Delta Air Lines (DAL) Receivables (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines (DAL) posted Receivables of $4.33 billion for Q3 2026, up 19.7% from $3.61 billion a year earlier and up 0.4% from the prior quarter.
Delta Air Lines (DAL) Receivables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Delta Air Lines' Receivables came in at $2.85 billion, down 11.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Receivables shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 15.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Delta Air Lines' Receivables was $3.22 billion in FY2024 (+3.0%), $3.13 billion in FY2023 (-1.4%), $3.18 billion in FY2022 (+32.1%) and $2.4 billion in FY2021 (+72.2%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Receivables in data going back to Q4 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Receivables has increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 4.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Receivables in the past five years was Q4 2021, with growth of 72.2%; the weakest was Q4 2025, with a decline of 11.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Receivables for the three prior quarters was $4.31 billion (Q2 2026), $4.09 billion (Q1 2026) and $2.85 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Receivables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 171.77 Bn | 166.29 Bn | - | 2.13 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 89.62 Bn | 85.83 Bn | - | 1.46 Bn |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 84.59 Bn | 61.48 Bn | - | 10.71 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 78.25 Bn | 77.27 Bn | - | 1.59 Bn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.49 Bn | 68.14 Bn | - | 1.18 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 70.97 Bn | 36.92 Bn | - | 12.67 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 51.41 Bn | 33.60 Bn | - | 4.33 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.34 Bn | 38.60 Bn | - | 618.02 Mn |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 33.40 Bn | -22.97 Bn | - | 2.47 Bn |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.85 Bn | 12.50 Bn | - | 109.42 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.33 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.31 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.61 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.76 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.22 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.55 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.81 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.75 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.21 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.18 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.40 Bn |
Delta Air Lines Receivables 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=receivables&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "receivables", "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=receivables&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();