DAL · Delta Air Lines Inc

NYSE Airlines Large Cap Clavix B
75.55+0.18  (+0.24%)

Price

Snapshot

50 fields · last close
Market Cap$51.37B
P/E15.14
Float614.3M
Beta1.43
Volatility35.7%
ExchangeNYSE
SectorAirlines
Cap tierLarge cap
Macro sensitivityHigh
Clavix score71.2
Price75.55
Change+0.24%
Prev Close75.37
Open76.50
Day Low75.54
Day High78.14
Avg Vol8
Avg $ Vol$616.8M
52W High95.68
52W Low55.03
52W Pos50.5%
From High−21.04%
From Low+37.29%
Max DD 1Y−23.11%
Spread0.10%
LiquidityDeep
SMA 20−8.12%
SMA 50−8.57%
SMA 200−0.93%
RSI (14)38.8
Vol 30D26.7%
Vol 90D33.6%
1Y Range55–96
Daily bars535
Perf Week−4.94%
Perf Month+0.27%
Perf Quarter−7.24%
Perf Half Y+11.72%
Perf Year+27.44%
Perf YTD+9.40%
Prev Day+0.24%
ClavixB
Debt / Eq0.64
Curr Ratio0.40
Int Cover1.8×
FCF Margin13.2%
Rev Growth+2.8%
ProfitProfitable
LeverageLow
Sector rank2 / 8

What DAL does

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.

Clavix risk grade

regraded every trading day
B71.2/100

DAL grades B, 71.2 of 100. Steadiest on Price Stability (62), most exposed on News Sentiment (26, weak). 3 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Airlines median. Ranks 2 of 8 in Airlines by Clavix score.

PriceMacroSectorNewsFinancial

How rough the ride is

DAL
Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier1.43
Volatilityannualized35.7%
Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall−23.1%
Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change1.52%
Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions48 (19%)

How its days are spread

Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.

52-week range

DAL
78.08

The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.

Drawdown from the 1-year peak

DAL

Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.

Market sensitivity

DALAirlines median
Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer1.43—
Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucketHighHigh 62% of 8

Where it sits on the macro scale

Low 1Moderate 0High 5Very High 2

Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Airlines names sit in each bucket.

Where it ranks in its sector

Sector
Airlines8 companies ranked
DAL
#2 of 8

Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.

Price performance

DAL
1 week−4.9%
1 month+0.3%
Year to date+9.4%
1 year+27.4%

Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.

Recent coverage, scored

DAL
Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 3030 since 2 Oct
Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish39
Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 407 · 19
Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening7 ↑ 19 ↓

Where the article scores land

Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.

Balance sheet, against the sector

Debt / equityTotal debt vs shareholder equity · lower is stronger
0.64no sector spread
Current ratioShort-term assets vs liabilities · higher is stronger
0.40no sector spread
FCF marginFree cash flow as a share of revenue · higher is stronger
13.2%no sector spread
Interest coverageOperating income vs interest expense · higher is stronger
1.8×no sector spread

The shaded band is the middle half of the Airlines names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.

Growth

DAL
Revenue growthyear over year+2.8%

Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why

0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Airlines median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.

Recent news

most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to open

Delta Air Lines lowered its full-year 2026 earnings guidance after weak third-quarter results released on October 9, blaming higher fuel costs and rising operating expenses. The airline now expects adjusted earnings of $5.10 to $5.60 per share, down from its previous range of $6.50 to $7.50.

Source Zacks Investment Research Significance major Impact financial impact Risk worsening

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Delta is upgrading its highest-end cabin with new suites on its largest A350 jet, beginning next year. The airline is also adding more Porsche vehicles to shuttle top-tier passengers to and from their planes.

Source CNBC Significance major Impact product Risk improving

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Delta Air Lines lowered its full-year 2026 profit guidance by more than $1 per share at the midpoint in its Q3 2026 earnings report. The article's headline suggests this could signal trouble for the broader airline industry.

Source MarketBeat Significance major Impact financial impact Risk worsening

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Delta Air Lines cut its 2026 adjusted earnings forecast (the company's own estimate of profit excluding one-off costs) by nearly 25% because jet fuel prices surged due to the Iran war, raising its expected annual fuel bill by $6 billion compared to 2025. Even with strong travel demand and higher ticket prices, rising costs are squeezing airline profitability.

Source Zacks Investment Research Significance major Impact financial impact Risk worsening

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Delta is delaying the launch of its first-ever nonstop flight between Atlanta and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from late October to March, citing attacks on Riyadh's airport.

Source CNBC Significance major Impact macro Risk worsening

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Nearest peers by size

Airlines
TickerCompanyGradeMkt capP/EBeta
UALUnited Airlines Holdings IncC+$32.88B9.431.38Compare
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AALAmerican Airlines Group IncC+$8.13B70.311.45Compare
JOBYJoby Aviation IncD$4.78B—2.83Compare
ALKAlaska Air Group IncC$4.07B40.291.42Compare
JBLUJetBlue Airways CorpC$1.19B—1.85Compare
JTAIJet.AI IncF$4.32M0.83-0.32Compare

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