Delta Air Lines (DAL)
NYSEIndustrialsAirlines, Airports & Air ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-14
$78.89-1.14%
Close 2026-09-15 · 1-day change
NYSEIndustrialsAirlines, Airports & Air ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-14
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Industrials is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Primary pillar under pressure — Operating margin between 6% and 8%: 9.4% vs 6%-8% target.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 10% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskDelta Air Lines must maintain its premium demand and pricing power to justify its price. Revenue grew 14% year over year, and the last quarter beat expectations. It trades at 15× P/E versus a peer median of 24×, indicating that the price reflects less growth than forecasted. If Delta cuts guidance on the next call, that could negatively impact expectations. Peer multiples imply a price about 36% above where it trades.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-15. DAL is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 25 analysts currently covering DAL (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 11 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for DAL in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 13 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-14. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Passenger Airlines — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Threatens: Strengthen investment-grade balance sheet
Partner bankruptcy could strain Delta's balance sheet.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-15. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $78.89
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $78.89.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Above average on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Expand diversified, high-margin revenue streams
Refinery enhances high-margin revenue streams significantly.
Advances: Grow earnings per share by 20% in 2026
Premium demand supports earnings growth and pricing power.
Advances: Expand diversified, high-margin revenue streams
New partnership expands high-margin revenue streams.
Advances: Manage capacity growth to protect margins and improve unit revenue
Resuming a route can improve unit revenue.
Threatens: Strengthen investment-grade balance sheet
Soaring fuel prices may weaken balance sheet strength.
Threatens: Manage capacity growth to protect margins and improve unit revenue
Rising airfares may impact capacity management and margins.
Threatens: Reduce capacity growth to protect margins
Cancelling flights may indicate reduced capacity growth.
