Delta Air Lines (DAL) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage

Adjusted EPS

$1.72

Estimate

$1.76

Surprise

-2.1%

Revenue (period 2026-09-30)

$20.19B

Score today

6.1/10

Revenue source: xbrl.

Delta Air Lines (DAL) missed the $1.76 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.72 — a modest 2.1% shortfall.

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TrendMatrix currently rates DAL Sell at 6.1/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.

2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -2.1% surprise compares with a +3.5% four-quarter average.

This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.

Current price

$82.17

Price target

$91.33

Stop

$77.23

Upside to target

+11.1%

Reward-to-risk

1.7:1

Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-10 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.

Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.

Industry

Airlines

Market cap

$54.04B

P/E (fwd)

10.8

P/E (ttm)

13.6

52-week range

$55.03–$95.68

Off 52-week high

14.1%

RSI (14)

49

Volume vs avg

1.43×

Score today

6.1/10