Delta Air Lines (DAL) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)

Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported Change in Cash of $734.0 million for Q1 2026, up 41.15% on a YoY basis from $520.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 38.49% quarter-over-quarter from $530.0 million in Q4 2025.

Delta Air Lines (DAL) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Delta Air Lines has reported Change in Cash for 18 years, with the latest figure at $734.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Cash rose 41.15% year-over-year to $734.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.3 billion (up 395.43% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.1 billion, up 4053.85% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash for Q1 2026 stood at $734.0 million, up from $530.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Cash was $1.4 billion in Q2 2022, with the low at -$3.9 billion in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Change in Cash has averaged -$196.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $128.0 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Change in Cash soared 2336.36% — and 2025, when it plunged 421.88%.
  • Delta Air Lines' Change in Cash stood at -$3.9 billion in 2022, then jumped by 111.06% to $426.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 303.05% to -$865.0 million in 2024, then surged by 161.27% to $530.0 million in 2025, then soared by 38.49% to $734.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Cash figures came in at $734.0 million (Q1 2026), $530.0 million (Q4 2025), and $442.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Ryanair Holdings 453.97 Bn 448.50 Bn 1.55 Bn 395.13 Mn
2 Delta Air Lines 54.89 Bn 49.84 Bn 15.19 Bn 734.00 Mn
3 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 47.52 Bn 46.49 Bn -239.00 Mn -6.00 Mn
4 Southwest Airlines 23.88 Bn 20.55 Bn 6.21 Bn 97.00 Mn
5 Copa Holdings 6.22 Bn 4.88 Bn 713.71 Mn 160.39 Mn
6 Alaska Air 5.64 Bn 3.87 Bn 3.20 Bn -176.00 Mn
7 Skywest 3.71 Bn 3.08 Bn 924.11 Mn -56.83 Mn
8 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 2.23 Bn 2.23 Bn - -5.00 Mn
9 Jetblue Airways 2.11 Bn -62.86 Mn 1.87 Bn -89.00 Mn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.82 Bn 921.81 Mn 651.87 Mn 113.81 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 734.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 530.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 442.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -412.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 520.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -865.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -221.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 128.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 984.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 426.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 145.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -605.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -44.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -3.85 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -2.23 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.42 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -434.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -1.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -1.80 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.56 Bn