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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Delta Air Lines' Free Cash Flow history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $1.4 billion for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 24.09% year-over-year to $1.4 billion; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached $4.4 billion, up 299.1%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $4.8 billion, 17.27% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow reached $1.4 billion in Q1 2026 per DAL's latest filing, down from $1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $2.2 billion in Q2 2023 to a low of -$2.2 billion in Q4 2023.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $727.8 million, with a median of $1.1 billion recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for Free Cash Flow: soared 2153.57% in 2022, then plummeted 451.51% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $631.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 451.51% to -$2.2 billion in 2023, then skyrocketed by 48.87% to -$1.1 billion in 2024, then skyrocketed by 245.59% to $1.7 billion in 2025, then decreased by 13.26% to $1.4 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for DAL's Free Cash Flow are $1.4 billion (Q1 2026), $1.7 billion (Q4 2025), and $687.0 million (Q3 2025).