Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) Stock Analysis
Last updated Sep 8, 2026
Health Check
Last analyzed Sep 7, 2026
- Financial Health 50
- Profitability 50
- Business Quality 65
- Balance Sheet 40
- Cash Flow 80
Why this rating?
Health 56/100 — Acceptable
Worth tracking, but timing is mixed — not a clear setup yet.
Company overview
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) is a Airlines company in the Industrials sector. Compound Radar rates Delta Air Lines, Inc. 56/100 (Acceptable) due to solid business quality, strong revenue growth, and elevated leverage.
Investment profile
- Quality Moderate
- Growth Strong
- Balance Sheet Stretched
- Valuation Attractive
Financial highlights
Valuation
- P/E 13.09
- Forward P/E 9.08
- PEG 0.21
- EV/Revenue 1.01
Profitability
- Revenue Growth 18.7%
- Gross Margin 18.7%
- Operating Margin 7.9%
- Net Margin 5.8%
- ROE 20.1%
Financial strength
- Cash $4.66B
- Debt $21.08B
- Net Cash $-16.42B
- Free Cash Flow $3.84B
- Current Ratio 0.42
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Latest quoted price for the name. Helps anchor the setup in today’s market level.
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Strong Entry Strong EntryTiming looks favorable across trend, momentum, valuation, support, and catalysts.
- Southwest Airlines Co. Airlines LUV$38.67 50 Health 50 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Good Entry Good EntryA usable setup — not as clean as Strong Entry, but timing is not mixed or weak.
- Alaska Air Group, Inc. Airlines ALK$40.74 36 Health 36 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- American Airlines Group Inc. Airlines AAL$12.91 34 Health 34 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- JetBlue Airways Corporation Airlines JBLU$4.52 31 Health 31 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. Airlines ULCC$5.73 31 Health 31 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
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