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Delta Air Lines DAL Airline — Salaries and related costs

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$15.9B+12.9%
Operating income$501.0M-12.0%
Net income-$289.0M-220%
EPS (diluted)-$0.44-219%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$5.2B+32.8%
Total debt$19.4B-10.0%
Total equity$20.4B+31.9%
Total assets$84.4B+9.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.4B+2.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$60.82B+87.9%
Enterprise value$74.95B+51.6%
P/E13.6×+6.4×
P/S0.9×+0.4×

Profitability

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Operating margin8.8%-0.8pp
Net margin6.9%+1.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity25%-2.5pp
Debt / equity-0.4×
Current ratio0.4×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Delta Air Lines in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:LaborAndRelatedExpense.

The official record: Delta Air Lines’s 10-Q, filed April 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Delta Air Lines's airline — salaries and related costs?
Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported airline — salaries and related costs of $4.54B in Q1 2026.
How has Delta Air Lines's airline — salaries and related costs changed year-over-year?
Delta Air Lines's airline — salaries and related costs increased by 11.2% year-over-year, from $4.08B to $4.54B.
What is the long-term trend for Delta Air Lines's airline — salaries and related costs?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Delta Air Lines's airline — salaries and related costs has grown at a 13.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $11.9B to $17.52B.
What does airline — salaries and related costs mean?
This captures all compensation-related expenses for the airline segment, including wages, benefits, and pension contributions for flight crews, ground staff, and administrative personnel. It is a critical component of the airline's fixed and variable cost structure.