Delta Air Lines (DAL) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines posted quarterly Total Debt of $14.2 billion for Q1 2026, down 10.49% year-on-year from $15.8 billion in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from $14.1 billion in Q4 2025.
Delta Air Lines (DAL) has 18 years of Total Debt data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Total Debt topped out at $25.6 billion in Q1 2022 and bottomed at $14.1 billion in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Total Debt is $19.4 billion (2024), against an average of $19.0 billion.
- Peak annual rise in Total Debt reached 9.31% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 19.25% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Total Debt shows it stood at $23.0 billion in 2022, then fell by 12.92% to $20.1 billion in 2023, then slipped by 19.25% to $16.2 billion in 2024, then retreated by 12.86% to $14.1 billion in 2025, then grew 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 | Delta Air Lines | 53.78 Bn | 48.72 Bn | 15.19 Bn | 14.16 Bn |
| 2 | Southwest Airlines | 21.39 Bn | 18.06 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 5.39 Bn |
| 3 | Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V | 18.50 Bn | 17.47 Bn | -239.00 Mn | 3.53 Bn |
| 4 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 8.98 Bn | 8.98 Bn | - | 394.00 Mn |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 5.26 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 3.20 Bn | 5.32 Bn |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.43 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 924.11 Mn | 2.41 Bn |
| 7 | Copa Holdings | 3.33 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 713.71 Mn | 1.98 Bn |
| 8 | Jetblue Airways | 2.03 Bn | -140.72 Mn | 1.87 Bn | 8.44 Bn |
| 9 | Allegiant Travel | 1.67 Bn | 765.78 Mn | 651.87 Mn | 1.79 Bn |
| 10 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.39 Bn | 618.26 Mn | 724.00 Mn | 583.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 28.73 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 29.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 29.83 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 19.41 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 12.66 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 11.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 10.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 9.99 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 10.77 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 9.77 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 9.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 9.90 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 8.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 8.83 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 8.81 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 9.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 9.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 7.33 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 7.20 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 7.58 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 8.45 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 9.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 9.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 9.26 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 10.82 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 11.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 10.14 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 10.32 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 11.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 11.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 11.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 12.22 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 12.31 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 12.71 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 12.66 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 13.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 13.38 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 13.79 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 14.49 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 14.66 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 15.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 15.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 15.37 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 15.78 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 17.20 Bn |