DALDelta Air Lines

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As a global airline based in the United States, we connect customers across our expansive global network with a commitment to ensuring that the future of travel is connected, personalized and enjoyable. 10-K, Item 1

Employees: 103,000
Headquarters: Atlanta, GA
CEO: Edward H. Bastian
Next results: around Jan 12, 2027

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The numbers DAL said it expected, in its earnings releases of the last 3 years, next to what it then reported for the same period. Each target links to the sentence in the release; each result to the 10-Q or 10-K it was first reported in.

Of 4 range targets with a reported result: 1 came in above the last range given, 1 within it, 2 below it.

Target	What the company said	Reported	Result
Free cash flow (company-defined) Fiscal 2026	Given $3.00B to $4.00B release 2026-01-13	–	No standard number
The company's words "In 2026, strong earnings growth will enable higher operating cash flow, supporting $5.5 billion of expected reinvestment and an outlook for free cash flow of $3 to $4 billion." release 2026-01-13
Diluted EPS Fiscal 2026	Given $6.50 to $7.50 release 2026-01-13	–	Not reported yet
The company's words FY 2026 Long-Term Targets3 … Earnings Per Share $6.50 - $7.50 release 2026-01-13
Free cash flow (company-defined) Fiscal 2025 (ended 2025-12-31)	Given at least $4.00B release 2025-01-10	–	No standard number
The company's words Guiding to 2025 earnings of greater than $7.35 per share and free cash flow of greater than $4 billion release 2025-01-10
Diluted EPS Fiscal 2025 (ended 2025-12-31)	Given at least $7.35 release 2025-01-10 Changed $5.25 to $6.25 release 2025-07-10	$7.66 10-K filed 2026-02-11	Above the range
The company's words Guiding to 2025 earnings of greater than $7.35 per share and free cash flow of greater than $4 billion release 2025-01-10 Financial Guidance 1 … Earnings Per Share $5.25 - $6.25 release 2025-07-10
Free cash flow (company-defined) Fiscal 2024 (ended 2024-12-31)	Given $3.00B to $4.00B release 2024-01-12	–	No standard number
The company's words Guiding to 2024 free cash flow of $3 to $4 billion, an improvement of up to $2 billion over 2023 release 2024-01-12
Diluted EPS Fiscal 2024 (ended 2024-12-31)	Given $6.00 to $7.00 release 2024-01-12 Kept $6.00 to $7.00 release 2024-04-10 Kept $6.00 to $7.00 release 2024-07-11	$5.33 10-K filed 2025-02-11	Below the range
The company's words FY 2024 Forecast … Earnings Per Share $6 - $7 release 2024-01-12 FY 2024 Forecast … Earnings Per Share $6 - $7 release 2024-04-10 FY 2024 Forecast … Earnings Per Share $6 - $7 release 2024-07-11
Diluted EPS Q4 of fiscal 2024	Given $1.60 to $1.85 release 2024-10-10	–	Not found in XBRL
The company's words 4Q24 Forecast Total Revenue YoY Up 2% - 4% Operating Margin 11% - 13% Earnings Per Share $1.60 - $1.85 release 2024-10-10
Diluted EPS Q3 of fiscal 2024	Given $1.70 to $2.00 release 2024-07-11	$1.97 10-Q filed 2024-10-10	Within the range
The company's words 3Q24 Forecast … Earnings Per Share $1.70 - $2.00 release 2024-07-11
Diluted EPS Q2 of fiscal 2024	Given $2.20 to $2.50 release 2024-04-10	$2.01 10-Q filed 2024-07-11	Below the range
The company's words 2Q24 Forecast … Earnings Per Share $2.20 - $2.50 release 2024-04-10

1 target far from the company's reported total, so not compared (usually a target for one product, segment or definition)

Diluted EPS, Q1 of fiscal 2025: said $0.70 to $1.00, reported $0.37. The company's words

Targets are read from the sentences of the EX-99 exhibits of 8-K item 2.02 filings (12 releases since 2024-01-12), without AI; in outlook tables only the first column is read. The result compares the reported number with the last range given before the period was reported. Results come from SEC's XBRL company facts, as first reported. A company's target can use its own definition (META's capital expenditures include finance lease payments, for example), so read the quote.

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