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Delta Air Lines (DAL) stock

Passenger flights , market cap $56B

$92.20
+0.44%

As of Tuesday's close · Live for Pro members at the open

Quality Score
16
Excellent
In its industry
#1of 15
Checks firing
9of 14
Trending up
From 52-week high
-3.6%
under its best in a year

DAL's Quality Score rose 2 points on Tue, Nov 10, to 16. Its 6-month gain reached 30%.

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Why is DAL up?

Up 15% from Oct 30 to Nov 10.

  • Airline stocks rose together, a median 17% from Oct 30 to Nov 10 (14 stocks); Delta Air Lines rose 15% with them.

Sources: Price history, Nov 10, 2026

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Key facts on DAL

Key facts on DAL
Profit quadrupled$1.32B → $5B in 3 years
Latest filing8-K, Nov 6 Signed a material agreement
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DAL in the news

Airline stocks rose together

Mon Nov 9: Group

“International Oil Prices Fall Together; WTI Drops 3.4%, Brent Down 3.8%”

DAL closed +5.3% that day.

Reported by WSJ · covered by 46 outlets

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The move is what DAL did that session, not a claim about why.

What moves airlines

Jet fuel$4.20+4.5%a gallon, Tue Nov 3from Nov 2

The Gulf Coast spot price of a gallon of jet fuel. Fuel is one of an airline's largest costs.

EIA spot price, Tue Nov 3. Change from Mon Nov 2. EIA posts spot prices a few days late.

Air travelers; and oil, Brent, for Pro members.

DAL catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed -0.1% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.

42 past catalysts since 2018, with sizes and sources, for Pro members.

Why DAL scores 16

Excellentfor quality, not price, 9 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means

Well above its recent run. DAL scores 16 today, against a median of 8 over its last 20 recorded sessions.

  • +9Chart checks 9 of 14 firing right now, one point each
  • +4Long-term trend above a rising 200-⁠day average, near its 52-⁠week high, at a multi-⁠year high
  • Run-up adds
  • Size adds
  • Profit addsRead on the last four quarters against the four before, or the last full year where no quarters are filed.
  • Growth addsSales and margins against a year earlier: up to +3 for fast growth and widening margins, down to -2 when both shrink.
  • Insider trades subtracts

No effect today: Dilution, Volatility, Cash flow, Persistence, and News.

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How DAL ranks in Airlines

DAL is #1 of 15 by Quality Score.

How DAL ranks in Airlines
RankStockQuality Score
1Delta Air Lines (DAL) logoDALDelta Air Lines16

Net income over four quarters: DAL $3.29B, UAL $3.58B, AAL -$481M.

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When does DAL report earnings, and what happens after?

Expected to report Wed Jan 13, before the open (in 64 days).

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

What DAL reported on Oct 9, 2026

The quarter

Sales of $20.2B; a profit of $1.15 a share.

The quarter that ended Sep 30, from the company's press release

The press releaseThe filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

Where the quarter's sales came from
LineQ3
2026
Q3
2025
By product
Passengerup 15%$16B77%$14B69%

Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 9)

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The outlook

The outlook the company gave, by period
MeasureFigure
December quarter
Total revenue growthabout 20%

Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 9)

4 more outlook lines, for Pro members.

The numbers

Market value
$56B
today
Sales
$72B
up 14.1% on the year

Sales grew 30% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.

Pays $0.86 a share a year.

4 more figures, for Pro members.

No analyst estimates on Breakaway: every figure here is filed.

The whole report on DAL: every line of its sales, every outlook beside the one it replaced, and the company's words, for Pro members.

Close after the report, last 3

+3.8%-1.8%+0.0%
Apr 8Jul 10Oct 9
ReportedGapReaction5
days
Oct 9, 2026Before open-3.0%+0.0%-4.9%
Jul 10, 2026Before open-1.2%-1.8%-2.6%
Apr 8, 2026Before open+11.3%+3.8%+9.3%

DAL closed higher after 2 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and DAL's Quality Score going into each

DAL sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew in six of the last seven years, to $63B in 2025. It made a profit in seven of the eight years.

DAL has 9 of 14 chart checks firing

Volume1 of 3 shown
Tight range1 of 3 shown
Buying1 of 3 shown
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DAL RSI today: 67.0, above its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

RSI 67.0, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.

The deep dive on DAL

10 more findings on DAL, each with its source, for Pro members.

DAL insider trades

7 insiders sold $47.5M across 15 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest:

SellAlain Bellemare$1.3MEVP & Pres. - Internationalat $85.82 on Nov 6, filed yesterday

All 15 insider filings on DAL from the last six months, for Pro members.

All DAL insider trades

DAL trades by Congress and the executive branch

7 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:

BuyRo Khanna$1K to $15KHousetraded Sep 11, disclosed Oct 7(26 days later)
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DAL's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

18 more officers and directors file at DAL.

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Which ETFs hold DAL?

In ETFs: DAL is under 0.1% of VOO, under 0.1% of SPYI, and under 0.1% of IVV, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.

About Delta Air Lines

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines is one of the world's largest airlines, with a network of over 300 destinations in more than 50 countries. Delta operates a hub-and-spoke network, gathering and distributing passengers across the globe through its biggest hubs in Atlanta, New York, Salt Lake City, Detroit, Seattle, and Minneapolis-St. Paul. Delta has historically earned most of its international revenue and profits from flying passengers over the Atlantic Ocean.

103,000 employeesAtlanta, GAdelta.com

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BreakawayOct 7Ro Khanna bought DAL$1K to $15K, disclosed Oct 7

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As of Nov 10, 2026: DAL's Quality Score is 16 (Excellent), #1 of 15 in Airlines. Insiders sold $47.5M in the last 6 months (Form 4).

What does DAL's Quality Score say?

DAL scores 16 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent. It is #1 of 15 in Air Transportation, Scheduled by Quality Score, with 9 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 15% from Oct 30 to Nov 10. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is DAL's Quality Score?

DAL scores 16 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent (15 to 19). That is #1 of 15 in Air Transportation, Scheduled by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind DAL's 16.

Are insiders buying DAL?

7 insiders sold $47.5M across 15 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest is Alain Bellemare, EVP & Pres. - International, who sold $1.3M on Nov 6. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.

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