Q3 2025 Earnings Forecast for Delta Air Lines, Inc. Issued By Zacks Research (NYSE:DAL)

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Delta Air Lines in a report issued on Tuesday, September 17th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now anticipates that the transportation company will earn $2.00 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.13. The consensus estimate for Delta Air Lines’ current full-year earnings is $5.99 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Delta Air Lines’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.88 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.47 EPS.

DAL has been the subject of a number of other reports. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on shares of Delta Air Lines from $58.00 to $56.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, June 28th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price objective on Delta Air Lines from $66.00 to $62.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 12th. Citigroup increased their target price on Delta Air Lines from $55.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 29th. Finally, TD Cowen decreased their target price on Delta Air Lines from $61.00 to $59.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Delta Air Lines has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $61.52.

Delta Air Lines Trading Down 0.4 %

Delta Air Lines stock opened at $46.94 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21. Delta Air Lines has a 12-month low of $30.60 and a 12-month high of $53.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.75, a P/E/G ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.34. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $42.36 and a 200 day moving average of $46.29.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 11th. The transportation company reported $2.36 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.37 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $15.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.45 billion. Delta Air Lines had a return on equity of 36.02% and a net margin of 7.46%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.68 earnings per share.

Delta Air Lines Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, October 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.28%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 10th. Delta Air Lines’s payout ratio is 8.63%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Delta Air Lines

In other Delta Air Lines news, Director Willie Cw Chiang bought 10,000 shares of Delta Air Lines stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $43.90 per share, for a total transaction of $439,000.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 20,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $878,000. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.96% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Delta Air Lines

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of DAL. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund bought a new stake in Delta Air Lines in the second quarter worth $338,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Delta Air Lines in the 2nd quarter worth about $180,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Delta Air Lines during the 2nd quarter worth about $5,987,000. Dana Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Delta Air Lines during the 2nd quarter valued at about $10,644,000. Finally, New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Delta Air Lines in the 2nd quarter worth about $437,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.93% of the company’s stock.

Delta Air Lines Company Profile

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, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Detroit, 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 market presence in Amsterdam, Bogota, Lima, Mexico City, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Sao Paulo, Seoul-Incheon, and Tokyo.