135 0.318396
2016-02-12 0.135 0.314027
2015-11-04 0.135 0.266482
2015-08-05 0.135 0.291577
2015-05-06 0.090 0.204267
2015-02-18 0.090 0.198807
2014-11-05 0.090 0.214951
2014-08-06 0.090 0.249861
2014-05-07 0.060 0.156904
2014-02-19 0.060 0.196271
2013-11-04 0.060 0.218659
2013-08-07 0.060 0.285987
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.78
dividendYield 0.89
exDividendDate 2026-07-09
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.778
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0089026205
lastDividendValue 0.215
lastDividendDate 2026-07-09
dividendDate 2026-07-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.5038719
Address1 1,030 Delta Boulevard
All Time High 95.68
All Time Low 3.51
Ask 86.19
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 6
Average Analyst Rating 1.4 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 8,155,040
Average Daily Volume3 Month 8,157,011
Average Volume 8,157,011
Average Volume10Days 8,155,040
Beta 1.288
Bid 86.45
Bid Size 600
Board Risk 2
Book Value 33.353
City Atlanta
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 86.19
Current Ratio 0.424
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 88.08
Day Low 85.5
Debt To Equity 96.649
Display Name Delta Air Lines
Dividend Date 1,785,369,600
Dividend Rate 0.78
Dividend Yield 0.89
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,783,692,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,783,692,000
Earnings Growth -0.254
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.247
Earnings Timestamp 1,783,686,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,791,462,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,791,462,600
Ebitda 7,506,999,808
Ebitda Margins 0.10993
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.697
Enterprise To Revenue 1.066
Enterprise Value 72,793,276,416
Eps Current Year 6.26703
Eps Forward 8.64828
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.03
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,783,555,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 80.1074
Fifty Day Average Change 6.0826035
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.07593061
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 50.38719
Fifty Two Week High 95.68
Fifty Two Week High Change -9.489998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.09918476
Fifty Two Week Low 50.45
Fifty Two Week Low Change 35.74
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.7084242
Fifty Two Week Range 50.45 - 95.68
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,178,199,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.3
Float Shares 649,595,930
Forward Eps 8.64828
Forward P E 9.966144
Free Cashflow 2,817,374,976
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 103,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.187
Gross Profits 12,769,999,872
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.06527
Held Percent Institutions 0.83852994
Implied Shares Outstanding 656,994,340
Industry Airlines
Industry Disp Airlines
Industry Key airlines
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=71481&p=irol-stockQuote
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,783,555,200
Last Dividend Value 0.215
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Delta Air Lines, Inc. provides scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Airline and Refinery. Its domestic network centered on core hubs in Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis-St. Paul, and Salt Lake City, as well as coastal hub positions in Boston, Los Angeles, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, and Seattle; and international network centered on hubs and market presence in Amsterdam, Bogota, Lima, Mexico City, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Santiago (Chile), Sao Paulo, Seoul-Incheon, and Tokyo. It also provides aircraft maintenance and engineering support, repair, and overhaul services; and vacation packages. The company operates through a fleet of approximately 1,314 aircraft. Delta Air Lines, Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Long Name Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 56,626,348,032
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_266311
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 3,950,000,128
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 57,414,735,372
Number Of Analyst Opinions 25
Open 87.93
Operating Cashflow 8,134,000,128
Operating Margins 0.07921
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.1244
Peg Ratio 0.21
Phone 404-715-2191
Post Market Change -0.19000244
Post Market Change Percent -0.22044604
Post Market Price 86.0
Post Market Time 1,783,987,172
Previous Close 87.39
Price Eps Current Year 13.752927
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.5841753
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.8292405
Profit Margins 0.05784
Quick Ratio 0.267
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.38462
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.2
Regular Market Change Percent -1.37315
Regular Market Day High 88.08
Regular Market Day Low 85.5
Regular Market Day Range 85.5 - 88.08
Regular Market Open 87.93
Regular Market Previous Close 87.39
Regular Market Price 86.19
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 7,464,413
Return On Assets 0.04019
Return On Equity 0.20125
Revenue Growth 0.187
Revenue Per Share 104.896
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 656,994,340
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.044299997
Shares Short 29,082,856
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 24,343,833
Short Name Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.044499997
Short Ratio 3.63
Source Interval 15
State GA
Symbol DAL
Target High Price 125.0
Target Low Price 50.0
Target Mean Price 99.56
Target Median Price 105.0
Total Cash 4,664,999,936
Total Cash Per Share 7.132
Total Debt 21,084,000,256
Total Revenue 68,287,000,576
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.778
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0089026205
Trailing Eps 6.03
Trailing P E 14.293532
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 68.80545
Two Hundred Day Average Change 17.384552
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.25266242
Type Disp Equity
Volume 7,464,413
Website https://www.delta.com
Zip 30,354-1989