Delta Air Lines (DAL) Purchase of Investments (2010 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines (DAL) posted Purchase of Investments of $45 million for Q3 2026, down 11.8% from the prior quarter.
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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Purchase of Investments (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Purchase of Investments at Delta Air Lines was $426 million; for FY2025, it came in at $276 million.
- Annual Purchase of Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -54.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Delta Air Lines' Purchase of Investments was $2.31 billion in FY2023 (-14.5%), $2.7 billion in FY2022 (-78.6%) and $12.66 billion in FY2021 (-5.6%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Purchase of Investments since Q3 2018.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Purchase of Investments in the past five years was Q1 2023, with growth of 342.0%; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a decline of 98.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Purchase of Investments for the three prior quarters was $51 million (Q2 2026), $54 million (Q1 2026) and $276 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Investments Purchased (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 172.47 Bn | 164.72 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | United Parcel Service | 92.24 Bn | 69.07 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Csx | 90.81 Bn | 86.03 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.61 Bn | 80.64 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Fedex | 72.98 Bn | 39.17 Bn | - | 255.00 Mn |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 71.87 Bn | 66.34 Bn | - | 1.00 Mn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 57.23 Bn | 39.41 Bn | - | 45.00 Mn |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.65 Bn | -21.05 Bn | - | 3.14 Bn |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.12 Bn | 32.96 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 31.32 Bn | 15.58 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 45.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 51.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 54.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 276.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 453.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 999.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 154.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 248.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 326.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.86 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.21 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 3.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 4.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 3.75 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 4.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 2.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 81.00 Mn |
API Access
Delta Air Lines Purchase of 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=purchase-of-investments&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "purchase-of-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=purchase-of-investments&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();