Delta Air Lines, Inc.
DAL Industrials Airlines
Delta Air Lines, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $63.4 billion, up 2.79% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to September 2026, revenue grew 21.1%, EPS fell 47.3%, free cash flow fell 56.4% and total debt fell 13.6%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for three consecutive years, revenue growth for five, operating cash flow growth for five.
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Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) Free cash flow margin
Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 4.21%, down 1.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (6.06%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −33.3% (fiscal 2020) to 12.2% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is in line with the Airlines industry median of 4.20% and above the Industrials sector median of 2.43%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 6.06% | 1.38 |
| FY2024 | 4.68% | 2.71 |
| FY2023 | 1.97% | 1.98 |
| FY2022 | −0.01% | (0.07) |
| FY2021 | 0.06% | 33.36 |
| FY2020 | −33.3% | (40.72) |
| FY2019 | 7.42% | 3.27 |
| FY2018 | 4.15% | 1.40 |
| FY2017 | 2.75% | (6.94) |
| FY2016 | 9.69% | (2.55) |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| LTM LATAM Airlines Group S.A. compare | 13.7% |
| RYAAY Ryanair Holdings PLC compare | 10.9% |
| CPA Copa Holdings, S.A. compare | 4.44% |
| DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 4.21% |
| UAL United Airlines Holdings Inc compare | 4.18% |
| AAL American Airlines Group Inc. compare | 0.49% |
| ZNH China Southern Airlines Company Limited compare | 0.00% |
| LUV Southwest Airlines Co. compare | −0.02% |
| ALK Alaska Air Group, Inc. compare | −3.71% |
| Airlines industry median | 4.20% |
| Industrials sector median | 2.43% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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