DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc.

DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Industrials · Airlines

Desk view

Watchingmedium conviction
Perspectives Energy To Humanitarian Transmission

Market read

Scan convergence 1 scan as of 2026-10-16 1 neutral converging

POC $67.73 · VWAP $72.02 · +4.7% vs 12m avg buyer

pullback vol: normalgaps: stablechurn: quiet as of

Insiders selling 0 buy / 1 sell · Form 4, 90d $19.2M sold last open-market sell Bastian Edward H

Cluster CEO, EVP + 4 others sold $33.1M, Aug 5–6

Coverage

1 related campaign

Watchlists @airlines@escalation@war-sensitivity

DAL Price Structure

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Peers

Every watchlist DAL belongs to, members best 30-day change first — DAL highlighted in place. Each pill: 30d change, 1d/7d, and a close spark over the last 30 calendar days (~21 sessions); hover for price, RSI, and the full chart.

@airlines
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LUV+0.9% -3.3%1d -5.2%7d DAL-3.2% -3.5%1d -8.3%7d AAL-6.5% -3.3%1d -6.9%7d JETS-7.0% -2.7%1d -5.8%7d UALE-9.6% -5.1%1d -10.6%7d ALKE-11.5% -3.8%1d -10.8%7d
@escalation
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LNG+8.1% +3.7%1d +4.0%7d LIN+7.9% +1.1%1d +3.0%7d APD+4.4% +1.0%1d +6.5%7d TRGP+3.6% +4.4%1d +2.9%7d UNG+2.9% -3.9%1d -3.2%7d FCG+2.1% +3.5%1d +4.7%7d OKE+0.7% +2.9%1d +3.9%7d EWT-2.0% -2.6%1d -7.0%7d DAL-3.2% -3.5%1d -8.3%7d CQP-3.3% +2.1%1d +0.1%7d EPD-3.3% +3.5%1d +2.0%7d ET-4.0% +1.9%1d -0.7%7d EWS-4.2% -0.3%1d -0.8%7d UALE-9.6% -5.1%1d -10.6%7d GLNG-10.1% +0.7%1d -5.5%7d FLNG-12.4% -1.4%1d -8.5%7d VG-13.2% +1.8%1d -3.3%7d EWY-14.3% -3.7%1d -15.1%7d STX-18.4% -7.5%1d -18.4%7d WDC-20.4% -6.9%1d -16.4%7d
@war-sensitivity
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ATZ.TO+24.9% -0.8%1d +1.5%7d CCL+15.9% -2.1%1d -1.7%7d GAP+14.6% -1.4%1d -0.5%7d BWET+14.3% -1.0%1d -9.9%7d AS+10.7% +0.3%1d +6.7%7d MSFT+7.9% -1.9%1d -1.1%7d W+3.9% -4.2%1d +1.5%7d NKE+3.8% 0.0%1d +7.0%7d USO+3.6% +2.8%1d +9.2%7d AMZN+1.6% -1.9%1d -4.7%7d SEA+0.6% -0.8%1d -2.7%7d INDA+0.4% -0.6%1d +3.5%7d BOAT-1.3% -0.9%1d -3.0%7d ITB-1.9% -0.4%1d +1.9%7d UAE-2.7% -0.2%1d +1.0%7d DAL-3.2% -3.5%1d -8.3%7d COPX-5.0% -1.1%1d -6.7%7d HOOD-5.3% -4.9%1d -9.3%7d AAL-6.5% -3.3%1d -6.9%7d JETS-7.0% -2.7%1d -5.8%7d RH-10.7% -4.1%1d -3.4%7d SMCI-14.2% -9.9%1d -24.4%7d BDRY-18.0% +2.5%1d -9.7%7d BE-18.0% -6.3%1d -21.1%7d

Decision history

1 scored call · newest first · projection

How to read this: Positive 30-day excess supports an enter call. For pass, avoid, sell, or exit calls, a positive number means the name kept rising after the call.

Mar 31 sell n/a Unclassified -8.2% complete

Next earnings DAL reports in 88 days Jan 13 '27

Last report Oct 9

Delta reported September-quarter 2026 results before the October 9 open: EPS of $1.72, an operating margin of 9.4% and $1.7B of operating cash flow, with full-year 2026 EPS guidance of $5.10–$5.60 and free cash flow of about $2.5B** (Delta Air Lines release via PR Newswire and the Delta News Hub, October 9).

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Against street estimates

How DAL's reported EPS compared with analyst consensus. Street estimates are single-source vendor consensus (yfinance). Actuals are vendor consensus-basis EPS (often non-GAAP); edgarEps is GAAP diluted from filings — disputed flags large disagreement only. EPS only.

8 most recent of 10 quarters · newest report Oct 9 · projection Oct 16

Result
Oct 9 1.761.72 GAAP ≠ -2.1%Miss
Jul 10 1.491.56 GAAP ≠ +4.5%Beat
Apr 8 0.570.64 GAAP ≠ +11.3%Beat
Jan 13 1.551.55+0.3%In line
Oct 9 '25 1.531.71+11.9%Beat
Jul 10 '25 2.062.10 GAAP ≠ +1.9%In line
Apr 9 '25 0.390.46+19.1%Beat
Jan 10 '25 1.741.85+6.2%Beat

Recent news

Headlines about DAL from the desk's news pull — links go to the publisher. Not a desk read: the market read above is the desk's own.

pulled today · Oct 17

“On or before” marks an article that arrived without a publish date — the date shown is when the desk pulled it, so the article is at least that old.

DAL research tape

77 dated scans, research, and events, newest first — the full record. Desk commentary and scheduled prints sit in their own panes.

scan Airlines Scan — October 16, 2026 Close scan Monster Scan — 2026-10-13 scan Monster Scan — 2026-10-12 brief The Prints — 2026-10-09 scan Airlines Scan — October 9, 2026 Close
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Oct 16 Scan Airlines Scan — October 16, 2026 Close
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Oct 13 Scan Monster Scan
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Oct 12 Scan Monster Scan
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Oct 10 The Prints The Prints
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Oct 9 Scan Airlines Scan — October 9, 2026 Close
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Oct 9 Market Brief Software and Power Took the AI Bid From the Chips; Starlink Knocked 10% Off the Carriers
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Oct 9 The Prints The Prints — 2026-10-08 → 2026-10-09
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Oct 9 Scan Monster Scan
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Oct 9 Catalyst DAL earnings
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Oct 8 Scan Monster Scan
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Oct 7 Scan Monster Scan
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Oct 2 Scan Airlines Scan — October 2, 2026 Close
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Oct 2 Scan Monster Scan
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Oct 1 Scan Monster Scan
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Sep 30 Scan Monster Scan
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Sep 25 Scan Airlines Scan — September 25, 2026 Close
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Sep 25 Scan Monster Scan
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Sep 23 Scan Airlines Scan — September 23, 2026 Close
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Sep 23 Scan Monster Scan
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Sep 22 pick MarketWatch — jet fuel is following diesel's price jump as refineries run short
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Sep 22 Scan Monster Scan
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Sep 21 Scan Monster Scan
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Sep 18 Scan Airlines Scan — September 18, 2026 Close
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Sep 18 Article The War's Energy Shock Has Reached Freight and Rates, Not Food
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Sep 18 Scan Monster Scan
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Sep 17 Scan Monster Scan
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Sep 16 Scan Monster Scan
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Sep 15 Scan Monster Scan
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Sep 14 Scan Monster Scan
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Sep 11 Article August CPI: energy up 16.3 percent on the year, fuel oil up 52 percent, airfares up 23.4 percent, groceries flat on the month (BLS, Sept 11) — article
SPYTLTUALEDAL#energy-to-humanitarian-transmission
Sep 11 Scan Airlines Scan — September 11, 2026 Close
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Sep 11 Scan Monster Scan
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Sep 4 Scan Airlines Scan — September 4, 2026 Close
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Aug 28 Scan Airlines Scan — August 28, 2026 Close
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Aug 26 Scan Monster Scan
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Aug 22 Scan Airlines Scan — August 21, 2026 Close
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Aug 22 Scan Monster Scan
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Aug 21 Scan Monster Scan
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Aug 20 Scan Monster Scan
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Aug 18 Scan Monster Scan
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Aug 14 Scan Airlines Scan — August 14, 2026 Close
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Aug 14 Scan Monster Scan
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Aug 12 Scan Monster Scan
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Aug 8 Scan Airlines Scan — August 7, 2026 Close
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Aug 8 Scan Monster Scan
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Aug 5 Scan Monster Discover
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Aug 4 Scan Monster Discover
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Jul 31 Scan Airlines Scan — July 31, 2026 Close
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Jul 28 Article The refuge is offense
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Jul 28 Scan Airlines Scan — July 28, 2026 Close
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Jul 25 Scan Airlines Scan — July 24, 2026 Close
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Jul 11 Scan Airlines Scan — July 10, 2026 Close
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Jul 10 Catalyst DAL earnings
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Jul 9 Catalyst DAL earnings
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Jul 7 Scan Airlines Scan — July 6, 2026 Close
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Jun 26 Scan Airlines Scan
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Jun 25 Scan Monster Scan
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Jun 25 Scan Airlines Scan
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Jun 20 Scan Airlines Scan
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Jun 16 Scan Airlines Scan
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May 29 Scan Airlines Scan
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Apr 28 Scan Airlines Scan
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Apr 26 Scan Airlines Scan
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Apr 13 Scan Airlines
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Apr 6 Scan Escalation Scan
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Dec 31 '25 Desk Move BUY DAL — druckenmiller-13f (2025-12-31, 14.5939 shares @ $68.87)
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