Delta posts Q3 2025 results with revenue of $15.2B and 12 new aircraft delivered

Delta Air Lines has announced making $15.2 billion-worth of revenue for its fiscal third quarter of 2025, while adding 12 new aircraft, calling the results “at the top end of expectations”. 

In its financial results for the fiscal third quarter of 2025, released on October 9, 2025, Delta said that total revenue had risen by 4.1% compared to the previous year. 

“Over the last 6 weeks, sales trends have accelerated across all geographies and in every advance purchase window, positioning Delta to finish the year with momentum,” said Glen Hauenstein, the airline’s president. 

For the Q3 of 2025, Delta reported an operating income of $1.7 billion, representing an 11.2% operating margin, and a pre-tax income of $1.5 billion, with a 9.8% pre-tax margin. The airline also reported earnings per share of $1.71 and said that it generated $1.8 billion in operating cash flow. 

Delta ended the September quarter with an adjusted net debt of $15.6 billion, a decrease of $2.4 billion since the beginning of the year and generated $833 million in free cash flow.  

“With strong cash generation through the year, we have paid down nearly $2 billion in debt year-to-date, bringing gross leverage to 2.4x at the end of the quarter,” said Dan Janki, Delta’s Chief Financial Officer.  

Deliveries, new routes, and what’s next 

Delta claimed that it had improved its operational performance in 2025, remaining the “the most on-time airline year-to-date” with top on-time departures, arrivals, and completion factor.  

The airline had received 31 aircraft in 2025 up to that point, including 12 in the September quarter, such as the A330-900, A321neo, and A220-300. It also retired six aircraft during the same period, bringing total retirements to 20 year-to-date. 

Delta has broadened its network with new leisure and business routes. The airline will start flights from New York-JFK to Sardinia and Malta, both launching in Summer 2026. Additionally, Austin will see new and expanded services beginning in late 2025, with nearly 30 new destinations by early 2026. 

The airline added that it is expanding its international network with new and increased transatlantic routes from Boston and Seattle, nonstop service from New York-JFK to Porto, and a new LAX–Hong Kong route starting in June 2026. 

Concluding its results report, Delta noted that it expects total revenue growth of 2–4% in the December quarter, with an operating margin of 10.5–12%. The airline also expects a full–year free cash flow of $3.5–$4 billion. The post Delta posts Q3 2025 results with revenue of $15.2B and 12 new aircraft delivered appeared first on AeroTime.

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