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Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL)

Industrials | Airlines | Atlanta, United States | NYSE
79.07 USD -1.04 (-1.298%) ⇩ (Oct. 13, 2026, 12:56 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:37 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook leans bullish, driven by aggressive speculative positioning in the call chain and a strong analyst consensus pointing to significant upside potential. While the statistical forecast model offers no directional edge, the options flow suggests traders are pricing in a recovery toward the $90 to $100 range. For the long term, the fundamentals are compelling: revenue is expanding at a robust 18.7% pace, and the nine-year price trajectory shows a healthy 44.53% gain with no recent consecutive declines, signaling a successful post-pandemic recovery. The valuation remains attractive with a forward P/E under 11, though the balance sheet carries notable leverage. The dividend is modest but highly sustainable given the low payout ratio, making this a solid core holding for investors willing to overlook the debt load in exchange for growth and recovery exposure.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.071816
AutoETS0.072803
AutoTheta0.073293
AutoARIMA0.073488

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 13.43
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.217
Excess Kurtosis -1.06
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-10-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-08
Debt to Equity Ratio 88.549
Revenue per Share 110.038
Market Cap 52,021,133,312
Trailing P/E 15.78
Forward P/E 10.67
Beta 1.34
Profit Margins 4.58%
Website https://www.delta.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:37 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for upside, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money calls at strikes like 87.5, 90, and 97.5, with over 95% of option positioning concentrated in OTM calls for near-term expirations. ATM call volume is spiking significantly, indicating active speculation on a move toward the analyst mean target. Put positioning is notably lighter, creating a distinct bullish skew despite the low statistical forecast confidence.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.24% 1.08% 1.01% 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 0.86
dividendYield 1.07
exDividendDate 2026-10-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.805
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.010048683
lastDividendValue 0.215
lastDividendDate 2026-07-09
dividendDate 2026-11-05

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.30749142
Address1 1,030 Delta Boulevard
All Time High 95.68
All Time Low 3.51
Ask 79.13
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 6
Average Analyst Rating 1.3 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 7,799,750
Average Daily Volume3 Month 6,218,400
Average Volume 6,218,400
Average Volume10Days 7,799,750
Beta 1.336
Bid 79.07
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 1
Book Value 34.405
City Atlanta
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 79.07
Current Ratio 0.402
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 80.7
Day Low 78.52
Debt To Equity 88.549
Display Name Delta Air Lines
Dividend Date 1,793,836,800
Dividend Rate 0.86
Dividend Yield 1.07
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,791,554,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,791,554,400
Earnings Growth -0.47
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.466
Earnings Timestamp 1,791,549,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,791,549,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,791,549,000
Ebitda 7,506,999,808
Ebitda Margins 0.10455
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.134
Enterprise To Revenue 0.955
Enterprise Value 68,568,707,072
Eps Current Year 5.44325
Eps Forward 7.40803
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.01
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,792,022,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 83.4992
Fifty Day Average Change -4.429199
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.05304481
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 30.749142
Fifty Two Week High 95.68
Fifty Two Week High Change -16.61
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.17359951
Fifty Two Week Low 55.03
Fifty Two Week Low Change 24.04
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.43685266
Fifty Two Week Range 55.03 - 95.68
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,178,199,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.12
Float Shares 650,027,260
Forward Eps 7.40803
Forward P E 10.6735525
Free Cashflow 2,492,124,928
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 100,000
Fullday Change -1.0400009
Fullday Change Percent -1.2982161
Fullday Price 79.07
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.17896
Gross Profits 12,849,000,448
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.09172
Held Percent Institutions 0.80625
Implied Shares Outstanding 657,912,380
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 0
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 52,021,133,312
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_266311
Most Recent Quarter 1,790,726,400
Net Income To Common 3,288,999,936
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 52,550,656,327
Number Of Analyst Opinions 24
Open 80.7
Operating Cashflow 8,000,000,000
Operating Margins 0.07218
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.1552
Peg Ratio 0.21
Phone 404-715-2191
Previous Close 80.11
Price Eps Current Year 14.526248
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.2982125
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.7245284
Profit Margins 0.04581
Quick Ratio 0.242
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.32
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.0400009
Regular Market Change Percent -1.2982161
Regular Market Day High 80.7
Regular Market Day Low 78.52
Regular Market Day Range 78.52 - 80.7
Regular Market Open 80.7
Regular Market Previous Close 80.11
Regular Market Price 79.07
Regular Market Time 1,791,910,592
Regular Market Volume 2,609,575
Return On Assets 0.03951
Return On Equity 0.15913999
Revenue Growth 0.211
Revenue Per Share 110.038
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17502642
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 657,912,380
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.038900003
Shares Short 25,570,890
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 25,258,577
Short Name Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.039100002
Short Ratio 3.63
Source Interval 15
State GA
Symbol DAL
Target High Price 125.0
Target Low Price 50.0
Target Mean Price 101.10833
Target Median Price 101.5
Total Cash 3,787,000,064
Total Cash Per Share 5.787
Total Debt 19,935,000,576
Total Revenue 71,799,996,416
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.805
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.010048683
Trailing Eps 5.01
Trailing P E 15.782434
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 76.14645
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.9235535
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.038393825
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,609,575
Website https://www.delta.com
Zip 30,354-1989