Debt Repayments
Delta Air Lines Debt Repayments increased by 74.6% to $1.56B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 194.5%, from $531.00M to $1.56B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Debt Repayments shows a downward trend with a -4.6% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A decrease may indicate a focus on capital preservation or refinancing, while a significant increase signals active debt reduction or maturity fulfillment.
Detailed definition
Represents the total cash outflows used to reduce the principal balance of short-term and long-term debt obligations. Th...
Peer comparison
Standard across all capital-intensive industries; peers with high leverage typically show higher repayment activity.
debt_repaymentHistorical 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 | $1.36B | $1.55B | $1.15B | $1.44B | $952.00M | $1.80B | $285.00M | $1.17B | $1.82B | $724.00M | $361.00M | $712.00M | $1.44B | $262.00M | $1.54B | $531.00M | $2.94B | $459.00M | $896.00M | $1.56B |
| QoQ Change | — | +14.3% | -26.0% | +25.6% | -34.0% | +88.6% | -84.1% | +309.1% | +56.1% | -60.2% | -50.1% | +97.2% | +101.8% | -81.8% | +488.5% | -65.6% | +453.9% | -84.4% | +95.2% | +74.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -29.9% | +15.7% | -75.2% | -19.2% | +91.2% | -59.7% | +26.7% | -38.9% | -21.0% | -63.8% | +327.1% | -25.4% | +104.7% | +75.2% | -41.9% | +194.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Delta Air Lines's debt repayments?
- Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported debt repayments of $1.56B in Q1 2026.
- How has Delta Air Lines's debt repayments changed year-over-year?
- Delta Air Lines's debt repayments increased by 194.5% year-over-year, from $531.00M to $1.56B.
- What is the long-term trend for Delta Air Lines's debt repayments?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Delta Air Lines's debt repayments has grown at a -4.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.83B to $4.83B.
- What does debt repayments mean?
- The total amount of cash used to pay down debt principal.