KeptLabor
Ed Bastian, CEO: “$1.4 billion in employee profit sharing for 2024 — roughly five weeks of pay per employee.”
Delta · November 20, 2024 · 2024 Investor Day
The Promise
“$1.4 billion in employee profit sharing for 2024 — roughly five weeks of pay per employee.”
Ed Bastian, CEO · November 20, 2024 · 2024 Investor Day · Source
Target
Metric: Profit sharing payout
Target: $1.4 billion
Deadline: February 14, 2025
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What Actually Happened
Verdict:Kept
Delta paid out $1.4 billion in profit sharing in February 2025 for the 2024 performance year, as confirmed in the 2025 ESG report. Approximately five weeks of pay per employee.
Actual result: $1.4 billion paid out
Source: Delta 2025 Difference Report (checked Apr 2025)
Timeline
November 20, 2024
Promise made by Ed Bastian, CEO via 2024 Investor Day
February 2025
Stated deadline
April 2025
Evidence checked — Kept
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