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Delta Air Lines
’ earnings could jump more than 20% this year from 2025 thanks to robust travel demand, particularly at the high end of the market, and potentially reach a record, CEO Ed Bastian said.
Delta on Tuesday forecast adjusted earnings per share of between $6.50 and $7.50 this year, compared with analysts’ estimate for $7.25 a share.
The carrier, the first airline to report quarterly results this year, forecast an increase in sales of as much as 7% in the first three months of 2026 and adjusted earnings of between 50 cents per share and 90 cents per share for the first quarter, compared with 72 cents per share forecast by analysts polled by LSEG.
