Delta Air Lines (DAL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Delta Air Lines has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $1.4 billion in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 24.09% year-over-year to $1.4 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $4.4 billion (up 299.1% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $4.8 billion, up 17.27% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $1.4 billion, down from $1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $2.2 billion in Q2 2023, with the low at -$2.2 billion in Q4 2023.
• Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $727.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $1.1 billion in 2022.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow surged 2153.57% — and 2023, when it plunged 451.51%.
• Delta Air Lines' Free Cash Flow stood at $631.0 million in 2022, then sank by 451.51% to -$2.2 billion in 2023, then surged by 48.87% to -$1.1 billion in 2024, then surged by 245.59% to $1.7 billion in 2025, then slipped by 13.26% to $1.4 billion in 2026.
• The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $1.4 billion (Q1 2026), $1.7 billion (Q4 2025), and $687.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.