Delta Air Lines (DAL) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines' (DAL) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$1.5 billion in Q2 2026, down 26.11% on a YoY basis from -$2.0 billion in Q2 2025, and down 19.71% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.3 billion in Q1 2026.
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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Delta Air Lines (DAL) has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 18 consecutive years, with -$1.5 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Cash from Investing Activities fell 26.11% year-over-year to -$1.5 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at -$4.5 billion (up 3.77% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$4.2 billion, down 11.96% from the prior year.
- Cash from Investing Activities declined to -$1.5 billion in Q2 2026 per DAL's latest filing, from -$1.3 billion 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.
- Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$1.2 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$1.1 billion in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Cash from Investing Activities tumbled 1148.33% in 2022, then soared 89.83% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$4.7 billion in 2022, then jumped by 88.7% to -$535.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 118.5% to -$1.2 billion in 2024, then jumped by 37.72% to -$728.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 107.69% to -$1.5 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash from Investing Activities over the past three periods registered -$1.5 billion, -$1.3 billion, and -$728.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 52.35 Bn | 47.68 Bn | 19.07 Bn | -1.51 Bn |
| 2 | Ryanair Holdings | 27.93 Bn | 24.00 Bn | - | 20.92 Mn |
| 3 | Southwest Airlines | 20.05 Bn | 16.26 Bn | 7.33 Bn | -560.00 Mn |
| 4 | Copa Holdings | 5.42 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 1.03 Bn | - |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 4.52 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 3.76 Bn | -466.00 Mn |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.74 Bn | 3.14 Bn | 1.01 Bn | -102.48 Mn |
| 7 | Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V | 2.25 Bn | 1.21 Bn | - | -45.00 Mn |
| 8 | Allegiant Travel | 2.14 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 902.77 Mn | -225.90 Mn |
| 9 | Jetblue Airways | 1.65 Bn | -372.51 Mn | 2.32 Bn | -185.00 Mn |
| 10 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.34 Bn | 384.76 Mn | - | 47.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.51 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -728.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.17 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -809.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -637.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -535.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -131.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.38 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -152.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -749.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -480.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -384.00 Mn |
API Access
Delta Air Lines Cash from Investing Activities API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-investing-activities&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-investing-activities", "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-from-investing-activities&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();