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

Delta Air Lines posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$1.3 billion for Q1 2026, down 3.19% year-on-year from -$1.3 billion in Q1 2025, and down 73.49% on a QoQ basis from -$728.0 million in Q4 2025.

Delta Air Lines (DAL) has 18 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported 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.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at -$131.0 million in Q3 2023 and bottomed at -$4.7 billion in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$1.1 billion (2023), against an average of -$1.1 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Cash from Investing Activities plunged 1148.33%; it then surged 89.83% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$4.7 billion in 2022, then soared by 88.7% to -$535.0 million in 2023, then sank by 118.5% to -$1.2 billion in 2024, then soared by 37.72% to -$728.0 million in 2025, then plunged 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 Delta Air Lines 53.78 Bn 48.72 Bn 15.19 Bn -1.26 Bn
2 Southwest Airlines 21.39 Bn 18.06 Bn 6.21 Bn -445.00 Mn
3 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 18.50 Bn 17.47 Bn -239.00 Mn -96.00 Mn
4 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 8.98 Bn 8.98 Bn - -34.00 Mn
5 Alaska Air 5.26 Bn 3.49 Bn 3.20 Bn -169.00 Mn
6 Skywest 3.43 Bn 2.80 Bn 924.11 Mn -82.83 Mn
7 Copa Holdings 3.33 Bn 1.99 Bn 713.71 Mn -299.17 Mn
8 Jetblue Airways 2.03 Bn -140.72 Mn 1.87 Bn -92.00 Mn
9 Allegiant Travel 1.67 Bn 765.78 Mn 651.87 Mn -145.28 Mn
10 Frontier Group Holdings 1.39 Bn 618.26 Mn 724.00 Mn 33.00 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
Sep 30, 2023 -131.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -131.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.38 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.38 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -1.10 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -1.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -4.74 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -4.74 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -1.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -1.29 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -152.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -152.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -749.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -749.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -480.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -480.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -384.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -384.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 26.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 26.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -60.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -60.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -1.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 -1.05 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 -1.14 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 -1.14 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 -4.08 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 -4.08 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 -2.97 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 -2.97 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 -780.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -780.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -1.12 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 -1.12 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 -1.56 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 -1.56 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 -1.10 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 -1.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 -1.02 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 -1.02 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 -903.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -903.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -1.54 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 -1.54 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 -927.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -927.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -1.31 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 -1.31 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 -1.30 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 -1.30 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 -958.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -958.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -1.71 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 -1.71 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 445.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 445.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -887.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -887.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -1.11 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 -1.11 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 -601.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -601.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -1.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 -1.18 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 -1.01 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 -1.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 -955.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -955.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -812.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -812.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -38.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -38.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -1.58 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 -1.58 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 -279.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -279.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -563.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -563.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -948.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -948.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -617.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -617.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -561.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -561.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -630.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -630.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -533.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -533.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -428.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -428.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -652.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -652.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -349.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -349.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -412.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -412.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -212.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -212.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -298.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -298.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -576.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -576.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -669.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -669.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -802.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -802.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -262.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -262.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 -293.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 -293.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -359.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -359.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 -245.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 -245.00 Mn