Delta Air Lines (DAL) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines posted quarterly Cash & Current Investments of $5.1 billion for Q1 2026, up 36.16% year-on-year from $3.7 billion in Q1 2025, and up 17.24% on a QoQ basis from $4.3 billion in Q4 2025.
Delta Air Lines (DAL) has 18 years of Cash & Current Investments data on file, last reported at $5.1 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash & Current Investments rose 36.16% year-over-year to $5.1 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $5.1 billion (up 36.16% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $4.3 billion, up 40.44% from the prior year.
- Cash & Current Investments for Q1 2026 stood at $5.1 billion, up from $4.3 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Cash & Current Investments topped out at $10.7 billion in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $3.1 billion in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Cash & Current Investments is $4.5 billion (2024), against an average of $5.5 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Cash & Current Investments slumped 43.7%; it then surged 40.44% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Cash & Current Investments shows it stood at $6.5 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 40.8% to $3.9 billion in 2023, then retreated by 20.66% to $3.1 billion in 2024, then soared by 40.44% to $4.3 billion in 2025, then increased by 17.24% to $5.1 billion in 2026.
- The last three Cash & Current Investments figures came in at $5.1 billion (Q1 2026), $4.3 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.8 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 53.78 Bn | 48.72 Bn | 15.19 Bn | 5.05 Bn |
| 2 | Southwest Airlines | 21.39 Bn | 18.06 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 3.33 Bn |
| 3 | Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V | 18.50 Bn | 17.47 Bn | -239.00 Mn | 1.05 Bn |
| 4 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 8.98 Bn | 8.98 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 5.26 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 3.20 Bn | 1.77 Bn |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.43 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 924.11 Mn | 627.24 Mn |
| 7 | Copa Holdings | 3.33 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 713.71 Mn | 1.34 Bn |
| 8 | Jetblue Airways | 2.03 Bn | -140.72 Mn | 1.87 Bn | 2.17 Bn |
| 9 | Allegiant Travel | 1.67 Bn | 765.78 Mn | 651.87 Mn | 902.16 Mn |
| 10 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.39 Bn | 618.26 Mn | 724.00 Mn | 772.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 5.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.61 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.37 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.72 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.91 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.19 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 15.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 14.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 14.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 21.53 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 15.67 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 5.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.88 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 1.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 2.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 1.91 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.77 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 1.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 2.41 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 1.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 2.64 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 2.44 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 2.99 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 2.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 3.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 2.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 2.95 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 2.91 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 3.96 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 3.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 3.26 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 3.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 3.17 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 4.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 4.08 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 3.66 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 2.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 3.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 3.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 2.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 2.79 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 3.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 3.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 3.87 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 3.62 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 2.71 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 3.82 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 3.27 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 3.30 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 3.85 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 4.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 4.91 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 4.68 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 5.40 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 4.85 Bn |