Delta Air Lines, Inc. to Post Q3 2025 Earnings of $2.00 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NYSE:DAL)

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Delta Air Lines in a report released on Tuesday, September 17th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now forecasts that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $2.00 for the quarter, down from their previous 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.

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

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on DAL. TD Cowen lowered their price target on Delta Air Lines from $61.00 to $59.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 17th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Delta Air Lines from $55.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 29th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on Delta Air Lines from $58.00 to $56.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, June 28th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their target price on Delta Air Lines from $66.00 to $62.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $61.52.

Delta Air Lines Trading Up 0.4 %

NYSE DAL opened at $47.12 on Friday. Delta Air Lines has a 12 month low of $30.60 and a 12 month high of $53.86. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $42.29 and a 200 day simple moving average of $46.22. The company has a current ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21. The company has a market capitalization of $30.40 billion, a PE ratio of 6.78, a P/E/G ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.34.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Kimelman & Baird LLC bought a new stake in shares of Delta Air Lines during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in Delta Air Lines in the second quarter valued at $36,000. Rise Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Delta Air Lines by 122.5% in the 1st quarter. Rise Advisors LLC now owns 821 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 452 shares during the period. Unique Wealth Strategies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Delta Air Lines during the 2nd quarter worth about $40,000. Finally, Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Delta Air Lines in the 2nd quarter valued at about $41,000. 69.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Willie Cw Chiang acquired 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 12th. The stock was bought at an average price of $43.90 per share, for a total transaction of $439,000.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 20,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $878,000. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.96% of the company’s stock.

About Delta Air Lines

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.