Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations
Delta Air Lines Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations decreased by 1.3% to $3.12B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 0.1%, from $3.12B to $3.12B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations shows a downward trend with a -21.6% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests rising long-term benefit obligations or lower plan asset performance, while a decrease indicates reduced future liability or improved funding status.
Detailed definition
This represents the long-term financial obligations a company expects to pay to retired employees for pension benefits a...
Peer comparison
Standard across capital-intensive industries with legacy workforces; peers often disclose this as part of net periodic benefit cost.
non_current_liabilities_pension_and_other_postretirement_0d4947Historical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $8.64B | $8.41B | $6.04B | $5.86B | $5.65B | $5.47B | $3.71B | $3.73B | $3.67B | $3.62B | $3.60B | $3.52B | $3.45B | $3.40B | $3.14B | $3.12B | $3.09B | $3.05B | $3.16B | $3.12B |
| QoQ Change | — | -2.7% | -28.2% | -2.9% | -3.5% | -3.3% | -32.2% | +0.6% | -1.6% | -1.4% | -0.5% | -2.1% | -2.0% | -1.4% | -7.6% | -0.9% | -1.0% | -1.2% | +3.4% | -1.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -34.6% | -34.9% | -38.6% | -36.4% | -35.1% | -33.9% | -2.9% | -5.5% | -5.9% | -5.9% | -12.7% | -11.5% | -10.6% | -10.4% | +0.4% | -0.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Delta Air Lines's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations?
- Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations of $3.12B in Q1 2026.
- How has Delta Air Lines's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations changed year-over-year?
- Delta Air Lines's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations decreased by 0.1% year-over-year, from $3.12B to $3.12B.
- What is the long-term trend for Delta Air Lines's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Delta Air Lines's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations has grown at a -21.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $10.63B to $3.16B.
- What does retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations mean?
- The estimated long-term cost of providing pension and healthcare benefits to retired employees.