Bluescope Steel Ltd Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of June 2026: 2.29x

Bluescope Steel Ltd cash flow quality index. Bluescope Steel Ltd (BSL) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 2.29x as of June 2026. Operating cash flow of AU$938.30 Million exceeds net income of AU$409.80 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore Bluescope Steel Ltd (BSL) cash flow to debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

2.29x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

AU$938.30 Million
AUD

Net Income

AU$409.80 Million
AUD

Data as of

Jun 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of Bluescope Steel Ltd (2006–2026)

Cash flow quality index of Bluescope Steel Ltd from 2006 to 2026. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Bluescope Steel Ltd across 16 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. See BSL equity to assets ratio to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.

Bluescope Steel Ltd Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2006–2026)

Bluescope Steel Ltd cash flow quality index by year from 2006 to 2026. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Bluescope Steel Ltd. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see BSL cash generation efficiency.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (AUD) Net Income YoY Change
2026 2.15x AU$1.73 Billion AU$802.00 Million ▼ -88.7%
2025 19.04x AU$1.41 Billion AU$74.20 Million ▲ +986.7%
2024 1.75x AU$1.41 Billion AU$804.70 Million ▼ -17.8%
2023 2.13x AU$2.15 Billion AU$1.01 Billion ▲ +142.3%
2022 0.88x AU$2.47 Billion AU$2.81 Billion ▼ -36.7%
2021 1.39x AU$1.66 Billion AU$1.19 Billion ▼ -83.6%
2020 8.48x AU$817.90 Million AU$96.50 Million ▲ +411.8%
2019 1.66x AU$1.68 Billion AU$1.02 Billion ▲ +127.8%
2018 0.73x AU$1.14 Billion AU$1.57 Billion ▼ -54.0%
2017 1.58x AU$1.13 Billion AU$715.90 Million ▼ -41.2%
2016 2.69x AU$952.00 Million AU$353.80 Million ▼ -31.9%
2015 3.95x AU$538.70 Million AU$136.30 Million ▲ +32.1%
2010 2.99x AU$376.90 Million AU$126.00 Million ▲ +36.8%
2008 2.19x AU$1.30 Billion AU$596.20 Million ▲ +55.4%
2007 1.41x AU$964.40 Million AU$685.60 Million ▲ +105.0%
2006 0.69x AU$231.70 Million AU$337.60 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.