What is Delta Air Lines's income tax?

Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported income tax of $405M in Q2 2026.

How has Delta Air Lines's income tax changed year-over-year?

Delta Air Lines's income tax decreased by 8.8% year-over-year, from $444M to $405M.

What is the long-term trend for Delta Air Lines's income tax?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Delta Air Lines's income tax has grown at a 77.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $119M to $1.18B.

What does income tax mean?

Total income tax expense (current + deferred) recognized in the income statement, representing the company's total tax obligation on pre-tax income.

Delta Air Lines DAL Income Tax

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$19.8B+18.7%

Operating income$1.9B-11.3%

Net income$1.6B-24.7%

EPS (diluted)$2.44-25.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$4.8B+35.3%

Total debt$18.9B-8.1%

Total equity$21.8B+25.1%

Total assets$86.3B+10.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.6B-14.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$56.72B+62.1%

Enterprise value$70.88B+25.8%

P/E14.4×+6.6×

P/S0.8×+0.3×

Profitability

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Operating margin8.1%-1.3pp

Net margin5.8%-1.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity20.1%-9.9pp

Debt / equity1×-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:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit.

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

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Questions, answered.

What is Delta Air Lines's income tax?: Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported income tax of $405M in Q2 2026.
How has Delta Air Lines's income tax changed year-over-year?: Delta Air Lines's income tax decreased by 8.8% year-over-year, from $444M to $405M.
What is the long-term trend for Delta Air Lines's income tax?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Delta Air Lines's income tax has grown at a 77.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $119M to $1.18B.
What does income tax mean?: Total income tax expense (current + deferred) recognized in the income statement, representing the company's total tax obligation on pre-tax income.