DAL (Delta Air Lines) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -0.30% (As of Jun. 2025)

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What is Delta Air Lines 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Delta Air Lines's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -0.30%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Delta Air Lines's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

DAL' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -58.4 Med: -0.3 Max: 19.9
Current: -0.3

During the past 13 years, Delta Air Lines's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 19.90%. The lowest was -58.40%. And the median was -0.30%.

DAL's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
56.08% of 526 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: -0.6 vs DAL: -0.30

Competitive Comparison of Delta Air Lines's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Airlines subindustry, Delta Air Lines's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Share Buyback 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 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Delta Air Lines's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Delta Air Lines's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.

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Delta Air Lines 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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Delta Air Lines Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

DAL:Peru DAL:Mexico 1DAL:Italy 0QZ4:UK OYC:Germany OYC:Germany DEAI34:Brazil DAL:Austria

Address

Post Office Box 20706, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30320-6001

Website

https://www.delta.com

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