Delta Air Lines (DAL) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported Cash & Current Investments of $3.79 billion for Q3 2026, down 0.1% from $3.79 billion a year earlier and down 18.8% from the prior quarter.
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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Delta Air Lines posted Cash & Current Investments of $4.31 billion, up 40.4% from FY2024.
- Cash & Current Investments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -21.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Cash & Current Investments came in at $3.07 billion in FY2024 (-20.7%), $3.87 billion in FY2023 (-40.8%), $6.53 billion in FY2022 (-42.3%) and $11.32 billion in FY2021 (-19.7%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Cash & Current Investments since Q2 2025.
- Year over year, Cash & Current Investments gained in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 6.6%.
- The high point for year-over-year Cash & Current Investments in five years was Q4 2025 (growth of 40.4%); the low point was Q2 2023 (a decline of 43.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $4.67 billion (Q2 2026), $5.05 billion (Q1 2026) and $4.31 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 172.47 Bn | 164.72 Bn | - | 3.09 Bn |
| 2 | United Parcel Service | 92.24 Bn | 69.07 Bn | - | 6.84 Bn |
| 3 | Csx | 90.81 Bn | 86.03 Bn | - | 1.61 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.61 Bn | 80.64 Bn | - | 281.16 Mn |
| 5 | Fedex | 72.98 Bn | 39.17 Bn | - | 13.06 Bn |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 71.87 Bn | 66.34 Bn | - | 1.60 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 57.23 Bn | 39.41 Bn | - | 3.79 Bn |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.65 Bn | -21.05 Bn | - | 14.65 Bn |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.12 Bn | 32.96 Bn | - | 466.22 Mn |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 31.32 Bn | 15.58 Bn | - | 2.86 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.79 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.67 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.31 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.79 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.71 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.07 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.98 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.87 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.62 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.37 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.77 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.96 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.32 Bn |
API Access
Delta Air Lines Cash & Current Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "ticker": "DAL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();