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How Delta Air Lines, Inc. stacks up
DAL · against 102 other Industrials companies of similar size
Valuation
73/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #7 of 103 · scores higher than 92% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score5 peers with a valuation score of 70–79, including DAL · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 73?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield, EBITDA yield and free cash flow yield, which are stronger than most Industrials peers.
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 70% of peers. EBITDA yield: 12.6% vs peer median 6.9%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 70% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 6.4% vs peer median 3.7%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 77% of peers. Earnings yield: 6.0% vs peer median 3.8%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = DAL, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | DAL | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 101 reported | 7.2% | 3.4% | 90% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 103 reported | 10.6% | 5.6% | 90% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 65 reported | 6.2% | 3.6% | 91% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 99 reported | 40.0% | 19.4% | 81% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around DAL| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34.8B USD | 89 | 52 | |
| 2 | 271.0B CNY (≈$37.9B) | 88 | 58 | |
| 3 | 60.0B EUR (≈$66.0B) | 83 | 54 | |
| 4 | 259.3B HKD (≈$33.2B) | 82 | 53 | |
| 4 | 34.3B EUR (≈$37.8B) | 82 | 49 | |
| 6 | 71.0B USD | 78 | 68 | |
| 7 | 54.8B USD | 73 | 49 | |
| 7 | 318.3B DKK (≈$47.7B) | 73 | 45 | |
| 7 | 28.3B USD | 73 | 64 | |
| 10 | 5.51T JPY (≈$37.5B) | 71 | 58 | |
| 11 | 4.15T JPY (≈$28.2B) | 68 | 57 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score