Delta Air Lines (DAL) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)

Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported Total Debt of $14.2 billion for Q1 2026, down 10.49% on a YoY basis from $15.8 billion in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $14.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Delta Air Lines (DAL) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Delta Air Lines has reported Total Debt for 18 years, with the latest figure at $14.2 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Total Debt fell 10.49% year-over-year to $14.2 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $14.2 billion (down 10.49% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $14.1 billion, down 12.86% from the prior year.
  • Total Debt for Q1 2026 stood at $14.2 billion, roughly flat from $14.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Total Debt was $25.6 billion in Q1 2022, with the low at $14.1 billion in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Total Debt has averaged $19.0 billion across 5 years, with a median of $19.4 billion in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for Total Debt was 9.31% in 2024 against a maximum downside of 19.25% in 2024.
  • Delta Air Lines' Total Debt stood at $23.0 billion in 2022, then declined by 12.92% to $20.1 billion in 2023, then decreased by 19.25% to $16.2 billion in 2024, then fell by 12.86% to $14.1 billion in 2025, then climbed by 0.37% to $14.2 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Total Debt figures came in at $14.2 billion (Q1 2026), $14.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $14.9 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Total Debt (Qtr)
1 Ryanair Holdings 453.97 Bn 448.50 Bn 1.55 Bn 1.58 Bn
2 Delta Air Lines 54.89 Bn 49.84 Bn 15.19 Bn 14.16 Bn
3 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 47.52 Bn 46.49 Bn -239.00 Mn 3.53 Bn
4 Southwest Airlines 23.88 Bn 20.55 Bn 6.21 Bn 5.39 Bn
5 Copa Holdings 6.22 Bn 4.88 Bn 713.71 Mn 1.98 Bn
6 Alaska Air 5.64 Bn 3.87 Bn 3.20 Bn 5.32 Bn
7 Skywest 3.71 Bn 3.08 Bn 924.11 Mn 2.41 Bn
8 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 2.23 Bn 2.23 Bn - 394.00 Mn
9 Jetblue Airways 2.11 Bn -62.86 Mn 1.87 Bn 8.44 Bn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.82 Bn 921.81 Mn 651.87 Mn 1.79 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 14.16 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 14.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 14.88 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 15.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 15.82 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 16.19 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 17.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 17.98 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 19.36 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 20.05 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 19.51 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 20.21 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 21.96 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 23.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 23.23 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 24.84 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 25.56 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 26.92 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 27.82 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 28.70 Bn