---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-24-007033"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DAL"
cik: "0000027904"
company_name: "DELTA AIR LINES, INC."
filed_at: "2024-10-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T16:59:37.937635+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Delta Q3 EPS $1.50 adj. ($1.97 GAAP); CrowdStrike outage cost $380M revenue hit, 45¢ EPS

## Summary
- GAAP net income $1.27B ($1.97/share); adjusted net income $971M ($1.50/share), down 26% YoY mainly due to CrowdStrike outage.
- Adjusted operating revenue $14.6B (flat YoY); total unit revenue down 3.6% including 1.1pt outage hit.
- December quarter guidance: revenue +2-4% YoY, operating margin 11-13%, EPS $1.60-$1.85, pre-tax profit growth ~30% YoY.
- CrowdStrike outage impact: $380M revenue loss, $170M non-fuel expense, 7,000 flight cancellations; 2.3pt margin hit.
- Debt reduction $2.4B YTD; adjusted net debt $18.7B; Fitch upgrade to investment grade. Total debt $17.7B at quarter end.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-24-007033
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DAL
- cik: 0000027904
- company_name: DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
- filed_at: 2024-10-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27904/000168316824007033/0001683168-24-007033-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27904/000168316824007033/delta_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-24-007033.txt

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