Delta Air Lines (DAL) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines posted quarterly Cash from Operations of 2432000000.0 for Q1 2026, up 2.27% year-on-year from 2378000000.0 in Q1 2025, and up 7.61% on a QoQ basis from 2260000000.0 in Q4 2025.
Delta Air Lines (DAL) has 18 years of Cash from Operations data on file, last reported at 2432000000.0 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash from Operations rose 2.27% year-over-year to 2432000000.0; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8396000000.0 (up 5.02% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8342000000.0, up 3.95% from the prior year.
- Cash from Operations for Q1 2026 stood at 2432000000.0, up from 2260000000.0 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Cash from Operations topped out at 2608000000.0 in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 545000000.0 in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Cash from Operations is 1894000000.0 (2024), against an average of 1860352941.18.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Cash from Operations jumped 475.5%; it then sank 54.12% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Cash from Operations shows it stood at 1188000000.0 in 2022, then tumbled by 54.12% to 545000000.0 in 2023, then surged by 247.52% to 1894000000.0 in 2024, then gained by 19.32% to 2260000000.0 in 2025, then grew by 7.61% to 2432000000.0 in 2026.
- The last three Cash from Operations figures came in at 2432000000.0 (Q1 2026), 2260000000.0 (Q4 2025), and 1847000000.0 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Operations (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 53.78 Bn | 48.72 Bn | 15.19 Bn | 2.43 Bn |
| 2 | Southwest Airlines | 21.39 Bn | 18.06 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 1.42 Bn |
| 3 | Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V | 18.50 Bn | 17.47 Bn | -239.00 Mn | 201.00 Mn |
| 4 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 8.98 Bn | 8.98 Bn | - | 251.00 Mn |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 5.26 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 3.20 Bn | 421.00 Mn |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.43 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 924.11 Mn | 144.48 Mn |
| 7 | Copa Holdings | 3.33 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 713.71 Mn | 487.08 Mn |
| 8 | Jetblue Airways | 2.03 Bn | -140.72 Mn | 1.87 Bn | 120.00 Mn |
| 9 | Allegiant Travel | 1.67 Bn | 765.78 Mn | 651.87 Mn | 268.06 Mn |
| 10 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.39 Bn | 618.26 Mn | 724.00 Mn | 40.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.85 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.86 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.38 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.38 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.89 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.45 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.45 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.41 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 545.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 545.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.08 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.08 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.61 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.61 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.24 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 869.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 869.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.54 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.77 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.77 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 556.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 556.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 151.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 151.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.87 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.87 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 691.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 691.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -1.29 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -1.29 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -2.58 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -2.58 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -290.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -290.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 358.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 358.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 970.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 970.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 2.24 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 2.24 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 3.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 3.27 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 1.94 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 1.94 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 1.50 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 1.50 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 2.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 2.90 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 1.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 1.37 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1.89 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 1.59 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 1.59 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 2.37 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 2.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -830.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -830.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 1.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 1.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 1.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 1.85 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 3.22 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 3.22 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 1.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 1.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.48 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 2.07 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 2.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 2.75 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 2.75 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 1.64 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 1.64 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 582.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 582.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 1.36 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 1.36 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 2.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 2.06 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 951.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 951.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 1.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 1.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 1.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 1.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 1.21 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 1.21 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 1.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 1.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 550.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 550.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 463.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 463.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 632.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 632.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 831.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 831.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -98.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -98.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 986.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 986.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 788.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 788.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 318.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 318.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 514.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 514.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 1.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 1.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 966.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 966.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -73.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -73.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | -25.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | -25.00 Mn |