DAL Dividend History & Yield Analysis

DAL has 40 recorded dividend payments. Below is the full payout history with ex-dividend dates, pay dates, annual dividend totals and the current trailing and forward yield.

Yield & Payout Metrics

Dividend yield (TTM)
0.89%
Forward yield
0.98%
Dividend per share (TTM)
$0.7790
Annualized rate
$0.8600
Payout frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
$0.2150
5-year dividend CAGR
-12.39%
Consecutive growth years
2

Yields calculated against a market price of $87.59.

Annual Dividend History

  • 2026$0.5910
  • 2025$0.6760
  • 2024$0.5000
  • 2023$0.2000
  • 2020$0.4030
  • 2019$1.51
  • 2018$1.31
  • 2017$1.02
  • 2016$0.6760
  • 2015$0.4500
  • 2014$0.3000
  • 2013$0.1200

DAL Payout History & Ex-Dividend Dates

DAL dividend payments with ex-dividend date, pay date and amount per share
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount / share
2026-07-012026-07-09$0.2150
2026-05-012026-05-14$0.1880
2026-02-012026-02-26$0.1880
2025-10-012025-10-16$0.1880
2025-07-012025-07-31$0.1880
2025-05-012025-05-13$0.1500
2025-02-012025-02-27$0.1500
2024-10-012024-10-10$0.1500
2024-07-012024-07-30$0.1500
2024-05-012024-05-13$0.1000
2024-02-012024-02-23$0.1000
2023-10-012023-10-11$0.1000
2023-07-012023-07-14$0.1000
2020-02-012020-02-19$0.4030
2019-10-012019-10-23$0.4030
2019-07-012019-07-24$0.4030
2019-05-012019-05-01$0.3500
2019-02-012019-02-28$0.3500
2018-11-012018-11-06$0.3500
2018-07-012018-07-25$0.3500
2018-05-012018-05-10$0.3050
2018-02-012018-02-22$0.3050
2017-11-012017-11-16$0.3050
2017-08-012017-08-21$0.3050
2017-05-012017-05-17$0.2030
2017-02-012017-02-22$0.2030
2016-11-012016-11-08$0.2030
2016-08-012016-08-10$0.2030
2016-05-012016-05-09$0.1350
2016-02-012016-02-12$0.1350
2015-11-012015-11-04$0.1350
2015-08-012015-08-05$0.1350
2015-05-012015-05-06$0.0900
2015-02-012015-02-18$0.0900
2014-11-012014-11-05$0.0900
2014-08-012014-08-06$0.0900
2014-05-012014-05-07$0.0600
2014-02-012014-02-19$0.0600
2013-11-012013-11-04$0.0600
2013-08-012013-08-07$0.0600

Does DAL pay dividends?

Yes. DAL pays on a quarterly schedule, most recently $0.2150 per share with an ex-dividend date of 2026-07-01. To receive a payout you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date; buying on or after it means the previous holder collects that payment.

How the DAL yield is calculated

The trailing yield divides the last twelve months of dividends per share ($0.7790) by the latest market price. The forward yield annualizes the most recent payment across 4 payments per year, which reacts faster after a dividend raise or cut. A rising yield is only good news when it comes from a growing payout rather than a falling share price — check the annual history above and the DAL DCF fair value page for the cash flow behind it.