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DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

LISTEDNYSE
SYMBOLDAL
SIC4512
STATE OF INC.DE
FISCAL YEAR ENDSDecember 31
CIK27904

AIR TRANSPORTATION, SCHEDULED · LARGE ACCELERATED FILER · 10 FISCAL YEARS OF SEC XBRL DATA, 2016–2025

REVENUES, NET INCOME AND FREE CASH FLOW BY FISCAL YEAR$ billions-200204060802016201720182019202020212022202320242025RevenuesNet incomeFree cash flowEARNINGS AND DIVIDENDS PER SHARE$ per share-20.00-10.000.0010.002016201720182019202020212022202320242025EPS dilutedDividends per share

Fiscal years labelled by the calendar year in which they end. Bars in $ billions; per-share figures as reported.

CAPITALIZATION 12/31/25

($ millions)Amount%
Total debt13,30839.0
Stockholders' equity20,85361.0
Total capitalization34,161100.0

657,912,380 shares outstanding at 30 September 2026 (cover page of the 10-Q filed 9 October 2026).

LONG-TERM DEBT 12/31/25

($ millions)Amount
Long-term debt, incl. current maturities13,308
Long-term debt, noncurrent11,936
Current maturities1,372

CAPITAL STOCK 12/31/25

Common shares authorized1,500,000,000
Common shares issued659,669,346
Treasury shares6,498,109
Par or stated value per share ($)0.0001
Outstanding at 9/30/26657,912,380

DIVIDENDS DECLARED/PAID

Fiscal yearPer share $Payout %
20250.688.8
20240.509.4
20230.202.8
20220.000.0
20210.000.0

HISTORY AND BUSINESS

HISTORY: Incorporated in Delaware. Formerly known as DELTA AIR LINES INC /DE/ (to 8 August 2019).

BUSINESS: Classified by the SEC under Standard Industrial Classification 4512, Air Transportation, Scheduled. Large accelerated filer. Principal executive office: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Intl Airport, 1030 Delta Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30354-1989. Fiscal year ends December 31. For a description of the business, see Item 1 of the latest 10-K.

CONSOLIDATED INCOME ACCOUNT, YEARS ENDED

($ millions)12/31/2512/31/2412/31/23
Revenues63,36461,64358,048
Depreciation and amortization2,4432,5132,341
Operating income5,8225,9955,521
Income before income taxes6,1854,6585,608
Income taxes1,1801,201999
Net income5,0053,4574,609
Earned per share, diluted ($)7.665.337.17
Dividends per share ($)0.680.500.20

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

($ millions)12/31/2512/31/24
Cash and equivalents4,3103,069
Receivables, net2,8503,224
Total current assets10,9689,844
Property, plant and equipment, net39,74337,595
Goodwill9,7539,753
Total assets81,31775,372
Total current liabilities27,62426,670
Long-term debt11,93613,546
Stockholders' equity20,85315,293
Total liabilities and equity81,31775,372

TEN-YEAR STATISTICS: FISCAL YEARS ($ millions except per share)

Fiscal year endedRevenuesOper. incomeNet incomeNet margin %EPS diluted $Div. per share $Oper. cash flowCapital expend.Free cash flowTotal assetsTotal liabilitiesTotal debtStockholders' equityROE %Debt / equity
12/31/2563,3645,8225,0057.97.660.688,3424,4993,84381,31760,464d13,30820,85324.00.64
12/31/2461,6435,9953,4575.65.330.508,0255,1402,88575,37260,079d15,34715,29322.61.00
12/31/2358,0485,5214,6097.97.170.206,4645,3231,14173,64462,539d18,61011,10541.51.68
12/31/2250,5823,6611,3182.62.060.006,3636,366(3)72,28865,706d21,3816,58220.03.25
12/31/2129,8991,8862800.90.440.003,2643,2471772,45968,572d25,0843,8877.26.45
12/31/2017,095(12,469)(12,385)-72.4(19.49)0.40(3,793)1,899(5,692)71,99670,462d27,9741,534-807.418.24
12/31/1947,0076,6184,76710.17.301.518,4254,9363,48964,53249,174d10,10615,35831.00.66
12/31/1844,4385,2643,9358.95.671.317,0145,1681,84660,26646,579d9,36813,68728.70.68
12/31/1741,2445,9663,2057.84.431.025,0233,8911,13253,67141,141d8,44012,53025.60.67
12/31/1639,6396,9964,19510.65.550.687,2153,3913,82451,85040,571d7,00811,27937.20.62

Net margin = net income ÷ revenues; ROE = net income ÷ year-end stockholders’ equity; total debt = long-term debt including current maturities plus short-term borrowings/commercial paper, as tagged in XBRL; free cash flow = operating cash flow − purchases of property, plant and equipment; d = derived as total assets − total equity where the filing does not tag total liabilities; – = not reported in XBRL for that year.

REGISTRANT:

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
CIK 27904 · EIN 58-0218548

PRINCIPAL OFFICE:

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Intl Airport, 1030 Delta Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30354-1989
Tel.: 4047152191

INCORPORATED:

Delaware

INDUSTRY (SEC SIC CODE):

4512 · Air Transportation, Scheduled

FILER STATUS:

Large accelerated filer

LATEST ANNUAL REPORT:

10-K for period ended 12/31/25, filed 11 February 2026

FORMER NAMES:

DELTA AIR LINES INC /DE/

RECENT FILINGS (ANNUAL REPORT REFERENCES BELOW):

10/9/2610-Qperiod 9/30/26
10/9/268-Kperiod 10/9/26
7/10/2610-Qperiod 6/30/26
7/10/268-Kperiod 7/10/26
6/22/268-Kperiod 6/18/26
6/12/268-Kperiod 6/11/26
4/24/26DEF 14Aperiod 6/18/26
4/8/2610-Qperiod 3/31/26

Sources: SEC XBRL company facts (all financial figures) · SEC submissions (registrant, address, SIC, filings) · annual reports: 10-K FY2025 (filed 2/11/26) · 10-K FY2024 (filed 2/11/25) · 10-K FY2023 (filed 2/12/24) · 10-K FY2022 (filed 2/10/23) · 10-K FY2021 (filed 2/11/22) · 10-K FY2020 (filed 2/12/21) · 10-K FY2019 (filed 2/13/20) · 10-K FY2018 (filed 2/15/19). Values are the latest figures filed for each fiscal year (restated where a later 10-K restated them). Ratios and free cash flow are Pathos calculations from those figures. Retrieved 31 October 2026.

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