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);
DAL's Quality Score rose 2 points on Tue, Nov 10, to 16. Its 6-month gain reached 30%.
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Up 15% from Oct 30 to Nov 10.
| Profit quadrupled | $1.32B → $5B in 3 years |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Nov 6 |
“International Oil Prices Fall Together; WTI Drops 3.4%, Brent Down 3.8%”
DAL closed +5.3% that day.
After its last 4 reports it closed -0.1% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
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.
DAL is #1 of 15 by Quality Score.
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Net income over four quarters: DAL $3.29B, UAL $3.58B, AAL -$481M.
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.
Sales of $20.2B; a profit of $1.15 a share.
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Passenger | $16B | $14B |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 9)
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total revenue growth | about 20% |
Sales grew 30% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $0.86 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | -3.0% | +0.0% | -4.9% |
| Jul 10, 2026 | -1.2% | -1.8% | -2.6% |
| Apr 8, 2026 | +11.3% | +3.8% | +9.3% |
Sales grew in six of the last seven years, to $63B in 2025. It made a profit in seven of the eight years.
RSI 67.0, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.
7 insiders sold $47.5M across 15 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
7 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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