Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of December 2025: 0.31x

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 0.31x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of AU$1.67 Billion is below net income of AU$5.41 Billion, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. Explore CBA long-term investment intensity to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

Cash Flow Quality Index

0.31x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

AU$1.67 Billion
AUD

Net Income

AU$5.41 Billion
AUD

Data as of

Dec 2025
Most recent filing

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Cash Flow Quality Index (2006–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Commonwealth Bank of Australia across 23 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Check tangible equity quality of Commonwealth Bank of Australia to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Commonwealth Bank of Australia (2006–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Commonwealth Bank of Australia. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see CBA market cap.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (AUD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 -0.08x AU$-825.00 Million AU$10.12 Billion ▲ +98.4%
2024 -5.08x AU$-48.16 Billion AU$9.48 Billion ▼ -511.0%
2023 -0.83x AU$-8.39 Billion AU$10.09 Billion ▼ -138.5%
2022 2.16x AU$23.24 Billion AU$10.77 Billion ▼ -46.8%
2021 4.06x AU$41.31 Billion AU$10.18 Billion ▲ +0.2%
2020 4.05x AU$38.86 Billion AU$9.59 Billion ▲ +184.3%
2019 1.43x AU$11.53 Billion AU$8.09 Billion ▼ -23.1%
2018 1.85x AU$16.79 Billion AU$9.06 Billion ▼ -43.6%
2017 3.29x AU$29.27 Billion AU$8.90 Billion ▲ +4603.5%
2017 -0.07x AU$-713.00 Million AU$9.76 Billion ▼ -102.8%
2016 2.57x AU$20.04 Billion AU$7.80 Billion ▲ +628.5%
2016 -0.49x AU$-4.48 Billion AU$9.23 Billion ▼ -120.2%
2015 2.41x AU$18.46 Billion AU$7.66 Billion ▲ +164.0%
2015 -3.76x AU$-34.05 Billion AU$9.05 Billion ▼ -27.5%
2014 -2.95x AU$-25.46 Billion AU$8.63 Billion ▼ -110.7%
2013 -1.40x AU$-10.67 Billion AU$7.62 Billion ▼ -244.2%
2012 -0.41x AU$-2.88 Billion AU$7.09 Billion ▼ -114.7%
2011 2.76x AU$17.67 Billion AU$6.39 Billion ▲ +354.3%
2010 0.61x AU$3.44 Billion AU$5.66 Billion ▲ +94.6%
2009 0.31x AU$1.48 Billion AU$4.72 Billion ▲ +172.2%
2008 -0.43x AU$-2.08 Billion AU$4.79 Billion ▼ -134.3%
2007 1.26x AU$5.64 Billion AU$4.47 Billion ▲ +325.1%
2006 0.30x AU$1.17 Billion AU$3.93 Billion
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.