Delta Air Lines (DAL) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported Ending Cash Balance of $3.88 billion for Q3 2026, down 2.2% from $3.97 billion a year earlier and down 18.7% from the prior quarter.
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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Delta Air Lines posted Ending Cash Balance of $4.5 billion, up 31.6% from FY2024.
- Ending Cash Balance has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -14.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Ending Cash Balance came in at $3.42 billion in FY2024 (+0.8%), $3.4 billion in FY2023 (-2.2%), $3.47 billion in FY2022 (-59.5%) and $8.57 billion in FY2021 (-14.8%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Ending Cash Balance since Q2 2025.
- Year over year, Ending Cash Balance gained in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 7.4%.
- The high point for year-over-year Ending Cash Balance in five years was Q2 2024 (growth of 59.6%); the low point was Q2 2023 (a decline of 70.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $4.77 billion (Q2 2026), $5.24 billion (Q1 2026) and $4.5 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 182.08 Bn | 174.33 Bn | - | 2.22 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 95.22 Bn | 90.44 Bn | - | 1.22 Bn |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 93.25 Bn | 70.15 Bn | - | 4.65 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.02 Bn | 81.02 Bn | - | 281.16 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 77.79 Bn | 72.25 Bn | - | 1.60 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 75.55 Bn | 41.74 Bn | - | 13.31 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.76 Bn | 36.94 Bn | - | 3.88 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.63 Bn | 36.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 35.55 Bn | -22.15 Bn | - | 6.79 Bn |
| 10 | Copart | 30.27 Bn | 14.68 Bn | 645.66 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.88 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.77 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.50 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.97 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.53 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.94 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.42 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.51 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.38 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.40 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.97 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.82 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.33 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.55 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.57 Bn |
API Access
Delta Air Lines Ending Cash Balance API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ending-cash-balance&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();