Overall verdict
Neutral
5.9/10
1-year performance
+49.03%
Score breakdown
Up 49.0% over 1 year, 78% of the 52-week range.
Strongest: Profitability 8.4/10. Weakest: Growth 0.6/10.
25 analysts, target +0.2% vs the price.
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.
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Passenger Airlines
Primary listing
Nyse
United States
CEO
Edward Bastian
Founded
1924
Employees
100 000
Revenue / employee
633 640 USD
Next earnings
January 8, 2027 (estimated)
Institutional holders
- FMR LLC4.65%
- GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC2.60%
- Bank of New York Mellon Corp1.79%
- Rest of the register90.95%
3 13F filings as of September 30, 2026: US managers above $100M, filed up to 45 days after quarter end. No insiders, no retail. A share on loan is declared by its lender and by whoever bought it from the short seller, so the total can exceed 100%.
Research uses the underlying stock’s market history. The purchase quote is calculated separately when you review your order.
52-week high
95.68 USD
52-week low
55.27 USD
1-year performance
49.03%
Rising
Year-to-date performance
24.28%
Rising
Drawdown
-9.27%
Mild pullback
Position in the 52-week range
78% of range
Against the world ETF
Over 20 years, from April 2007 to October 2026, the share did not clearly beat the world ETF once risk is accounted for. It earned more, but shaking 3.0 times harder: for the risk taken, the ETF paid better.
$10,000 placed at the end of April 2007 are worth today
| Delta Air Lines | $45,836 |
| World ETF | $43,958 |
| S&P 500 | $72,763 |
| Risk-free placement | $13,426 |
The risk
- Shaking:the share moves 3.0 times as much as the world ETF.
- Worst fall:-76Â % between October 2007 and February 2009. $10,000 placed at the top fell to $2,418. The world ETF, at worst: -53Â %. Back to its high in 53 months.
Delta Air Lines kept pace with the world ETF since 2007
Value of $10,000 placed at the end of April 2007, dividends reinvested, in dollars
- Delta Air Lines: $45,836
- World ETF: $43,958
- S&P 500: $72,763
- Risk-free placement: $13,426
Based on past performance. This is not a recommendation.
Range: 58.96 USD - 84.91 USD (3 methods agree)
The price implies growth of 4.26% per year; the company grows at 25.00%.
Gross margin 15.0%, net margin 4.6%, ROIC 8.9%, ROE 15.9%.
Net margin
4.58%
High
Sector 3.35%|S&P 13.40%
Gross margin
15.02%
Fair
Return on equity (ROE)
15.92%
Exceptional
Sector 10.12%|S&P 17.06%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)
8.88%
Exceptional
Free cash flow margin (FCF)
4.21%
Exceptional
Profit-to-cash conversion (FCF conversion)
0.92x
Fair
Margin stability
24.0 pts
Very uneven
Revenue to net income
Growth
0.6/10Revenue up 21.1% over 1 year, 30.0% a year over 5.
Revenue (trailing 12 months)
71.8Md USD
Revenue growth (1y)
21.07%
Strong
Revenue growth (3y)
25.27%
Solid
EPS growth (1y)
-47.05%
Declining
EPS CAGR (5y)
—
EPS revisions (3 months)
-19.31%
Sharply revised down
Valuation
5.3/10P/E 17.4x, forward P/E 18.7x, EV/EBITDA 8.3x. The multiple sits in the 55th percentile of its own 5-year history.
P/E (TTM)
17.4x
Expensive
Sector 12.7x|S&P 23.6x
Forward P/E
18.7x
Expensive
EV / EBITDA
8.3x
Expensive
Sector 6.2x|S&P 15.5x
PEG
—
Sector 0.16|S&P 0.91
Fair value (reverse DCF)
68.69 USD
Overvalued
P/E vs its own 5-year history
among the 45% highest valuations
In line with its history
Market cap
57.1Md USD
Financial strength
6.4/10Cash covers 20.5% of the debt, net debt/EBITDA 1.9x.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.9x
Solid
Gearing (net debt / equity)
66.50%
Tight
Cash
3.9Md USD
Cash / market cap
6.77%
Tight
Cash / total debt
20.51%
Tight
Interest coverage
13.1x
Very solid
Net debt
15.0Md USD
Equity
22.5Md USD
Closed daily candles, 2 years
Last close on November 10, 2026: 92.20 USD
- MM2081.52
- MM5081.31
- MM20077.35
- RSI 1467.0
Top panel: closed candles, 20, 50 and 200-day moving averages, with volume in grey. Bottom panel: 14-day RSI with dashed 30 and 70 levels.
200-day average slope, 1 month
+1.58%
200-day average slope, 3 months
+7.21%
50-day average slope, 1 month
-2.62%
Price structure
Lower lows
Bullish RSI divergence
No
20-day volatility
3.05 % per day
Volatility change
+41.00%
Forecasts by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | EPS | Normalised EPS | Revenue | EBITDA | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.65 (6) | 5.35 (23) | 75 205 (12) | 8 392 (12) | 3 118 (6) |
| 2027 | 7.29 (9) | 7.31 (24) | 77 337 (13) | 10 063 (12) | 4 731 (8) |
Amounts in millions of USD, EPS in USD per share. In brackets, the number of analysts. Consensus as of November 11, 2026.
Same sub-industry: 65 companies behind the medians.
| # | Company | Code | Country | Overall / 10 | Fundamentals / 10 | Mkt cap | P/E | Net margin | Revenue growth | ROIC | Net debt / EBITDA | FCF yield | 1-year perf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LTM | 7.4 | 7.4 | 14.3Md USD | 9.5x | 9.8 % | 14.8 % | 16.8 % | 1.4x | 11.0 % | 16.9 % | ||
| 2 | IAG | 7.0 | 7.5 | 26.3Md USD | 8.2x | 9.2 % | 4.7 % | 16.2 % | 0.8x | 17.6 % | 20.7 % | ||
| 3 | RYA | 6.9 | 6.8 | 30.6Md USD | 15.3x | 11.3 % | 4.0 % | 16.7 % | -0.5x | 5.6 % | -4.2 % | ||
| 4 | LUV | 6.2 | 6.5 | 22.8Md USD | 22.2x | 3.3 % | 21.2 % | 8.6 % | 1.2x | -2.5 % | 41.7 % | ||
| 5 | DAL | 5.9 | 5.2 | 57.1Md USD | 17.4x | 4.6 % | 21.1 % | 8.9 % | 1.9x | 5.3 % | 49.0 % | ||
| 6 | UAL | 5.6 | 5.3 | 38.5Md USD | 10.8x | 5.5 % | 17.4 % | 8.0 % | 2.4x | 2.9 % | 23.5 % | ||
| 7 | C6L | 4.9 | 4.9 | 17.5Md USD | 19.0x | 5.8 % | 5.0 % | 4.6 % | 0.1x | 11.5 % | 8.0 % | ||
| 8 | INDIGO | 3.8 | 3.0 | 22.3Md USD | Not meaningful (loss) | -4.4 % | 25.9 % | -5.5 % | 1.3x | — | -1.9 % | ||
| 9 | 753 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 15.8Md USD | Not meaningful (loss) | -1.3 % | 2.9 % | -1.1 % | 8.5x | 7.6 % | -28.3 % |
