Delta Air Lines (DAL) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines posted quarterly Payables of $7.1 billion for Q1 2026, up 19.63% year-on-year from $5.9 billion in Q1 2025, and up 11.75% on a QoQ basis from $6.3 billion in Q4 2025.
Delta Air Lines (DAL) has 18 years of Payables data on file, last reported at $7.1 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Payables rose 19.63% year-over-year to $7.1 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $7.1 billion (up 19.63% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $6.3 billion, up 10.02% from the prior year.
- Payables for Q1 2026 stood at $7.1 billion, up from $6.3 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Payables topped out at $7.1 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $5.5 billion in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Payables is $6.1 billion (2022), against an average of $6.1 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Payables surged 30.41%; it then declined 12.07% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Payables shows it stood at $6.2 billion in 2022, then slipped by 10.63% to $5.5 billion in 2023, then gained by 3.68% to $5.8 billion in 2024, then advanced by 10.02% to $6.3 billion in 2025, then advanced by 11.75% to $7.1 billion in 2026.
- The last three Payables figures came in at $7.1 billion (Q1 2026), $6.3 billion (Q4 2025), and $6.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 53.78 Bn | 48.72 Bn | 15.19 Bn | 7.07 Bn |
| 2 | Southwest Airlines | 21.39 Bn | 18.06 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 2.11 Bn |
| 3 | Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V | 18.50 Bn | 17.47 Bn | -239.00 Mn | - |
| 4 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 8.98 Bn | 8.98 Bn | - | 166.00 Mn |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 5.26 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 3.20 Bn | 409.00 Mn |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.43 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 924.11 Mn | 652.48 Mn |
| 7 | Copa Holdings | 3.33 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 713.71 Mn | 167.01 Mn |
| 8 | Jetblue Airways | 2.03 Bn | -140.72 Mn | 1.87 Bn | 728.00 Mn |
| 9 | Allegiant Travel | 1.67 Bn | 765.78 Mn | 651.87 Mn | 75.32 Mn |
| 10 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.39 Bn | 618.26 Mn | 724.00 Mn | 115.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.07 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.33 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.16 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.91 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.75 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.65 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.98 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.64 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.55 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.42 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.21 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.85 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.21 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.45 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.91 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 4.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 3.94 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 3.50 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 3.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 4.44 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 4.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 3.91 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 4.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 4.28 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 4.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 4.33 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 4.81 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 4.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 4.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 3.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 2.73 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 2.35 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 3.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 2.57 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 2.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 2.73 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 2.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 2.69 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 2.80 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 2.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 2.62 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 3.18 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 3.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 2.95 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 2.90 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 3.14 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 3.18 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 3.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 2.75 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 2.72 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 2.65 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 2.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1.92 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 1.64 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 1.90 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 1.91 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 1.71 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 1.66 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 1.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 1.25 Bn |