What is Delta Air Lines's restricted cash?

Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported restricted cash of $144M in Q1 2026.

How has Delta Air Lines's restricted cash changed year-over-year?

Delta Air Lines's restricted cash increased by 61.8% year-over-year, from $89M to $144M.

What does restricted cash mean?

Cash restricted for specific purposes by contractual, regulatory, or legal requirements — not available for general corporate use.

Delta Air Lines DAL Restricted Cash

Restricted Cash at other companies

United Airlines HoldingsUAL

$0-100%

Alaska Air GroupALK

$27M-3.6%

JetBlue AirwaysJBLU

$101M-57.2%

ALG

Allegiant TravelALGT

$21.13M+11.1%

Frontier Group Holdings, Inc.ULCC

$18M—

AIR

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$4.94M+759%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$15.9B+12.9%

Operating income$501.0M-12.0%

Net income-$289.0M-220%

EPS (diluted)-$0.44-219%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$5.2B+32.8%

Total debt$19.4B-10.0%

Total equity$20.4B+31.9%

Total assets$84.4B+9.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.4B+2.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$61.53B+90.6%

Enterprise value$75.67B+53.0%

P/E13.7×+6.5×

P/S0.9×+0.4×

Profitability

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Operating margin8.8%-0.8pp

Net margin6.9%+1.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity25%-2.5pp

Debt / equity1×-0.4×

Current ratio0.4×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Delta Air Lines in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RestrictedCashCurrent.

The official record: Delta Air Lines’s 10-Q, filed April 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Delta Air Lines's restricted cash?: Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported restricted cash of $144M in Q1 2026.
How has Delta Air Lines's restricted cash changed year-over-year?: Delta Air Lines's restricted cash increased by 61.8% year-over-year, from $89M to $144M.
What does restricted cash mean?: Cash restricted for specific purposes by contractual, regulatory, or legal requirements — not available for general corporate use.