This ranking evaluates how Fortune 500 companies are deploying AI, and how technology leaders value those investments relative to industry peers.

Fortune AIQ 75

The companies on the Global 500 employ 70.2 million people, and their revenue represents more than one-third of the world’s GDP.

Fortune Global 500

With a combined revenue of $21 trillion and $2.1 trillion in profits, the 2026 Fortune 500 is the definitive list of America's largest companies.

Fortune 500

The 300 companies on this year’s list brought in over $12.5 trillion in revenue for the latest 12 months, with the median revenue figure at $24 billion.

America's Most Innovative Companies

AI is a major force shaping this year’s list—but it’s far from the only story.

World's Most Admired Companies

This year's 100 Best Companies to Work For are rebuilding the social contract at work so people feel supported, trusted, and future-ready as they undergo that transition.

100 Best Places to Work 2026_Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines handed out $1.3 billion in bonuses this year to its more than 100,000 workers worldwide after posting strong earnings, bringing total employee profit-sharing to $11 billion since 2015. Staffers also get unlimited standby travel privileges to any destination Delta serves, along with discounts on tickets and vacation packages. Employees say: "I truly appreciate how Delta listens to employee feedback and continues to innovate in ways that drive meaningful improvement. What I love most is that we are recognized not just as employees, but as family. The sense of community here is incredibly strong, and the diversity within our teams is something I find truly beautiful. Delta has been a part of my life since birth, thanks to my father also being a member of this incredible team since 2005. For us, Delta is more than a company - it's generational, and it's home." &nbsp;

Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For

This is the 40th year for our annual Fastest-Growing Companies list, which ranks companies based on growth in revenue, profits, and stock returns.

100 Fastest-Growing Companies

The companies on this annual list make a conscious effort to be supportive, inclusive workplaces.

Employees say:"I absolutely love working for this company and the family dynamic that it has. I love how inclusive the executives are and how they make us (the regular ground workers and hourly workers) feel important by including us in all of the big decisions Delta makes. For an example within the first year of joining Delta I was able to meet the CEO of the company, and I was able to ask him different questions directly about the future of Delta and listen to him speak. I've never been with a company that has made me feel so important and like my voice matters until I started working with Delta."

100 Best Large Workplaces for Women

Fortune AIQ 50

The corporations on our annual list of the world's 500 largest companies combined to generate $41.7 trillion in revenue over the past year.

Almost $20 trillion in revenue—and a record-breaking $1.87 trillion in profits. Introducing the 2025 Fortune 500, the definitive list of the biggest companies in America.

The top companies on our list have one thing in common: Staff largely trust leadership to see them as well-rounded people and reward them for a job well done.

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Employees say: "Delta provides an amazing place to develop a career, not just a job. People care for each other here and push each other to be better every day. When an employee hits a personal or family challenge, the company steps up and does right by them. My family experienced a medical issue, and the support and care that Delta provided to help us deal with the medical issue went above and beyond what was required or normal."

The 300 companies on this year’s list brought in over $12.6 trillion in revenue for the latest 12 months, with the median revenue figure at $22 billion.

Leaders in all industries rely more than ever on Big Tech—and appreciate the giants that deliver, at scale, without drama.

Energy sector dominated this year for the first time since 2008, with 28 companies featured on the list.

The corporations on our annual list posted aggregate revenues of $41 trillion for the second year in a row.

Industries included in the sector are airlines, transportation equipment, logistics, mail and freight delivery, railroads, shipping, and trucking.

Fortune Sector Leaders: Transportation

The Fortune 500, in its 70th year in 2024, ranks the biggest U.S. companies by revenue.

Creating a more empathetic workplace looks like staying loyal to workers, emphasizing D&I initiatives, and paying well.

100 Best Companies 2024-Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines employs over 100,000 people and services more than 4,000 daily flights to hundreds of destinations on six continents. With over 200 million annual customers, the airline company values its employees by raising pay, eliminating college-degree requirements, and instilling antiracism action plans. In April of last year, Delta increased the base pay for its operations employees by a flat 5%, and reported an average 5% increase for its salaried employees worldwide. It also offers a Shared Rewards program for its employees to earn 10% of corporate profits from their first dollar earned, through which employees earned a total of $61 million in 2022. Last February, Delta announced a profit-sharing payment of $1,250 to every eligible employee and later extended its payments through a 4% base pay raise in May, followed by another base pay increase of 5% in April. Delta also partners with Care.com to give workers last-minute care for children, adults, and pets with rates as low as $6 an hour.&nbsp;

The 200 companies on this list are transforming industries from the inside out.

The 26th edition of the list shows how much esteem Big Tech giants command among other business leaders.

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The 25th Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies list suggests that tech giants’ peers respect them as much as ever.

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The corporations on our annual list of the world’s largest companies delivered a record $41 trillion in aggregate revenues.

The 300 companies on this list are transforming industries from the inside out.

The Fortune 500, in its 69th year in 2023, ranks the biggest U.S. companies by revenue.

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The Atlanta-based carrier moved 28 spots up this year’s list, thanks to a robust travel rebound in the wake of the COVID-era slowdown. Its operating revenue for the year reached $50.6 billion, up 69% from 2021. 
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 	<li>In May 2022, Delta said it would remove 100 flights a day from its summer schedule to stave off travel chaos as it rebuilt its operations. In the month to follow, however, CEO Ed Bastian apologized for delays and the disruption of hundreds of flights owing in part to understaffing.</li> 
 	<li>Delta reached a deal with its pilots’ union in March 2023 to boost pay by 34% over three years.</li> 
 	<li>Inflation threatened Delta’s profits in early 2023, but the company anticipates a 2% to 4% nonfuel unit cost decline through the year compared with 2022.</li> 
 	<li>Still, Delta faces a pilot shortage and the delayed delivery of new aircraft, which could reduce flight volume and raise airfares.</li> 
 	<li>The airline expects flight demand to grow in 2023, which will help offset higher expenses, like the surging cost of fuel and labor.</li> 
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Just as it dominates our economy, Big Tech now dominates Fortune’s annual ranking of corporate reputation.

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Aggregate sales hit $37.8 trillion last year—an increase of 19%, the highest annual growth rate in the list’s history.

This year’s Fortune 500 marks the 68th running of the list.

After a year in which humanity leaned more heavily than ever on tech giants, see which companies topped Fortune's ranking of corporate reputation.

WMAC 2021-23-Delta Airlines

This year’s Fortune 500 marks the 67th running of the list.

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The Atlanta-based airline was heavily challenged in 2020 as air travel was all but grounded during the pandemic. Its revenue fell 64% to $17.1 billion and it lost more than $12 billion. This year, the carrier has so far reported $4 million in daily cash generation in March, an improvement from the $11 million daily cash burn on average for the quarter ended in March 2021.

For an astounding 13th straight year, Apple claims the top spot in Fortune’s annual ranking of corporate reputation, based on a survey of almost 3,800 executives, directors, and analysts.

Our 2020 list of the 100 best companies as ranked by their employees. See which companies made the list.

This year's Fortune Global 500 generated $33.3 trillion in revenues and $2.1 trillion in profits.

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In retrospect, 2019 was a halcyon year for the travel industry. Fuel was cheap, travel demand was high, and as the only major U.S. airline without Boeing 737 MAX planes in its fleet, Delta sidestepped the fallout from their grounding. Annual revenue rose 5.8% to $47 billion, and net income jumped 21.1% to $4.8 billion, giving Delta its tenth straight year of profitability—if likely the last it will see for some time. After the pandemic closed down most airline travel and led Delta and its competitors to seek government aid, CEO Ed Bastian predicted that Delta will need at least three years to get back to a sustainable—but still sub-2019—level of travel. As Bastian told Fortune: “This is going to take a long time.”

This year's Fortune 500 marks the 66th running of the list.

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In retrospect, 2019 was a halcyon year for the travel industry and especially for Delta, which climbed past American to claim the title of the largest airline on the Fortune 500. Fuel was cheap, travel demand was high, and as the only major U.S. airline without Boeing 737 MAX planes in its fleet, Delta sidestepped the fallout from their grounding. Annual revenue rose 5.8% to $47 billion, and net income jumped 21.1% to $4.8 billion, giving Delta its tenth straight year of profitability—if likely the last it will see for some time. After the pandemic closed down most airline travel and led Delta and its competitors to seek government aid, CEO Ed Bastian predicted that Delta will need at least three years to get back to a sustainable—but still sub-2019—level of travel. As CEO Ed Bastian told Fortune: “This is going to take a long time.”

Here are the World's Most Admired Companies for 2019 as ranked in their industries. See who made the list.

Our 2019 list of the 100 best companies as ranked by their employees. See which companies made the list.

This year's Fortune Global 500 generated $27.7 trillion in revenues and $1.5 trillion in profits.

At the Best Workplaces for Women, company leaders foster mentorship and career growth.

Delta Airlines-Best Large Workplaces for Women 2019

An employee says: 
 
"Our leadership has a great vision and encourages us to be our best. Our executives treat us all as equals and strive to make our company the best place to work. I am blessed to be able to work at Delta." 
 
Read the Great Place to Work review .

This year's Fortune 500 marks the 65th running of the list.

We surveyed tens of thousands of young employees to create this list of millennials’ favorite workplaces.

Delta-Best Workplaces Millennials 2019

Employees say: 
“The unique experience I have seen at Delta is the close and upfront relationship we have with our executive team. Every interaction we have with our leaders is important because it give us a sense of belonging and recognition.”

100 Best Large Workplaces for Millennials

Here are the World's Most Admired Companies for 2018 as ranked in their industries. See who made the list.

Our 2018 list of the 100 best companies as ranked by their employees. See which companies made the list.

This year's Fortune 500 marks the 64th running of the list.

Best Large Workplaces for Women 2018_Delta Air Lines

Employees say: 
 
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"Delta's support of employee participation in community service and charity events is extraordinary. Employees volunteer in projects all over the world. Through Delta I have volunteered in Argentina, the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Haiti." 
 
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Read the Great Place to Work review .

Here are the World's Most Admired Companies for 2017 as ranked in their industries. See who made the list.

Our 2017 list of the 100 best companies as ranked by their employees. See which companies made the list.

This year's Fortune 500 marks the 63rd running of the list.

Fortune’s annual list of the 100 Best Workplaces for Women highlights companies with generous benefits, flexible schedules, and an emphasis on balancing work and life. 

Best Workplaces for Diversity 2016- Delta Air Lines

Employees say: "My company takes the time to listen to my suggestions. We work in a team environment and my opinion as well as the person next to me has equal weight in a discussion. When we had our power outage that caused disruptions to thousands of travelers, they took ownership and did right by our customers and their employees. When doing damage control, everyone gave it their all because we wanted to not because we were told to do it. That speaks volumes!" 
 
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"Delta takes very good care of their employees, and the employees love and respect the company. Because of this, the employees are willing to go above and beyond what is expected by leaders in order to ensure that the last customer is taken care of as needed." Read the .

Here are the World's Most Admired Companies for 2016 as ranked in their industries. See who made the list.

This year's Fortune Global 500 generated $27.6 trillion in revenues and $1.5 trillion in profits.

This year's Fortune 500 marks the 62nd running of the list.

Business insiders have spoken: Asked which companies they most admire, more than 4,100 executives, directors, and analysts chose these top 50 All-Stars.

The world's 500 largest companies generated $31.2 trillion in revenues and $1.7 trillion in profits in 2014. Together, this year's Fortune Global 500 employ 65 million people worldwide and are represented by 36 countries.

This year's Fortune 500 marks the 61st running of the list. Wal-Mart claims the top spot again. See who made the list.

Global business is back. After limping through a worldwide financial crisis and economic slowdown, the 500 largest companies ranked by revenues shattered all sorts of performance records in 2013: They racked up combined revenues of $31.1 trillion, up 2.5% from 2012, and profits soared 27% to nearly $2 trillion. China’s 95 companies (up from 89 last year) posted $5.8 trillion in revenues. The U.S. has four fewer companies on the list than last year but remains (for now) the country leader, with 128 corporations on the list—including No. 1 Wal-Mart Stores—reporting $8.6 trillion in revenues. 

Wal-Mart stayed on top as its sales crept closer to half-a-trillion dollars. Apple moved into the top five. And UnitedHealth Group continued its steady climb. 

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A fixture of the aviation world since it launched in the 1920s, Delta is one of the world’s largest airlines by passengers and by revenue. It has numerous U.S. hub cities, the biggest of which is Atlanta, where Delta is headquartered. The airline’s routes span most of the world, including Asia and Latin America. Delta’s iconic red triangle logo is suggestive of flight and the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet. The airline also helped popularize Biscoff cookies—the name a portmanteau of biscuit and coffee—as an in-flight snack.

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Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the Delta Air Lines September Quarter 2026 Financial Results Conference Call. My name is Matthew, and I will be your coordinator. At this time, all participants are on a listen-only mode until we conduct a question-and-answer session following the presentation. As a reminder, today's call is being recorded. If you have any questions or comments during the presentation, you may press star one on your phone to enter the question queue at any time. I would now like to turn the conference over to Julie Stewart, Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Development. Please go ahead.

Thank you, Matthew. Good morning, everyone, and thanks for joining us for our September Quarter 2026 earnings call. Joining us from Atlanta today are our CEO, Ed Bastian, our Chief Operating Officer, Dan Janki, our Chief Commercial Officer, Joe Esposito, and our Chief Financial Officer, Erik Snell. Ed will open the call with an overview of Delta's performance and strategy. Dan will cover the operation. Joe will provide an update on the revenue environment, and Erik will discuss costs and our balance sheet. After the prepared remarks, we will take analyst questions. We ask you please limit yourself to one question and a brief follow-up so we can get to as many of you as possible. Today's discussion contains forward-looking statements that represent our beliefs or expectations about future events. All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.

Some of the factors that may cause such differences are described in Delta's SEC filings. We will also discuss Non-GAAP financial measures, and all results exclude special items unless otherwise noted. You can find a reconciliation of our Non-GAAP measures on the investor relations page at ir.delta.com. With that, I will turn the call over to Ed.

Thank you, Julie. Good morning, everyone. We appreciate you joining us today. Our results demonstrate the structural durability that we have built and the strategic decisions that we have made over many years to reduce earnings volatility and enable us to navigate today's high fuel costs. In the September quarter, revenue grew 16%, and we delivered pre-tax profits of $1.5 billion, consistent with last year, while absorbing $1.6 billion of higher fuel costs. Earnings were $1.72 per share on an operating margin of 9.4%. Our earnings are continuing to translate into strong cash generation and attractive returns for our shareholders. Year to date, we have generated $1.9 billion of free cash, and our return on invested capital is 11%, well above our cost of capital. These results reflect disciplined capital allocation and the durability of our business model.

Operationally, Delta delivered another quarter of industry-leading performance across key metrics, including on time and customer satisfaction. We continue to strengthen the resilience of our operation with good progress on weather recovery, despite a challenging operating environment this summer. We expect to further improve recovery performance through the end of the year and into 2027. I want to thank the 100,000 members of the Delta team. They remain our greatest strength and deservedly are the most awarded aviation professionals in the world. Most recently, their efforts were recognized by the Skytrax World Airline Awards, where customers named Delta the best airline staff in North America for the fifth consecutive year. Consistent with our philosophy of sharing our success, we have now accrued $900 million towards next year's employee profit-sharing payout. Looking at the current environment, demand remains strong, supported by a secular shift in consumer behavior.

The top 40% of U.S. households, which make up the majority of Delta's customer base, are nearly $40 trillion wealthier than they were just a few years ago and increasingly prioritizing experiences, including travel. At the same time, air travel remains one of the best values in the consumer economy, with airfare still well below cumulative inflation over the last several years. That demand is evident across leisure and business travel and across all cabins. Premium growth remains robust, and Main Cabin trends are continuing to improve, reflecting our measured approach to growth and broader industry actions to reduce unprofitable capacity. This year's fuel spike has accelerated change across the industry. Resilient demand and greater focus on profitability are enabling the industry to recover higher fuel costs more quickly.

Even when fuel prices eventually moderate, and they will, we believe our underlying revenue strength is sustainable, giving strong preference for the Delta brand and the diversity of our high-value revenue streams. Regardless of the next move in fuel prices, the forces reshaping the U.S. airline industry will continue, with many carriers struggling to earn their cost of capital well before the run-up in fuel. Against this backdrop, Delta is operating from a position of strength. In the December quarter, we expect revenue momentum to continue and non-fuel cost performance to improve, supporting pre-tax profits of $1.2 billion, even with fuel prices expected to double over last year. For the full year, we expect to deliver pre-tax profits of roughly $4.5 billion, fairly close to last year's profitability, even with our fuel bill expected to increase by 60% or $6 billion.

That is a picture of structural durability you have not seen in prior cycles or fuel spikes within this industry. We also expect to generate $2.5 billion of free cash flow, funding more than $2 billion of debt reduction and bringing our three-year cumulative free cash generation to over $10 billion. These results are expected to lead the industry by a good margin. The consistent strength of our financial performance allows us to keep investing in our people, products, and partnerships, compounding Delta's differentiation and extending our lead. Our growing loyalty ecosystem is one of the most important drivers of our structural durability. The Delta American Express partnership continues to deliver strong momentum, and we now expect remuneration of more than $9 billion this year on the way to $10 billion.

The strength of the co-brand portfolio was recently reflected in J.D. Power's customer satisfaction survey last week of all airline co-brand cards, where the Delta American Express SkyMiles card swept the top three positions, with our Reserve card ranking number one. Hats off to our collective teams. What a remarkable achievement. We are also bringing more value to our customers through partnerships with leading brands. During the quarter, we announced a new strategic relationship with Hyatt, bringing together two leading premium brands. Customer response has been strong ahead of the launch later this year. At the same time, we're investing to extend the reach of the Delta brand through the global network. We recently announced new service to the Philippines and expanded service to Tokyo, Paris, Athens, and Venice from key U.S. gateways.

Our investments are elevating the customer experience throughout the travel journey, with connectivity an important point of differentiation. Delta pioneered fast, free Wi-Fi on a global scale four years ago and established it as the standard that the industry has been required to adopt. Today, fast, free Wi-Fi is available across virtually our entire fleet, far more than any other airline currently offers. We continue to work closely with Viasat and Hughes on meaningful enhancements to service, which we will see this quarter, and are excited to launch Amazon Leo beginning in 2028. In closing, the durability that we've built is differentiated and difficult to replicate. We are delivering industry-leading returns today and confident in our ability to deliver strong growth in earnings and cash flow in the coming years. Now I'll turn it over to Joe to cover our commercial performance and outlook.

Thank you, Ed. September quarter results demonstrated sustained demand strength, clear preference for the Delta brand, and the benefits of our measured approach to capacity. Revenue grew to $17.6 billion, up approximately 16% over prior year on flat capacity. Total unit revenue growth of 15.4% accelerated three points from the June quarter, with gains in domestic and international. A key highlight was main cabin, where unit revenue grew high teens, marking the third consecutive quarter of improvement. Domestic unit revenue grew 16%, driven by healthy yield growth on load factors that were one point higher than last year as we closely align our capacity growth with demand. International unit revenue grew 12%, led by growth of 22% in Latin. Transatlantic unit revenue growth accelerated 4 points sequentially to 11%. Corporate sales were strong across all sectors, cabins, hubs, and entities, with each growing double digits over last year.

The week after Labor Day was the highest corporate sales week in our history, underscoring the strength of business travel. Our diversified high-margin revenue streams remain a defining strength of Delta, enhancing the quality and durability of our earnings. Diverse revenue represented 61% of total revenue, with premium and loyalty each growing nearly 20% over prior year. Cargo and MRO revenue both grew nearly 30%. Our loyalty ecosystem is growing in scale and value. SkyMiles membership is growing faster than capacity, and members are engaging more with Delta in the air and beyond the flight. That deeper engagement is driving growth across brand partnerships such as Uber and Starbucks, in addition to travel products and our industry-leading co-brand card portfolio.

Card acquisitions and spend both grew double digits, keeping us on track for a fifth consecutive year of one million new card acquisitions and double-digit growth in Amex remuneration this year. Turning to outlook, demand remains strong and broad-based as we enter the final quarter of the year. That strength is reflected in forward cash sales, which grew nearly 20% during the September quarter, the highest quarterly growth since 2022. These trends support our outlook for December quarter revenue growth of approximately 20% year-over-year on roughly 3% capacity growth. With seat growth below 2%, including a year-over-year reduction in Main Cabin seats, our capacity positioning supports another sequential improvement in unit revenue growth as we continue to cover higher costs. This approach keeps our capacity decisions focused on margins, returns, and cash generation.

Our results and outlook reflect an integrated commercial strategy that is extending our leadership. Investments in our fleet, global network, customer experience, and loyalty ecosystems are strengthening our revenue premium, deepening engagement, and creating long-term value. Los Angeles is a clear example of our integrated strategy driving profitable growth. Over several years, we have built a leading position through investments across the airport, network, and customer experience. We are also expanding our global reach from Los Angeles, adding service to the South Pacific, Hong Kong, and Manila, while enhancing connectivity across key U.S. markets. This has been enabled by generational airport investments at L.A. to create a modern, connected complex with additional gate capacity and seamless access to the international terminal. We now have the most premium ground experience with a dedicated curb-to-lounge path for Delta One customers.

Together with our leading position at L.A., two Delta One lounges, and our award-winning Sky Club, these investments are strengthening customer preference in this high-value market and further opportunity ahead of the L.A. 2028 Olympics. I will hand it to Dan to discuss our operational results.

Great. Thank you, Joe. Running a great operation is foundational to Delta's brand, and I want to thank the Delta team for the outstanding service they provide our customers every day. With a culture of continuous improvement and our investment in data and technology, our people keep raising the bar, strengthening reliability and driving efficiency while delivering better outcomes for our customers. Over the summer, we widened our industry leadership and on-time performance and delivered record baggage results and better disruption recovery. Those results were meaningfully important given persistent weather and ATC delays that our people navigated during the quarter. More than twice the number of disruption days compared to historical averages. These targeted investments are strengthening our resilience and recovery. In September, we delivered our best mainline completion factor month of the year, and we expect further progress through the fourth quarter and into 2027.

We are scaling new technology and process improvements across the operation to strengthen reliability, accelerate recovery, and enhance the customer experience. Atlanta is an important example where these investments are driving record baggage performance, improving connection, and making our largest, most profitable hub even more reliable and efficient. The Delta people remain our most important differentiator. New tools, technology, giving them more time to do what they do best, care for our customers. We are pairing these technology investments with new training that equip our people to deliver even more consistent and personalized service. One example is new hospitality certification program across our network of 60 lounges and clubs, the only program of its kind offered by a U.S. carrier. Today, operational reliability, people, and technology deliver better outcomes for our customers and support Delta's leadership in net promoter score.

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