Delta Air Lines (DAL) Long-Term Debt Repayments (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines' Long-Term Debt Repayments came in at $1.23 billion for Q3 2026, up 168.8% from $459 million a year earlier and up 130.2% from the prior quarter.
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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Long-Term Debt Repayments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Delta Air Lines reported Long-Term Debt Repayments of $4.23 billion, down 22.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $4.83 billion, up 22.1% from FY2024.
- Long-Term Debt Repayments carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -10.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Long-Term Debt Repayments was $3.95 billion in FY2024 (-2.9%), $4.07 billion in FY2023 (-9.0%), $4.48 billion in FY2022 (-23.3%) and $5.83 billion in FY2021 (-31.8%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Long-Term Debt Repayments is $262 million (Q3 2024) to $2.94 billion (Q2 2025).
- Year-over-year, Long-Term Debt Repayments increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 90.2%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Long-Term Debt Repayments over five years came in Q4 2024 (growth of 327.1%), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a decline of 81.8%).
- Business Quant data shows DAL's Long-Term Debt Repayments at $536 million (Q2 2026), $1.56 billion (Q1 2026) and $896 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | LT Debt Repayment (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 170.80 Bn | 165.33 Bn | - | 334.00 Mn |
| 2 | Csx | 89.17 Bn | 85.38 Bn | - | 7.00 Mn |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.81 Bn | 60.70 Bn | - | 39.00 Mn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 77.31 Bn | 76.33 Bn | - | 254.47 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.23 Bn | 67.87 Bn | - | 606.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fedex | 70.82 Bn | 36.77 Bn | - | 1.34 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 50.27 Bn | 32.46 Bn | - | 1.23 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.09 Bn | 38.36 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.83 Bn | -24.55 Bn | - | 1.45 Bn |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.53 Bn | 12.18 Bn | - | -1.52 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 536.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.56 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 896.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 459.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.94 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 531.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.54 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 262.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.44 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 712.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 361.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 724.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.82 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 285.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.80 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 952.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.44 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.15 Bn |
API Access
Delta Air Lines Long-Term Debt Repayments 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=long-term-debt-repayments&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-debt-repayments", "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=long-term-debt-repayments&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();