Delta Air Lines (DAL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines' FCF Margin came in at 12.05% for Q2 2026, up 8.16 percentage points from 3.89% a year earlier and up 4.28 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 Jun 30, 2026, Delta Air Lines reported FCF Margin of 8.28%, up 4.51 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 Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly FCF Margin since Q2 2023.
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.73 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in Q3 2021 (a gain of 87.89 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a drop of 11.62 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows DAL's FCF Margin at 7.77% (Q1 2026), 8.45% (Q4 2025) and 4.12% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.83 Bn | 157.35 Bn | - | 32.09% |
| 2 | Csx | 86.94 Bn | 83.15 Bn | - | 19.09% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.07 Bn | 75.78 Bn | - | 23.25% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.39 Bn | 47.31 Bn | - | 0.73% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.35 Bn | 64.99 Bn | - | 17.75% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.01 Bn | 33.95 Bn | - | 7.16% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.83 Bn | 38.01 Bn | - | 12.05% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.82 Bn | 36.08 Bn | - | 12.59% |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.96 Bn | 12.97 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 10.83% |
| 10 | Copart | 25.14 Bn | 9.56 Bn | 645.66 Mn | 24.19% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.05% |
| 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 | -25.43% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.28% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.32% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.62% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -28.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.86% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.77% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.70% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -17.14% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -2.68% |
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();