DAL — Delta Air Lines Inc

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Trend Edge Setup Score

Trend Edge rates DAL Bullish with a Setup Score of 0, net conviction 45, actionability 0. How the Setup Score works →

Total Setup Score0
Directional BiasBullish
Net Conviction45
Actionability0 (extended)

Key signals behind this score

About Delta Air Lines Inc

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 m… Read full Trend Edge analysis →

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Key Metrics

Current Price$84.03
Market Cap$54.42B
Float649.7M
Shares Outstanding657.6M
P/E (Forward)9.18
P/E (TTM)13.55
Price/Sales (TTM)0.80
vs. Analyst Target+23.4% to analyst PT
Profit Margin5.78%
Operating Margin (TTM)7.92%
Revenue (TTM)$68.29B
Earnings Growth (YoY)-25.40%
Dividend Rate0.9%
Analyst Target Price$103.69 (24 analysts)

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

YearRevenueNet IncomeGross ProfitEBITDA
2020 $17.09B -$12.38B -$4.37B -$12.35B
2021 $29.90B $280M $2.13B $3.67B
2022 $50.58B $1.32B $11.16B $5.05B
2023 $58.05B $4.61B $15.52B $8.78B
2024 $61.64B $3.46B $16.56B $7.92B
2025 $63.36B $5.00B $14.47B $8.03B

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

QuarterRevenueNet Income
Sep 2025 $16.67B $1.42B
Dec 2025 $16.00B $1.22B
Mar 2026 $15.85B -$289M
Jun 2026 $19.76B $1.60B

Ownership & Float

Insider Ownership9.2%
Institutional Ownership80.7%
Short Float3.9%
% of All Funds Holding17.14%
Number of Funds Holding1,508

Current Moving Averages

Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.

TimeframeSMAValueTrend Context
Weekly10-Week SMA$83.93Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly40-Week SMA$76.12Medium-term trend
Weekly80-Week SMA$65.51Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly200-Week SMA$53.11Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly10-Month SMA$76.11Near-term monthly trend
Monthly20-Month SMA$64.86Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly40-Month SMA$56.06Secular monthly trend

Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance

Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.

Price LevelTypeVolume RatioAge
$43.00 support 1.15x 15 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (77 events)

TimeframeAvg ReturnMedianWin RateBestWorst
Gap 0.74% 0.46% 67.53% 11.25% -4.63%
1 Day 0.65% 0.08% 58.44% 18.82% -11.09%
1 Week 1.11% 0.93% 57.14% 34.60% -23.30%
2 Weeks 0.95% 0.98% 54.55% 28.36% -18.41%
1 Month 2.75% 0.40% 57.89% 59.05% -42.12%

Next earnings: October 8, 2026 (8 days away)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

MonthAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Jan1.4%47.4%19
Feb-1.7%47.4%19
Mar-3.3%63.2%19
Apr0.4%47.4%19
May2.2%63.2%19
Jun-1.7%40.0%20
Jul1.6%50.0%20
Aug-0.5%35.0%20
Sep2.8%52.6%19
Oct6.8%73.7%19
Nov5.8%68.4%19
Dec3.6%57.9%19

Day-of-Week Tendencies

DayAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Monday -0.09% 50.8% 916
Tuesday 0.28% 52.1% 1003
Wednesday -0.01% 51.1% 1001
Thursday 0.11% 50.7% 982
Friday 0.09% 49.0% 978

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 80.7%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 9.2%

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings29
Net Value-$110M
Net Shares Change-370,643
% of Float-0.1%
C-Suite Filings27
Clusters Detected3

Key Insiders

NameTitleNet ValueFilingsActivity
Bastian Edward H Chief Executive Officer -$9.0M 1 1 sell
BELLEMARE ALAIN EVP & Pres. - International -$5.4M 3 3 sell
Laughter John E EVP & Chief of Operations -$4.6M 2 2 sell
DEWALT DAVID G -$2.9M 1 1 sell
Carter Peter W President -$1.7M 1 1 sell
Sear Steven M EVP - Global Sales & Distrib -$1.7M 1 1 sell
HUERTA MICHAEL P -$291,756.5 1 1 sell

Transaction Clusters

PeriodFilingsInsidersNet ValueSeniority
2026-01-16 – 2026-01-21 7 7 -$13.1M 7 C-suite
2026-02-03 – 2026-02-10 7 6 -$65.2M 7 C-suite
2026-08-05 – 2026-08-06 6 6 -$17.5M 4 C-suite

Significant Filings

DateInsiderTitleNet ValuePrice After
2026-08-05 DEWALT DAVID G -$2.9M Transaction at $90.85, now -7.5%
2026-08-05 Bastian Edward H Chief Executive Officer -$9.0M Transaction at $71.06, now +18.2%
2026-08-06 Sear Steven M EVP - Global Sales & Distrib -$1.7M Transaction at $72.39, now +16.1%
2026-08-05 Carter Peter W President -$1.7M Transaction at $71.16, now +18.1%
2026-08-05 BELLEMARE ALAIN EVP & Pres. - International -$1.9M Transaction at $66.25, now +26.8%
2026-08-06 HUERTA MICHAEL P -$291,756.5 Transaction at $94.11, now -10.7%

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AI Consult Analysis

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