Delta Air Lines Inc Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of June 2026: 1.75x

Delta Air Lines Inc free cash flow generation index. Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 1.75x as of June 2026. Free cash flow of $2.79 Billion represents 2% of operating cash flow ($1.59 Billion).

FCF Generation Index

1.75x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$2.79 Billion
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$1.59 Billion
USD

Capital Expenditures

$1.20 Billion
USD

Free Cash Flow Generation Index of Delta Air Lines Inc (1989–2025)

Free cash flow generation index of Delta Air Lines Inc from 1989 to 2025. Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Delta Air Lines Inc across 34 annual periods. See financial agility of Delta Air Lines Inc to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Delta Air Lines Inc Free Cash Flow Generation Index by Year (1989–2025)

Delta Air Lines Inc free cash flow generation index by year from 1989 to 2025. Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Delta Air Lines Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash efficiency ratio of Delta Air Lines Inc.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 0.46x $3.84 Billion $8.34 Billion $4.50 Billion ▲ +28.1%
2024 0.36x $2.88 Billion $8.03 Billion $5.14 Billion ▲ +103.7%
2023 0.18x $1.14 Billion $6.46 Billion $5.32 Billion ▲ +56267.4%
2022 0.00x $-2.00 Million $6.36 Billion $6.37 Billion ▼ -106.4%
2021 0.00x $16.00 Million $3.26 Billion $3.25 Billion ▼ -98.8%
2019 0.41x $3.50 Billion $8.44 Billion $4.94 Billion ▲ +57.7%
2018 0.26x $1.85 Billion $7.01 Billion $5.17 Billion ▲ +7.8%
2017 0.24x $1.26 Billion $5.15 Billion $3.89 Billion ▼ -53.9%
2016 0.53x $3.81 Billion $7.21 Billion $3.39 Billion ▼ -15.8%
2015 0.63x $4.98 Billion $7.93 Billion $2.94 Billion ▲ +15.2%
2014 0.55x $2.70 Billion $4.95 Billion $2.25 Billion ▲ +26.9%
2013 0.43x $1.94 Billion $4.50 Billion $2.57 Billion ▲ +109.5%
2012 0.21x $508.00 Million $2.48 Billion $1.97 Billion ▼ -63.2%
2011 0.56x $1.58 Billion $2.83 Billion $1.25 Billion ▲ +6.0%
2010 0.53x $1.49 Billion $2.83 Billion $1.34 Billion ▲ +309.9%
2009 0.13x $177.00 Million $1.38 Billion $1.20 Billion ▼ -45.0%
2007 0.23x $320.00 Million $1.37 Billion $1.05 Billion ▼ -60.0%
2006 0.58x $580.00 Million $993.00 Million $413.00 Million ▲ +116.0%
2005 -3.65x $-639.00 Million $175.00 Million $814.00 Million ▼ -468.4%
2003 -0.64x $-291.00 Million $453.00 Million $744.00 Million ▲ +81.7%
2002 -3.51x $-1.00 Billion $285.00 Million $1.29 Billion ▲ +67.6%
2001 -10.83x $-2.56 Billion $236.00 Million $2.79 Billion ▼ -2602.2%
2000 -0.40x $-1.16 Billion $2.90 Billion $4.06 Billion ▼ -1167.7%
1999 0.04x $110.00 Million $2.93 Billion $2.82 Billion ▼ -82.5%
1998 0.21x $625.00 Million $2.92 Billion $2.29 Billion ▲ +380.3%
1997 0.04x $91.00 Million $2.04 Billion $1.95 Billion ▼ -86.4%
1996 0.33x $455.00 Million $1.39 Billion $936.00 Million ▼ -25.3%
1995 0.44x $488.00 Million $1.11 Billion $626.00 Million ▲ +387.4%
1994 0.09x $119.00 Million $1.32 Billion $1.21 Billion ▲ +0.0%
1993 0.09x $119.00 Million $1.32 Billion $1.21 Billion ▲ +108.3%
1992 -1.09x $-736.20 Million $676.90 Million $1.41 Billion ▲ +93.0%
1991 -15.60x $-2.33 Billion $149.50 Million $2.48 Billion ▼ -177.3%
1990 -5.62x $-1.82 Billion $323.80 Million $2.14 Billion ▼ -410.3%
1989 -1.10x $-885.70 Million $803.80 Million $1.69 Billion —
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).