Airline stocks have been flying recently, which makes earnings season tricky to navigate for investors. Delta Air Lines is first up. Its fourth-quarter results, due early Friday, are likely to be key in determining whether the sector’s gains can continue in the early months of 2025.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) fell in early trading on Friday after the airline company reported revenue of $15.56 billion to top the consensus estimate by $1.08 billion. Earnings per share came in at $1.

Delta Air Lines on Friday reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 revenue and adjusted earnings that topped analysts' estimates.

Delta Air Lines expects a strong appetite for high-end travel to fuel profit in 2025, said Chief Executive Ed Bastian. The forecast comes as the airline posted better-than-expected revenue growth in the latest quarter as demand picked up.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) is expected to report its Q4 results on January 10, and investors will be on the lookout for any comments on the impact of the holiday season. The consensus EPS Estimate is $1.

Delta will report fourth-quarter earnings on Friday that will give a sense of how its 2024 went. According to the finance data platform FactSet (FDS), Wall Street is expecting $1.1 billion in quarterly net income on $14.