Delta Air Lines (DAL) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines (DAL) recorded Cash & Equivalents of $3.79 billion in 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 & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Delta Air Lines reported Cash & Equivalents of $4.31 billion, up 40.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash & Equivalents has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -12.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Cash & Equivalents came in at $3.07 billion in FY2024 (+12.0%), $2.74 billion in FY2023 (-16.1%), $3.27 billion in FY2022 (-58.8%) and $7.93 billion in FY2021 (-4.5%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Cash & Equivalents since Q2 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Equivalents rose in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 12.6%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Cash & Equivalents in the last five years was growth of 54.0% in Q2 2024, against a decline of 71.1% in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters 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 & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 173.89 Bn | 166.14 Bn | - | 2.21 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 94.27 Bn | 89.49 Bn | - | 1.22 Bn |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 86.13 Bn | 63.03 Bn | - | 4.65 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 79.52 Bn | 78.54 Bn | - | 257.58 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 74.18 Bn | 68.65 Bn | - | 1.60 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 71.02 Bn | 36.96 Bn | - | 13.31 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 50.26 Bn | 32.44 Bn | - | 3.79 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 38.08 Bn | 37.35 Bn | - | 283.94 Mn |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.84 Bn | -25.85 Bn | - | 6.65 Bn |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 27.71 Bn | 11.35 Bn | - | 2.84 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 | 3.97 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.88 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.84 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.67 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.22 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.71 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.93 Bn |
API Access
Delta Air Lines Cash & Equivalents 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-equivalents&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "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-equivalents&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();