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DAL (Delta Air Lines) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.14 (As of Jul. 19, 2025)


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What is Delta Air Lines Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-07-19), Delta Air Lines's current share price is $56.29. Delta Air Lines's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2025 was $17.91. Delta Air Lines's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.14.

The historical rank and industry rank for Delta Air Lines's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

DAL' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.67   Med: 3.46   Max: 23.52
Current: 3.14

During the past years, Delta Air Lines's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 23.52. The lowest was 1.67. And the median was 3.46.

DAL's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
82.04% of 724 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.275 vs DAL: 3.14

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Delta Air Lines's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2025 was $26.710. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $17.91 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2025.

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Delta Air Lines Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Delta Air Lines's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Delta Air Lines Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Delta Air Lines Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.33 2.96 2.21 2.45 3.53

Delta Air Lines Quarterly Data
Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.82 3.01 3.53 2.48 2.75

Competitive Comparison of Delta Air Lines's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Airlines subindustry, Delta Air Lines's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Delta Air Lines's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Delta Air Lines's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Delta Air Lines's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Delta Air Lines Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Delta Air Lines's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=56.29/17.91
=3.14

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Delta Air Lines's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Delta Air Lines's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jun. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2025)
=26.71/135.3468*135.3468
=26.710

Current CPI (Jun. 2025) = 135.3468.

Delta Air Lines Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201509 13.154 100.392 17.734
201512 13.932 99.792 18.896
201603 14.583 100.470 19.645
201606 15.770 101.688 20.990
201609 16.988 101.861 22.573
201612 16.815 101.863 22.342
201703 17.600 102.862 23.158
201706 18.617 103.349 24.381
201709 19.637 104.136 25.523
201712 17.718 104.011 23.056
201803 17.875 105.290 22.978
201806 18.596 106.317 23.674
201809 19.988 106.507 25.400
201812 20.130 105.998 25.704
201903 19.712 107.251 24.876
201906 21.467 108.070 26.885
201909 23.298 108.329 29.109
201912 23.893 108.420 29.827
202003 22.434 108.902 27.882
202006 13.624 108.767 16.953
202009 5.264 109.815 6.488
202012 2.404 109.897 2.961
202103 0.754 111.754 0.913
202106 2.002 114.631 2.364
202109 4.072 115.734 4.762
202112 6.074 117.630 6.989
202203 4.666 121.301 5.206
202206 5.944 125.017 6.435
202209 7.159 125.227 7.738
202212 10.264 125.222 11.094
202303 9.740 127.348 10.352
202306 12.589 128.729 13.236
202309 14.338 129.860 14.944
202312 17.259 129.419 18.049
202403 17.280 131.776 17.748
202406 19.191 132.554 19.595
202409 21.147 133.029 21.515
202412 23.656 133.157 24.045
202503 23.657 134.927 23.731
202506 26.710 135.347 26.710

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Delta Air Lines  (NYSE:DAL) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Delta Air Lines Business Description

Address
Post Office Box 20706, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30320-6001
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, where it gathers and distributes 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.
Executives
David S Taylor director THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, ONE PROCTER & GAMBLE PLAZA, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Greg Creed director 1441 GARDINER LANE, LOUISVILLE KY 40213
Rahul D Samant officer: EVP & Chief Info Officer C/O DELTA AIR LINES, INC., P.O. BOX 20574, DEPT. 981, ATLANTA GA 30320
William C Carroll officer: SVP, Finance & Controller C/O DELTA AIR LINES, INC., P.O. BOX 20574, DEPT. 981, ATLANTA GA 30320
Edward H Bastian officer: President and CEO NWA C/O DELTA AIR LINES, INC., DEPT. 981, P.O. BOX 20574, ATLANTA GA 30320
Joanne D Smith officer: EVP & Chief HR Officer C/O DELTA AIR LINES, INC., P.O. BOX 20574, DEPT. 981, ATLANTA GA 30320
Glen W Hauenstein officer: EVP-Network Plng & Rev Mgmt 1600 SMITH ST, HOUSTON TX 77002
Allison C Ausband officer: EVP-Chief Cust Experience Offr P.O. BOX 20574, C/O DELTA AIR LINES, INC. DEPT. 981, ATLANTA GA 30320
Steven M Sear officer: Pres. Int'l & EVP Global Sales C/O DELTA AIR LINES, INC., P.O. BOX 20574, DEPT. 981, ATLANTA GA 30320
Alain Bellemare officer: EVP & Pres. - International C/O DELTA AIR LINES, INC., DEPT. 981, P.O. BOX 20574, ATLANTA GA 30320
Peter W Carter officer: EVP and Chief Legal Officer C/O DELTA AIR LINES, INC., P.O. BOX 20574, DEPT. 981, ATLANTA GA 30320
Michael P Huerta director 1800 M STREET NW SUITE 800, WASHINGTON DC 20036
Mike Spanos officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer PEPSICO, INC., 700 ANDERSON HILL ROAD, PURCHASE NY 10577
Vasant M Prabhu director C/O SAFEWAY INC, 5918 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Francis S Blake director 2455 PACES FERRY RD, ATLANTA GA 30339