Delta Air Lines (DAL) FCF Payout Ratio (2013 - 2026)

Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.09 for Q1 2026, up 5.01% on a YoY basis from 0.09 in Q1 2025, and up 21.91% quarter-over-quarter from 0.07 in Q4 2025.

Delta Air Lines (DAL) FCF Payout Ratio (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Delta Air Lines has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 12 years, with the latest figure at 0.09 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 5.01% year-over-year to 0.09; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.14 (down 67.27% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.09, up 15.8% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.09, up from 0.07 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.34 in Q2 2025, with the low at 1.8 in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.08 across 4 years, with a median of 0.06 in 2025.
  • The largest YoY upside for FCF Payout Ratio was 387.1% in 2024 against a maximum downside of 1965.74% in 2024.
  • Delta Air Lines' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.03 in 2023, then plunged by 197.9% to 0.09 in 2024, then surged by 184.64% to 0.07 in 2025, then grew by 21.91% to 0.09 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.09 (Q1 2026), 0.07 (Q4 2025), and 0.18 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Ryanair Holdings 453.97 Bn 448.50 Bn 1.55 Bn -
2 Delta Air Lines 54.89 Bn 49.84 Bn 15.19 Bn 0.09
3 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 47.52 Bn 46.49 Bn -239.00 Mn -
4 Southwest Airlines 23.88 Bn 20.55 Bn 6.21 Bn 0.12
5 Copa Holdings 6.22 Bn 4.88 Bn 713.71 Mn -0.49
6 Alaska Air 5.64 Bn 3.87 Bn 3.20 Bn -
7 Skywest 3.71 Bn 3.08 Bn 924.11 Mn -
8 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 2.23 Bn 2.23 Bn - -
9 Jetblue Airways 2.11 Bn -62.86 Mn 1.87 Bn -
10 Allegiant Travel 1.82 Bn 921.81 Mn 651.87 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.09
Dec 31, 2025 0.07
Sep 30, 2025 0.18
Jun 30, 2025 0.34
Mar 31, 2025 0.09
Dec 31, 2024 -0.09
Sep 30, 2024 -1.80
Jun 30, 2024 0.14
Mar 31, 2024 0.05
Dec 31, 2023 -0.03
Sep 30, 2023 -0.09
Jun 30, 2023 0.03
Dec 31, 2020 0.00
Jun 30, 2020 0.00
Mar 31, 2020 5.14
Dec 31, 2019 -0.22
Sep 30, 2019 0.15
Jun 30, 2019 0.11
Mar 31, 2019 0.26
Dec 31, 2018 0.64