Data 3 Ltd (DTL) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of December 2025: -8.82x

Data 3 Ltd (DTL) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of -8.82x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of AU$-204.32 Million is below net income of AU$23.17 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. Explore Data 3 Ltd strategic investment ratio to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

Cash Flow Quality Index

-8.82x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

AU$-204.32 Million
AUD

Net Income

AU$23.17 Million
AUD

Data as of

Dec 2025
Most recent filing

Data 3 Ltd Cash Flow Quality Index (1998–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Data 3 Ltd across 26 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Check Data 3 Ltd tangible equity quality to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Data 3 Ltd (1998–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Data 3 Ltd. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see DTL stock market capitalisation.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (AUD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 2.62x AU$126.29 Million AU$48.19 Million ▲ +231.7%
2024 -1.99x AU$-86.19 Million AU$43.31 Million ▼ -125.3%
2023 7.86x AU$291.02 Million AU$37.03 Million ▲ +1151.3%
2022 -0.75x AU$-22.62 Million AU$30.26 Million ▲ +16.3%
2021 -0.89x AU$-22.69 Million AU$25.41 Million ▼ -113.2%
2020 6.78x AU$160.21 Million AU$23.64 Million ▲ +951.5%
2019 0.64x AU$11.68 Million AU$18.11 Million ▲ +11.3%
2018 0.58x AU$8.15 Million AU$14.08 Million ▼ -82.6%
2017 3.33x AU$51.25 Million AU$15.38 Million ▲ +576.2%
2016 0.49x AU$6.82 Million AU$13.83 Million ▼ -78.5%
2015 2.29x AU$24.26 Million AU$10.60 Million ▼ -41.5%
2014 3.91x AU$29.42 Million AU$7.52 Million ▲ +55.7%
2013 2.51x AU$30.49 Million AU$12.14 Million ▲ +18.9%
2012 2.11x AU$28.89 Million AU$13.68 Million ▲ +557.6%
2011 0.32x AU$4.82 Million AU$15.00 Million ▼ -92.2%
2010 4.11x AU$44.91 Million AU$10.91 Million ▲ +106.9%
2009 1.99x AU$19.55 Million AU$9.83 Million ▲ +115.9%
2008 0.92x AU$8.35 Million AU$9.07 Million ▼ -17.8%
2007 1.12x AU$8.06 Million AU$7.20 Million ▼ -21.6%
2006 1.43x AU$8.16 Million AU$5.71 Million ▲ +45.2%
2005 0.98x AU$3.85 Million AU$3.91 Million ▲ +158.9%
2004 -1.67x AU$-5.66 Million AU$3.39 Million ▼ -123.6%
2003 7.09x AU$16.01 Million AU$2.26 Million ▲ +2570.7%
2002 0.27x AU$841.00K AU$3.17 Million ▼ -61.6%
1999 0.69x AU$1.77 Million AU$2.56 Million ▲ +2551.3%
1998 0.03x AU$58.18K AU$2.23 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.