Delta Air Lines Inc
- Industry
- Air Transportation
- Exchange
- US
- Country
- USA
- IPO date
- May 3, 2007
- Employees
- 103,000
- Website
- www.delta.com
Composite valuation range · conservative $50–$60 / fair $65–$80 / optimistic $90–$105. At $86.67, Between the fair and optimistic ranges.
At publication $79.39 (May 27, 2026)
Data from EODHD, shown in the reporting currency; for reference only, not investment advice.
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 market presence in Amsterdam, Bogota, Lima, Mexico City, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Santiago (Chile), Sao Paulo, Seoul-Incheon, and Tokyo. It also provides aircraft maintenance and engineering support, repair, and overhaul services; and vacation packages. The company operates through a fleet of approximately 1,314 aircraft. Delta Air Lines, Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
History
Delta Air Lines, Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The company went public with an IPO dated 2007-05-03. After the pandemic, Delta prioritized repairing its balance sheet, reducing total debt and finance lease obligations from about $26.9 billion at the end of 2021 to roughly $23.0 billion (2022), $20.1 billion (2023), $16.2 billion (2024), and about $14.1 billion at the end of 2025, while restoring its dividend in 2023. In January 2026, Delta signed an order for 30 Boeing 787-10 aircraft with additional purchase options.
Industry position
Delta Air Lines provides scheduled passenger and cargo air transportation in the U.S. and internationally through two segments, Airline and Refinery, with about 103,000 employees and a fleet of approximately 1,314 aircraft (989 mainline plus 325 regional). Its network centers on core hubs in Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis-St. Paul, and Salt Lake City, plus international hubs including Amsterdam, London-Heathrow, and Tokyo. Total 2025 operating revenue was $63.364 billion, of which passenger revenue was $51.768 billion. Among major U.S. network carriers it competes with United, American, Southwest, and Alaska. Cirium rated it North America's most on-time airline in 2025 for the fifth consecutive year, at 80.9% on-time.