Delta Air Lines (DAL) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines (DAL) posted Short term Debt of $3.44 billion for Q2 2026, up 55.0% from $2.22 billion a year earlier and up 11.5% from the prior quarter.
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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Delta Air Lines' Short term Debt came in at $1.61 billion, down 26.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Short term Debt shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Delta Air Lines' Short term Debt was $2.18 billion in FY2024 (-27.1%), $2.98 billion in FY2023 (+26.5%), $2.36 billion in FY2022 (+32.4%) and $1.78 billion in FY2021 (+2.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Short term Debt since Q3 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short term Debt increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 2.2%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Short term Debt in the past five years was Q1 2023, with growth of 91.4%; the weakest was Q1 2022, with a decline of 62.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Short term Debt for the three prior quarters was $3.09 billion (Q1 2026), $1.61 billion (Q4 2025) and $2.11 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.62 Bn | 156.15 Bn | - |
| 2 | Csx | 86.16 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.78 Bn | 74.50 Bn | - |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.01 Bn | 46.94 Bn | - |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.45 Bn | 64.09 Bn | - |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.46 Bn | 33.40 Bn | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.88 Bn | 37.06 Bn | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 35.33 Bn | - |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.71 Bn | 12.72 Bn | 3.13 Bn |
| 10 | Copart | 25.27 Bn | 9.69 Bn | 645.66 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.44 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.61 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.11 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.22 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.94 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.18 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.32 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.95 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.81 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.98 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.98 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.36 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.94 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.78 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.30 Bn |
API Access
Delta Air Lines Short term Debt 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=short-term-debt&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-debt", "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=short-term-debt&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();