Financing Cash Flow
Delta Air Lines Financing Cash Flow increased by 56.6% to -$435.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 31.4%, from -$634.00M to -$435.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -7.2% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$330.00M | -$1.57B | -$1.17B | -$1.46B | -$966.00M | -$1.81B | -$305.00M | -$1.18B | -$1.83B | -$800.00M | -$787.00M | -$1.51B | -$371.00M | -$1.59B | -$634.00M | -$1.07B | -$370.00M | -$1.00B | -$435.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -374.2% | +25.4% | -24.8% | +33.7% | -87.2% | +83.1% | -286.6% | -55.3% | +56.3% | +1.6% | -92.1% | +75.5% | -328.6% | +60.1% | -68.8% | +65.4% | -170.8% | +56.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -192.7% | -15.5% | +73.9% | +19.0% | -89.5% | +55.8% | +33.2% | +17.4% | +53.6% | — | +19.4% | +29.2% | +0.3% | +37.0% | +31.4% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Delta Air Lines's financing cash flow?
- Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported financing cash flow of -$435.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Delta Air Lines's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Delta Air Lines's financing cash flow increased by 31.4% year-over-year, from -$634.00M to -$435.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Delta Air Lines's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Delta Air Lines's financing cash flow has grown at a -7.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$3.85B to -$3.08B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.