Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Close on Nov 2, 2026Market cap $54.86BP/E 16.7Yield 0.81%
Delta Air Lines Total Operating Expense by Quarter
Total Operating Expense (GAAP) ($M) ($M)
Delta Air Lines Total Operating Expense: $18,732M in Q3 2026, up 25.0% from a year earlier. That is the highest of the 31 quarters on record here.
Where the Q3 2026 figure comes from
Source: Delta Form 8-K Earnings Release (2026-10-09) ↗
Adds all 14 airline-specific operating expense breakdown line items from Delta's income statement (operating expenses were no longer broken out in the financial statements after Q3 2019).
Quarterly history
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Breakdown
What makes up total Operating Expense
- Reported Total Operating Expense Growth (% YoY)25.0% · Q3 2026
- Adjusted Operating Expense (Non-GAAP) ($M)15,924 · Q3 2026
- Salaries & Related Costs ($M)4,822 · Q3 2026
- Aircraft Fuel & Related Taxes ($M)4,351 · Q3 2026
- Regional Carriers Expense ($M)680 · Q3 2026
- Contracted Services ($M)1,277 · Q3 2026
- Maintenance Materials & Outside Repairs ($M)662 · Q3 2026
- Landing Fees & Other Rents ($M)1,021 · Q3 2026
- Passenger Service ($M)494 · Q3 2026
- Profit Sharing ($M)389 · Q3 2026
- Passenger Commissions & Other Selling ($M)703 · Q3 2026
- Depreciation & Amortization ($M)673 · Q3 2026
- Aircraft Rent ($M)159 · Q3 2026
- Refinery Third-Party Expense ($M, broken out starting 2025)2,601 · Q3 2026
- MRO Expense ($M, broken out starting 2025)267 · Q3 2026
Cite this data
StockData. (2026). Delta Air Lines Total Operating Expense ($M), quarterly Q1 2019–Q3 2026 [Data set]. Compiled from Delta Air Lines SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/dal/kpis/exp-total
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