Delta Air Lines (DAL) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$1.3 billion for Q1 2026, down 3.19% on a YoY basis from -$1.3 billion in Q1 2025, and down 73.49% quarter-over-quarter from -$728.0 million in Q4 2025.

Delta Air Lines (DAL) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Delta Air Lines has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$1.3 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities fell 3.19% year-over-year to -$1.3 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$4.2 billion (up 2.33% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$4.2 billion, down 11.96% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 stood at -$1.3 billion, down from -$728.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash from Investing Activities was -$131.0 million in Q3 2023, with the low at -$4.7 billion in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$1.1 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$1.1 billion in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Cash from Investing Activities slumped 1148.33% — and 2023, when it surged 89.83%.
  • Delta Air Lines' Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$4.7 billion in 2022, then surged by 88.7% to -$535.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 118.5% to -$1.2 billion in 2024, then surged by 37.72% to -$728.0 million in 2025, then sank by 73.49% to -$1.3 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$1.3 billion (Q1 2026), -$728.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$1.0 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Ryanair Holdings 453.97 Bn 448.50 Bn 1.55 Bn -1.48 Bn
2 Delta Air Lines 54.89 Bn 49.84 Bn 15.19 Bn -1.26 Bn
3 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 47.52 Bn 46.49 Bn -239.00 Mn -96.00 Mn
4 Southwest Airlines 23.88 Bn 20.55 Bn 6.21 Bn -445.00 Mn
5 Copa Holdings 6.22 Bn 4.88 Bn 713.71 Mn -299.17 Mn
6 Alaska Air 5.64 Bn 3.87 Bn 3.20 Bn -169.00 Mn
7 Skywest 3.71 Bn 3.08 Bn 924.11 Mn -82.83 Mn
8 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 2.23 Bn 2.23 Bn - -34.00 Mn
9 Jetblue Airways 2.11 Bn -62.86 Mn 1.87 Bn -92.00 Mn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.82 Bn 921.81 Mn 651.87 Mn -145.28 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.26 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -1.26 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -728.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -728.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.04 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.04 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.22 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.17 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.12 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.12 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -809.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -809.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -637.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -637.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -535.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -535.00 Mn