Delta Air Lines (DAL) Long-Term Investments (2013 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines (DAL) posted Long-Term Investments of $3.82 billion for Q3 2026, down 1.5% from $3.88 billion a year earlier and down 5.4% from the prior quarter.
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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Long-Term Investments (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Delta Air Lines' Long-Term Investments came in at $4.22 billion, up 48.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Long-Term Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 20.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Delta Air Lines' Long-Term Investments was $2.85 billion in FY2024 (-17.7%), $3.46 billion in FY2023 (+62.5%), $2.13 billion in FY2022 (+24.3%) and $1.71 billion in FY2021 (+2.8%).
- Quarterly Long-Term Investments has run from a low of $1.59 billion in Q3 2022 to a high of $4.22 billion in Q4 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Long-Term Investments increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 12.1%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Long-Term Investments in the past five years was Q4 2023, with growth of 62.5%; the weakest was Q4 2024, with a decline of 17.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Long-Term Investments for the three prior quarters was $4.04 billion (Q2 2026), $3.7 billion (Q1 2026) and $4.22 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Long-Term Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 182.08 Bn | 174.33 Bn | - | 3.03 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 95.22 Bn | 90.44 Bn | - | 2.71 Bn |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 93.25 Bn | 70.15 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.02 Bn | 81.02 Bn | - | 375.58 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 77.79 Bn | 72.25 Bn | - | 4.19 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 75.55 Bn | 41.74 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.76 Bn | 36.94 Bn | - | 3.82 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.63 Bn | 36.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 35.55 Bn | -22.15 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Copart | 30.27 Bn | 14.68 Bn | 645.66 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.82 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.22 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.88 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.56 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.82 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.46 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.39 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.59 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.77 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.71 Bn |
API Access
Delta Air Lines Long-Term Investments 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-investments&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-investments", "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-investments&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();