DAL Stock — Delta Air Lines Inc.

Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL)

Updated October 16, 2026.

DAL is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.14%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.07%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 71/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 286.8% over the past 19.5 years, 341.4 points behind SPY at 628.2%.

Delta Air Lines provides scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo across domestic and international networks, with major hubs in Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis-St. Paul, and Salt Lake City in the U.S., and international presence in cities including London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Tokyo; the company also operates a refinery and provides aircraft maintenance services. The stock currently distributes quarterly, though the latest distribution was special and may not recur on a regular basis. This company appeals to income-oriented investors seeking exposure to the airline industry, though aviation stocks typically carry cyclical business characteristics.

DAL performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 286.8% over the past 19.5 years, 341.4 points behind SPY at 628.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 26.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 22.9%.

DAL key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

71 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.81%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/26/2007

Distribution rate

1.14%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.07%

5-year average yield

2.12

Last close

$75.37 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$49,586,856,081

Average volume

5625686.0

Dividend

$0.215

Ex-dividend date

10/15/2026

Payment date

11/05/2026

Beta

1.336

Payout ratio

11.2%

P/E ratio

15.6

Forward P/E

9.1827

EPS

$4.83

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.14%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.07%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

DAL risks and drawbacks

DAL's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 22.9%.

Who may consider DAL — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DAL pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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