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Operating Cash Flow for Delta Air Lines (DAL)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$2.43B

YoY change

+4.0%

5Y CAGR

—

Peak year (2019)

$8.44B

Operating Cash Flow history chart for Delta Air Lines (DAL) from 1990 to 2025

Latest: $8.34B

Operating Cash Flow growth chart for Delta Air Lines (DAL) from 1990 to 2025

Latest: +4.0%

Operating Cash Flow history table for Delta Air Lines (DAL) from 1990 to 2025

  • 2025$8.34B+4.0%
  • 2024$8.03B+24.1%
  • 2023$6.46B+1.6%
  • 2022$6.36B+95.0%
  • 2021$3.26B-186.0%
  • 2020−$3.79B-145.0%
  • 2019$8.44B+20.3%
  • 2018$7.01B+36.2%
  • 2017$5.15B-28.5%
  • 2016$7.21B-9.1%
  • 2015$7.93B+60.2%
  • 2014$4.95B+9.8%
  • 2013$4.50B+81.9%
  • 2012$2.48B-12.6%
  • 2011$2.83B+0.1%
  • 2010$2.83B+105.4%
  • 2009$1.38B-180.8%
  • 2008−$1.71B-224.5%
  • 2007$1.37B+38.1%
  • 2006$993.00M+467.4%
  • 2005$175.00M-115.6%
  • 2004−$1.12B-347.9%
  • 2003$453.00M+58.9%
  • 2002$285.00M+20.8%
  • 2001$236.00M-91.9%
  • 2000$2.90B-1.1%
  • 1999$2.93B+0.4%
  • 1998$2.92B+43.0%
  • 1997$2.04B+46.6%
  • 1996$1.39B+24.9%
  • 1995$1.11B-15.9%
  • 1994$1.32B+95.6%
  • 1993$676.90M+352.8%
  • 1992$149.50M-53.8%
  • 1991$323.80M-59.7%
  • 1990$803.80M—

Operating Cash Flow values are taken from Delta Air Lines's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Operating Cash Flow at Delta Air Lines (DAL)

Operating Cash Flow for Delta Air Lines (DAL): headline value $2.43B · YoY +4.0%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

Delta Air Lines (DAL) most recent annual operating cash flow stands at $8.34B (2025) – edged up 4.0% year-over-year.

Delta Air Lines operating cash flow has grown for 5 consecutive years, with a +0.5% compound annual growth rate over 2015–2025 (10 years).

Delta Air Lines operating cash flow peaked at $8.44B in 2019; the latest annual figure is $8.34B in 2025 (1.1% below peak).

Across the available history, operating cash flow reached its high of $8.44B in 2019 and its low of −$3.79B in 2020.

Delta Air Lines Operating Cash Flow by Year

Delta Air Lines Operating Cash Flow 2025: $8.34B

Delta Air Lines operating cash flow in 2025 was $8.34B, edged up 4.0% from 2024.

Delta Air Lines Operating Cash Flow 2024: $8.03B

2024's operating cash flow for Delta Air Lines came in at $8.03B, grew 24.1% from 2023.

Delta Air Lines Operating Cash Flow 2023: $6.46B

Delta Air Lines posted operating cash flow of $6.46B in 2023, edged up 1.6% from 2022.

Delta Air Lines Operating Cash Flow 2022: $6.36B

In 2022, Delta Air Lines reported operating cash flow of $6.36B, surged 95.0% from 2021.

Delta Air Lines Operating Cash Flow 2021: $3.26B

Delta Air Lines operating cash flow in 2021 was $3.26B.

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