13F Pro Quality Score

64.4/100

Rank #637 of 2,879 stocksTOP 25%

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Revenue Growth

49.9/100

Profitability

54.4/100

Balance Sheet

66.5/100

Earnings Quality

63.2/100

Free Cash Flow

53.3/100

Institutional Flow

78.8/100

Revenue Scale

97.9/100

Dilution Risk

75.3/100

DAL Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score

AI stock analysis and institutional research for DELTA AIR LINES, INC. (DAL), a Industrials sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores DAL at 64.4/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #637 of 2,879 stocks — the top 25% of the AI-ranked universe. DAL scores in the top quartile across revenue scale (97.9), institutional flow (78.8). Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q2 2026), DELTA AIR LINES, INC. reports quarterly revenue of $19.8B, net income of $1.6B, an operating margin of 9.4%. Top institutional holders of DAL by reported 13-F value include BlackRock,, VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY, based on the most recent SEC filings. DAL trades on the NYSE exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 27904. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate DAL daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for DELTA AIR LINES, INC. directly from SEC EDGAR. DELTA AIR LINES, INC.'s 13F Pro composite quality score has ranged between 8 and 76 since 2021, currently 64.4 — an improving long-term trajectory across 56 quarterly and live scoring snapshots.

Revenue

Q2 2026

$19.8B

Net Income

Q2 2026

$1.6B

Free Cash Flow

Q2 2026

$1.6B

Operating Margin

Q2 2026

9.4%

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

Key Financials Over Time

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Revenue

+25.3% YoY
$63.36BFY 2025
FY20 $17.09BFY21 $29.90BFY22 $50.58BFY25 $63.36B

Net Income

+279.7% YoY
$5.00BFY 2025
FY20 $-12.38BFY21 $280.0MFY22 $1.32BFY25 $5.00B

Operating Income

+59.0% YoY
$5.82BFY 2025
FY20 $-12.47BFY21 $1.89BFY22 $3.66BFY25 $5.82B

EPS (Diluted)

+271.8% YoY
$7.66FY 2025
FY20 $-19.49FY21 $0.44FY22 $2.06FY25 $7.66

Total Assets

+12.5% YoY
$81.32BFY 2025
FY20 $72.00BFY21 $72.46BFY22 $72.29BFY25 $81.32B

Total Debt

-36.9% YoY
$16.29BFY 2025
FY20 $27.97BFY21 $28.42BFY22 $25.80BFY25 $16.29B

Op. Cash Flow

+31.1% YoY
$8.34BFY 2025
FY20 $-3.79BFY21 $3.26BFY22 $6.36BFY25 $8.34B

AI Insight: DAL Financial Trends

Debt reduction accelerates as total debt falls from $22.6B in Q3 2024 to $16.3B in Q4 2025, but Q1 2026 net loss of $289M flags seasonal pressure.

Total debt declined sharply from $22,605M in Q3 2024 to $16,285M in Q4 2025, a $6.3B reduction over five quarters.

Equity expanded steadily from $12,386M in Q2 2024 to $20,853M in Q4 2025, reflecting consistent earnings retention.

Q2 2025 net income surged to $2,130M versus $1,305M in Q2 2024, a 63% year-over-year improvement on nearly flat revenue.

Q1 2026 net income turned negative at -$289M, worse than Q1 2025's $240M, on revenue of $15,854M.

Total debt rebounded to $18,950M in Q1 2026 from the Q4 2025 low of $16,285M — worth monitoring for reversal of deleveraging trend.

Operating income fell to $501M in Q1 2026 versus $569M in Q1 2025, suggesting year-over-year margin compression in seasonally weak quarters.

Operating cash flow remained resilient at $2,432M in Q1 2026 despite the net loss, consistent with prior-year Q1 2025 levels of $2,378M.

AI Insight: DAL Ratio Trends

Delta's Q1 2026 net margin turned negative at -1.8%, the weakest quarterly result in the dataset, as operating margin compressed to 3.2% — a sequential step down from already-thin Q1 2025 levels.

Operating margin deteriorated from 4.0% in Q1 2025 to 3.2% in Q1 2026, marking back-to-back weak first quarters.

Net profit margin swung to -1.8% in Q1 2026 from +1.7% in Q1 2025, the only negative NPM in the dataset.

Leverage has meaningfully improved: D/E declined from 1.81 in Q2 2024 to 0.78 in Q4 2025, though it ticked back to 0.93 in Q1 2026.

ROIC collapsed to 5.1% in Q1 2026, down from 23.3% in Q2 2025, reflecting sharp seasonal and potential demand-related pressure.

Negative ROE of -5.7% in Q1 2026 versus +6.2% in Q1 2025 signals year-over-year profit deterioration — monitor Q2 2026 recovery.

D/E ticked up to 0.93 in Q1 2026 after reaching a dataset low of 0.78 in Q4 2025 — watch for sustained deleveraging resumption.

Peak-quarter profitability (Q2 2025 NPM of 12.8%) vs. Q1 trough pattern suggests extreme seasonality — Q2 2026 margins are the key inflection.

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