Delta Air Lines DAL
Delta Air Lines is the 231st largest S&P 500 company by market cap, worth $50.5 billion. 13 directors have filed with the SEC in the last 12 months (who counts), 1 of them an executive. 11 other officers are on file. At 30 Jun 2026, Vanguard was its largest institutional holder, with 11.1% of the company.
- CEO
- Edward H. Bastian
- Sector
- Industrials
- Sub-industry
- Passenger Airlines
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Founded
- 1929
- More
- Wikipedia
- Market cap
- $50.5B
- 231st largest, 23 Oct 2026 close
- Price to sales
- 0.8
- Market cap over revenue
- Market cap per employee
- $490K
- Market cap over employees
- Connections
- 6
- S&P 500 companies sharing a director or officer
Largest institutional holders
Each fund group's share of Delta Air Lines. Where a company has several share classes, the share is of its total value.
13F filings for the quarter to 30 Jun 2026
Board and officers
5 people here also hold roles at other S&P 500 companies.
Roles filed up to 30 Sep 2026
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Directors (13) | |
| Edward H. BastianChief Executive Officer | |
| Christophe BeckDirectorAlso at Ecolab | |
| Maria BlackDirectorAlso at Automatic Data Processing | |
| Willie C.W. ChiangDirector | |
| Greg CreedDirector | |
| David G. DewaltDirectorAlso at Exelon | |
| Leslie D. HaleDirector | |
| Michael P. HuertaDirector | |
| Judith J. McKennaDirector | |
| Vasant M. PrabhuDirectorAlso at Intuit and Kenvue | |
| Sergio RialDirector | |
| David S. TaylorDirector | |
| Kathy N. WallerDirector | |
| Officers (11) | |
| Erik Storey SnellEVP & Chief Financial OfficerLast filed 3 Apr 2026 | |
| Allison C. AusbandEVP & Chief People OfficerLast filed 28 May 2026 | |
| Alain BellemareEVP & Pres. - InternationalLast filed 6 Aug 2026 | |
| William C. CarrollSVP, Fin & ControllerLast filed 3 Feb 2026 | |
| Peter W. CarterPresidentAlso at Xcel EnergyLast filed 5 Aug 2026 | |
| Amala DuggiralaChief Digital & Tech OfficerLast filed 13 Feb 2026 | |
| Joseph James EspositoEVP & Chief Commercial OfficerLast filed 6 Feb 2026 | |
| Daniel C. JankiEVP & Chief Operating OfficerLast filed 3 Apr 2026 | |
| Julia Ann McConnellSVP, Controller & CAOLast filed 24 Apr 2026 | |
| Rahul D. SamantEVP & Chief Info OfficerLast filed 6 Feb 2026 | |
| Steven M. SearEVP - Global Sales & DistribLast filed 6 Aug 2026 | |
Companies that share people with Delta Air Lines
Each person's title here, then at the other company.
- Automatic Data Processing ADP
- Maria Black: Director here, President & CEO there
- Ecolab ECL
- Christophe Beck: Director here, Chairman, President & CEO there
- Exelon EXC
- David G. Dewalt: Director here, Director there
- Intuit INTU
- Vasant M. Prabhu: Director here, Director there
- Kenvue KVUE
- Vasant M. Prabhu: Director here, Director there
- Xcel Energy XEL
- Peter W. Carter: President here, Director there
Delta Air Lines' market cap since May 2009
Weekly, up to 23 Oct 2026
| Week ending | Market cap |
|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | $50.5B |
| 26 Dec 2025 | $46.3B |
| 27 Dec 2024 | $39.5B |
| 29 Dec 2023 | $25.9B |
| 30 Dec 2022 | $21.1B |
| 31 Dec 2021 | $25.0B |
| 25 Dec 2020 | $25.3B |
| 27 Dec 2019 | $38.2B |
| 28 Dec 2018 | $34.4B |
| 29 Dec 2017 | $39.9B |
| 30 Dec 2016 | $36.2B |
| 25 Dec 2015 | $41.1B |
| 26 Dec 2014 | $40.5B |
| 27 Dec 2013 | $23.1B |
| 28 Dec 2012 | $9.8B |
| 30 Dec 2011 | $6.8B |
| 31 Dec 2010 | $9.9B |
| 25 Dec 2009 | $9.3B |
Download Delta Air Lines' data as JSON, with the weekly market caps in billions of dollars from 29 May 2009.
Workforce
Headcount at 31 Dec 2025
- Employees
- 103,000
As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately 103,000 full-time equivalent employees, approximately 20% of whom were represented by unions.
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sales by directors and officers. Grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are left out.
Trades from 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026
Directors and officers sold $124 million of stock in 32 sales and made no open-market purchases in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.
| Date | Person | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 2026Sale | Steven M. SearEVP - Global Sales & Distrib | $3.8M |
| 5 Aug 2026Sale | Michael P. HuertaDirector | $292K |
| 4 Aug 2026Sale | Edward H. BastianChief Executive Officer | $19M |
| 4 Aug 2026Sale | Peter W. CarterPresident | $3.7M |
| 4 Aug 2026Sale | Alain BellemareEVP & Pres. - International | $3.2M |
| 3 Aug 2026Sale | David G. DewaltDirector | $2.9M |
| 27 May 2026Sale | Alain BellemareEVP & Pres. - International | $2.0M |
| 27 May 2026Sale | Allison C. AusbandEVP & Chief People Officer | $405K |
| 26 May 2026Sale | Allison C. AusbandEVP & Chief People Officer | $395K |
| 22 May 2026Sale | Allison C. AusbandEVP & Chief People Officer | $738K |
Showing 10 of 32 trades
Trades by members of Congress and officials
Trades members of Congress and senior executive branch officials disclosed, including their families'. Amounts are filed as ranges.
Trades from 20 Oct 2023 to 20 Oct 2026
8 people disclosed 10 purchases and 11 sales of Delta Air Lines stock since October 2023.
| Date | Member or official | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Bought | $15K to $50K |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 31 Oct 2025 | Lisa McClainHouse, R-MI 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Lisa McClainHouse, R-MI 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Lisa McClainHouse, R-MI 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Lisa McClainHouse, R-MI 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 29 May 2025 | Todd BlancheAttorney General 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 12 May 2025 | Jefferson ShreveHouse, R-IN 路 Sold | $15K to $50K |
| 8 May 2025 | Jefferson ShreveHouse, R-IN 路 Bought | $15K to $50K |
Showing 10 of 21 trades
Not on file: no WARN layoff notices under its own name since October 2023.