Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL)
Operating return on assets (Operating ROA)
| Dec 31, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 5,822,000 | 6,072,000 | 5,785,000 | 5,950,000 | 5,995,000 | 5,600,000 | 6,187,000 | 6,411,000 | 5,520,000 | 5,668,000 | 5,140,000 | 4,168,000 | 3,662,000 | 2,455,000 | 3,204,000 | 2,501,000 | 1,886,000 | 765,000 | -7,826,000 | -13,457,000 |
| Total assets | US$ in thousands | 81,185,000 | 79,623,000 | 78,395,000 | 77,342,000 | 75,372,000 | 75,368,000 | 75,197,000 | 74,969,000 | 73,644,000 | 73,247,000 | 73,497,000 | 73,134,000 | 72,275,000 | 72,596,000 | 74,805,000 | 73,748,000 | 72,471,000 | 72,783,000 | 75,309,000 | 73,083,000 |
| Operating ROA | 7.17% | 7.63% | 7.38% | 7.69% | 7.95% | 7.43% | 8.23% | 8.55% | 7.50% | 7.74% | 6.99% | 5.70% | 5.07% | 3.38% | 4.28% | 3.39% | 2.60% | 1.05% | -10.39% | -18.41% |
December 31, 2025 calculation
Operating ROA = Operating income (ttm) ÷ Total assets
= $5,822,000K ÷ $81,185,000K
= 7.17%
Peer comparison
Dec 31, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Operating ROA
Delta Air Lines Inc
DAL
7.17%
Alaska Air Group Inc
ALK
—
American Airlines Group
AAL
2.58%
JetBlue Airways Corp
JBLU
-1.52%
SkyWest Inc
SKYW
8.70%
Southwest Airlines Company
LUV
1.47%
United Airlines Holdings Inc
UAL
6.16%