Delta Air Lines (DAL) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines' (DAL) quarterly Change in Cash came in at -$462.0 million in Q2 2026, down 12.14% on a YoY basis from -$525.8 million in Q2 2025, and down 162.94% quarter-over-quarter from $734.0 million in Q1 2026.
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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Delta Air Lines (DAL) has reported Change in Cash for 18 consecutive years, with -$462.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Change in Cash fell 12.14% year-over-year to -$462.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $1.2 billion (up 227.2% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.1 billion, up 4053.85% from the prior year.
- Change in Cash fell to -$462.0 million in Q2 2026 per DAL's latest filing, from $734.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Change in Cash topped out at $1.4 billion in Q2 2022 and bottomed at -$3.9 billion in Q4 2022.
- Historically, Change in Cash has averaged -$210.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $42.0 million in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Change in Cash jumped 2336.36% in 2024, then sank 421.88% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Change in Cash stood at -$3.9 billion in 2022, then soared by 111.06% to $426.0 million in 2023, then sank by 303.05% to -$865.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 161.27% to $530.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 187.17% to -$462.0 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Change in Cash over the past three periods registered -$462.0 million, $734.0 million, and $530.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Cash (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 52.35 Bn | 47.68 Bn | 19.07 Bn | -462.00 Mn |
| 2 | Ryanair Holdings | 27.93 Bn | 24.00 Bn | - | -293.03 Mn |
| 3 | Southwest Airlines | 20.05 Bn | 16.26 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 463.00 Mn |
| 4 | Copa Holdings | 5.42 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 275.16 Mn |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 4.52 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 3.76 Bn | 619.00 Mn |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.74 Bn | 3.14 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 15.57 Mn |
| 7 | Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V | 2.25 Bn | 1.21 Bn | - | -62.00 Mn |
| 8 | Allegiant Travel | 2.14 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 902.77 Mn | 240.22 Mn |
| 9 | Jetblue Airways | 1.65 Bn | -372.51 Mn | 2.32 Bn | -287.00 Mn |
| 10 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.34 Bn | 384.76 Mn | - | 183.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -462.00 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Delta Air Lines Change in Cash API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-cash&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-cash", "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=change-in-cash&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();