Operating Cash Flow
Delta Air Lines Operating Cash Flow increased by 7.6% to $2.43B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.3%, from $2.38B to $2.43B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 26.4% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.87B | $151.00M | $556.00M | $1.77B | $2.54B | $869.00M | $1.19B | $2.24B | $2.61B | $1.08B | $545.00M | $2.41B | $2.45B | $1.27B | $1.89B | $2.38B | $1.86B | $1.85B | $2.26B | $2.43B |
| QoQ Change | — | -91.9% | +268.2% | +218.5% | +43.1% | -65.7% | +36.7% | +88.1% | +16.7% | -58.7% | -49.3% | +341.8% | +1.7% | -48.0% | +48.7% | +25.6% | -21.9% | -0.5% | +22.4% | +7.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +35.9% | +475.5% | +113.7% | +26.2% | +2.9% | +23.8% | -54.1% | +7.7% | -6.1% | +18.4% | +247.5% | -1.2% | -24.2% | +45.0% | +19.3% | +2.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Delta Air Lines's operating cash flow?
- Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported operating cash flow of $2.43B in Q1 2026.
- How has Delta Air Lines's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Delta Air Lines's operating cash flow increased by 2.3% year-over-year, from $2.38B to $2.43B.
- What is the long-term trend for Delta Air Lines's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Delta Air Lines's operating cash flow has grown at a 26.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.26B to $8.34B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.