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Delta Air Lines DALDelta Air Lines said operating income for September 2026 was $1.5 billion, a decrease of $230 million compared to September 2025. Total revenue increased $3.5 billion in the same period, and passenger revenue increased $2.0 billion.
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AI summaryDelta Air Lines said operating income for September 2026 was $1.5 billion, a decrease of $230 million compared to September 2025. Total revenue increased $3.5 billion in the same period, and passenger revenue increased $2.0 billion.
The company said total operating expense for September 2026 increased $3.7 billion, or 25%, compared to September 2025. It cited higher aircraft fuel costs, expenses related to third-party refinery sales and salaries and related costs as primary factors, and noted that average jet fuel purchase price increased 63%.
Delta Air Lines said operating activities generated $1.7 billion in cash during September 2026, and free cash flow (a non-GAAP financial measure) was $463 million. Cash outflows of $1.2 billion were used for repayments of debt and finance leases in the same quarter, and liquidity as of September 30, 2026 was $6.9 billion.
The company said the refinery segment recorded an operating loss of $33 million in September 2026. This contrasted with operating income of $53 million in September 2025, and the company cited a temporary outage that began in mid-June 2026 and volatility in crude pricing as factors.
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September 2026 Operating Income and Revenue Growth
Delta Air Lines said operating income for September 2026 was $1.5 billion, a decrease of $230 million compared to September 2025. Total revenue increased $3.5 billion in the same period, and passenger revenue increased $2.0 billion.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Operating Expense Increase and Fuel Costs
The company said total operating expense for September 2026 increased $3.7 billion, or 25%, compared to September 2025. It cited higher aircraft fuel costs, expenses related to third-party refinery sales and salaries and related costs as primary factors, and noted that average jet fuel purchase price increased 63%.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Quarterly Cash Flow and Liquidity
Delta Air Lines said operating activities generated $1.7 billion in cash during September 2026, and free cash flow (a non-GAAP financial measure) was $463 million. Cash outflows of $1.2 billion were used for repayments of debt and finance leases in the same quarter, and liquidity as of September 30, 2026 was $6.9 billion.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Refinery Segment Operating Loss and Production Outage
The company said the refinery segment recorded an operating loss of $33 million in September 2026. This contrasted with operating income of $53 million in September 2025, and the company cited a temporary outage that began in mid-June 2026 and volatility in crude pricing as factors.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
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