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

Delta Air Lines (DAL) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.59 for Q2 2026, down 1175.04% on a QoQ basis from 0.06 in Q1 2026, and down 272.92% year-over-year from 0.34 in Q2 2025.

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

Delta Air Lines' FCF Payout Ratio history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.59 for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 272.92% year-over-year to 0.59 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.15 (down 12.62% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.09, up 16.88% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.59 for Q2 2026 at Delta Air Lines, down from 0.06 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.34 in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 1.8 in Q3 2024.
  • A 4-year average of 0.08 and a median of 0.07 in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio reached 178.28% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 717.48% in 2024.
  • Delta Air Lines' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.05 in 2023, then jumped by 128.09% to 0.1 in 2024, then dropped by 28.88% to 0.07 in 2025, then sank by 901.72% to 0.59 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DAL's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.59 in Q2 2026, 0.06 in Q1 2026, and 0.07 in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Latam Airlines 30,626.03 Bn 30,623.36 Bn 1.28 Mn -230.85
2 Ryanair Holdings 61.09 Bn 57.90 Bn - -
3 Delta Air Lines 56.60 Bn 51.94 Bn 19.07 Bn -0.59
4 Southwest Airlines 22.11 Bn 18.32 Bn 7.33 Bn -0.31
5 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 8.89 Bn 8.06 Bn - -
6 Copa Holdings 5.66 Bn 4.32 Bn 713.71 Mn -0.49
7 Alaska Air 5.37 Bn 3.60 Bn 3.20 Bn -
8 Skywest 4.32 Bn 3.72 Bn 1.01 Bn -
9 Jetblue Airways 2.00 Bn 1.59 Bn 1.87 Bn -
10 Allegiant Travel 1.81 Bn 906.79 Mn 651.87 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -0.59
Mar 31, 2026 0.06
Dec 31, 2025 0.07
Sep 30, 2025 0.18
Jun 30, 2025 0.34
Mar 31, 2025 0.07
Dec 31, 2024 0.10
Sep 30, 2024 -1.80
Jun 30, 2024 0.14
Mar 31, 2024 0.04
Dec 31, 2023 0.05
Sep 30, 2023 0.29
Jun 30, 2023 0.05
Jun 30, 2020 -0.01
Mar 31, 2020 -0.95
Dec 31, 2019 0.55
Sep 30, 2019 0.08
Jun 30, 2019 0.17
Mar 31, 2019 0.14
Dec 31, 2018 -0.16