All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
DAL real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, DAL returned +32.90% over the past year and +16.82% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Apr. 26, 2007, DAL is up +162.36% in real purchasing-power return, or +5.12%/yr, and is currently −11.27% below its real total-return high on Jun. 30, 2026.
Data ending Wed Aug. 26, 2026
| Thu 2007-04-26💬 to Wed 2026-08-26 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL × |
+162.36%
+5.12%/yr |
+9.42%/yr
R2=0.548 |
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| Delta Air Lines Inc NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Thu 2007-04-26💬 to Wed 2026-08-26 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| DAL × |
$10,000.00
2007-04-26 |
$26,235.79
2026-08-26 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| DAL × | +16.82% | +32.90% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| DAL × |
−11.27%
on 2026-08-26 from 2026-06-30 peak |
−83.22%
on 2009-03-05 |
| Period ending Wed 2026-08-26 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL × | +32.90% |
+95.05% +39.66%/yr |
+88.80% +23.59%/yr |
+72.51% +11.52%/yr |
+86.59% +6.44%/yr |
| Year | DAL |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +16.82% |
| 2025 | +13.06% |
| 2024 | +47.75% |
| 2023 | +19.04% |
| 2022 | −21.02% |
| 2021 | −9.20% |
| 2020 | −31.70% |
| 2019 | +17.69% |
| 2018 | −10.37% |
| 2017 | +13.82% |
| 2016 | −3.35% |
| 2015 | +3.29% |
| 2014 | +79.18% |
| 2013 | +129.17% |
| 2012 | +44.22% |
| 2011 | −37.65% |
| 2010 | +9.09% |
| 2009 | −3.33% |
| 2008 | −23.11% |
| 2007 | −35.76% |
