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Ed BastianCEO, Delta Air LinesPromisedProfit per share, 2026$6.50–7.5013 January 2026↗
Ed BastianCEO, Delta Air LinesPromisedProfit per share, 2026$6.50–7.5013 January 2026↗🇺🇸 United States · AirlinesDelta70IntegrityEd BastianCEO, Delta Air LinesBrokenProfit per share, 2026$6.50–7.50$5.10–5.609 October 2026↗ · provisionalSeverity: major · −30 points
Ed BastianCEO, Delta Air LinesBrokenProfit per share, 2026$6.50–7.50$5.10–5.609 October 2026↗ · provisionalSeverity: major · −30 points🇺🇸 United States · AirlinesDelta70IntegrityEd BastianCEO, Delta Air Lines
Ed BastianCEO, Delta Air LinesWill Ed Bastian keep his new promise for Delta?
The new promise$5.10–5.60 profit per share in 2026.
Max Noble Odds: 65% chance he keeps it. They move with every call. Against the odds you win more, and lose more.
The small print, in plain words
- He promised
- $6.50–7.50 profit per share
- He got
- $5.10–5.60
- Why, says the company
- Fuel cost about $6bn more this year. Sales still grew 16% in the quarter.
- How bad
- Major. About a quarter short of the promise. Score 100 → 70.
Read the promise ↗︎Q4 and full-year 2025 results, 13 Jan 2026Read the result ↗︎September quarter 2026 release, p. 1–2