Delta Air Lines, Inc. · DAL · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 10, 2026
$91.40 -0.44% on the day, -$0.40
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Yearly payout / yield
$0.86·0.94%
$0.215 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.215/qtr
pays ~Jan 5, 2027 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Jan 1, 2027est.
own by Dec 31 ⓘ
Years without a cut
1+ yr
raised last year ⓘ
Paying since
2013
41 payments on file
Yield vs history ⓘ
33
Below its usual yield
DAL share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
DAL Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +14.4%3Y +29.1%5Y -9.3%10Y +13.6%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). A red dashed stub marks a payment that was due by its usual rhythm but is not on file. The enlarge button shows all 41 payments since 2013.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +25.33% a year, its typical raise over the last 3 years. Capped at 20% a year. From 2029 it slows by a quarter each year. Today's $0.86 a year would be $1.72 by 2031 - 1.88% on today's $91.40 price.

How Many DAL Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $0.86 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 6,977 DAL shares, about $637,698 at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $91.40. $1,000 a month takes about 13,954 shares, about $1,275,396. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Delta Air Lines (DAL) pays $0.215 a share quarterly, $0.86 a year, a 0.94% run-rate yield at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $91.40. It has paid since 2013 and raised its annual dividend 1 years in a row.

At today’s rate of $0.215 quarterly and the last close of $91.40, this is what DAL pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.215$0.07$0.86
100 shares$21.50$7.17$86.00
$10,000 invested (109.4 shares)$23.52$7.84$94.09
6,977 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.06$500.02$6,000.22
13,954 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.11$1,000.04$12,000.44

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 DAL shares reinvest into 0.24 new shares each payment, about 0.9 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 426 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with DAL’s own history in the DAL DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history

DAL Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

33/100Below its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • DAL yields 0.94% today, at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $91.40.
  • Its own 10-year median is 1.63%, so today’s yield is below its usual level.
Since Jul 2023: lowest to highest month-end yield
0.78% low1.44% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is DAL’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After October 2026

DAL has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 78 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Jan 1, 2027, with the cash around Jan 5, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.215 a share, went ex on Oct 15, 2026 and paid Oct 19, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 78 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 4 days after the ex-date
  • Next earnings report: Jan 13, 2027

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does DAL Pay?

DAL pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, May, Jul and Oct, with ex-dates in Feb, May, Jul and Oct. The ex-date comes about every 78 days, and the cash usually lands about 4 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$0.81 a share, in 4 payments.
+19.2% against the 12 months before ($0.68 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Mar, May, Jul and Oct. Ex-dates fall in Feb, May, Jul and Oct (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 1 year of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Jul 9, 2026 - $0.188 to $0.215 (+$0.027, +14.36%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.05 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 15.0% - $0.75 paid / $5.01 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 3-yr norm 7.6% (median of 9 earlier trailing years)
  • FCF payout: 16.3% - $0.75 paid / $4.62 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 3-yr norm 20.9% (median of 9 earlier trailing years)

DAL vs Similar Dividend Stocks (FAST, CMI...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Industrials companies closest to DAL in market value, DAL’s 0.94% run-rate yield is below the group’s middle yield of 1.15%, and its raise streak of 1 year is the 8th longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating Recessions ⓘ No cut ⓘ
DAL $91.40Delta Air Lines $0.215/qtr$0.86/yr fwd 0.94% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 1+ yrraised 1 yr in a row
FAST $54.56Fastenal $0.26/qtr$1.04/yr fwd 1.91% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 34 yrsno raise streak
CMI $466.30Cummins $2.20/qtr$8.80/yr fwd 1.89% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 held2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 34 yrsraised 20 yrs in a row
PCAR $105.75PACCAR $0.35/qtr$1.40/yr fwd 1.32% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20092000 raised2008 cut2020 raised2022 raised 16 yrsraised 4 yrs in a row
AME $238.21AMETEK $0.34/qtr$1.36/yr fwd 0.57% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 raised2008 held2020 raised2022 raised 32 yrsraised 6 yrs in a row
VLVLY $32.28AB Volvo (publ) $1.451/yr 4.50% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 2 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
MHVYF $20.18Mitsubishi Heavy Industries $0.089/half-yr$0.18/yr fwd 0.88% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 2 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
HONA $164.77Honeywell Aerospace $0.40/qtr$1.60/yr fwd 0.97% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — —no raise streak
DSDVY $109.09DSV A/S $0.552/yr 0.51% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 6+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
GWW $1,447.68W.W. Grainger $2.49/qtr$9.96/yr fwd 0.69% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 40+ yrsraised 40+ yrs in a row
LHX $271.34L3Harris Technologies $1.25/qtr$5.00/yr fwd 1.84% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 26 yrsraised 24 yrs in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: DAL vs FAST, DAL vs CMI, DAL vs PCAR.

DAL Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2013

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Oct 15, 2026Oct 19, 2026$0.215QuarterlyRegular
Jul 9, 2026Jul 13, 2026$0.215QuarterlyRegular
May 14, 2026May 18, 2026$0.188QuarterlyRegular
Feb 26, 2026Mar 2, 2026$0.188QuarterlyRegular
Oct 16, 2025Oct 20, 2025$0.188QuarterlyRegular
Jul 31, 2025Aug 4, 2025$0.188QuarterlyRegular
May 13, 2025May 15, 2025$0.15QuarterlyRegular
Feb 27, 2025Mar 3, 2025$0.15QuarterlyRegular
Oct 10, 2024Oct 14, 2024$0.15QuarterlyRegular
Jul 30, 2024Aug 1, 2024$0.15QuarterlyRegular
The other 31 DAL payments come with a paid plan.
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Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for DAL

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DAL Dividend Questions

How often does DAL pay dividends?

DAL pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, May, Jul and Oct, with ex-dates in Feb, May, Jul and Oct. The ex-date comes about every 78 days, and the cash usually lands about 4 days later.

Does DAL pay dividends monthly?

No. DAL pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next DAL dividend?

DAL has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 78 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Jan 1, 2027, with the cash around Jan 5, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.215 a share, went ex on Oct 15, 2026 and paid Oct 19, 2026. The current rate is $0.215 per share, $0.86 a year.

Does DAL pay a dividend in January 2027?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Jan 1, 2027, with the cash around Jan 5, 2027, so a payment in January 2027 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does DAL pay per share?

DAL pays $0.215 a share quarterly, $0.86 a year. At the Nov 10, 2026 close of $91.40 that is a 0.94% run-rate yield, below its usual level: its own 10-year median is 1.63%.

Has DAL raised its dividend?

Yes. DAL has raised its annual dividend 1 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Jul 9, 2026, took the rate from $0.188 to $0.215 (+14.36%). Over five years the dividend grew -9.3% a year.

Is DAL’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. DAL paid out 15% of its earnings and 16% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has raised its dividend 1 years in a row and gone 1+ years without a cut. This is data, not investment advice. The full 12-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my DAL dividends?

Add DAL to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run DAL in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 10, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 12 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.