Delta Air Lines (DAL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines' FCF Margin came in at 2.54% for Q3 2026, down 1.58 percentage points from 4.12% a year earlier and down 0.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Delta Air Lines (DAL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Delta Air Lines reported FCF Margin of 4.14%, down 0.75 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 6.06%, up 1.38 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +39.36 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, FCF Margin was 4.68% in FY2024 (+2.71 pp), 1.97% in FY2023 (+1.97 pp), -0.01% in FY2022 (-0.06 pp) and 0.06% in FY2021 (+33.35 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly FCF Margin since Q3 2024.
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.19 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 43.97 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a drop of 7.07 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows DAL's FCF Margin at 2.79% (Q2 2026), 7.77% (Q1 2026) and 4.21% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 178.63 Bn | 170.88 Bn | - | 24.48% |
| 2 | Csx | 94.16 Bn | 89.39 Bn | - | 25.49% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.47 Bn | 60.32 Bn | 22.04 Bn | 10.53% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.54 Bn | 81.26 Bn | 57.15 Mn | 22.21% |
| 5 | Fedex | 75.60 Bn | 41.80 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 7.16% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - | 20.87% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 60.67 Bn | 42.86 Bn | - | 1.49% |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 39.17 Bn | -18.53 Bn | - | -9.37% |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.72 Bn | 33.56 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 25.30% |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 31.95 Bn | 16.22 Bn | - | 5.33% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.49% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.69% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.77% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.12% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.89% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.22% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.75% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.34% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.85% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -7.43% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.25% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.42% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.68% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -7.53% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -4.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.41% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.05% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -6.99% |
API Access
Delta Air Lines FCF Margin 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=fcf-margin&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "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=fcf-margin&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();