Northern Star Resources Ltd (NST) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of December 2025: 1.44x

Northern Star Resources Ltd (NST) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.44x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of AU$1.03 Billion exceeds net income of AU$714.40 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore Northern Star Resources Ltd debt service capacity to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

1.44x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

AU$1.03 Billion
AUD

Net Income

AU$714.40 Million
AUD

Data as of

Dec 2025
Most recent filing

Northern Star Resources Ltd Cash Flow Quality Index (2011–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Northern Star Resources Ltd across 15 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Northern Star Resources Ltd cash conversion from operations.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Northern Star Resources Ltd (2011–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Northern Star Resources Ltd.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (AUD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 2.20x AU$2.95 Billion AU$1.34 Billion ▼ -32.0%
2024 3.24x AU$2.07 Billion AU$638.50 Million ▲ +40.4%
2023 2.31x AU$1.35 Billion AU$585.20 Million ▼ -36.0%
2022 3.61x AU$1.63 Billion AU$452.10 Million ▲ +245.9%
2021 1.04x AU$1.08 Billion AU$1.03 Billion ▼ -62.1%
2020 2.75x AU$710.44 Million AU$258.33 Million ▲ +12.2%
2019 2.45x AU$379.20 Million AU$154.71 Million ▲ +34.8%
2018 1.82x AU$353.06 Million AU$194.11 Million ▲ +9.2%
2017 1.67x AU$358.73 Million AU$215.31 Million ▼ -34.2%
2016 2.53x AU$383.33 Million AU$151.37 Million ▼ -35.2%
2015 3.91x AU$359.01 Million AU$91.90 Million ▼ -13.4%
2014 4.51x AU$98.68 Million AU$21.87 Million ▲ +94.0%
2013 2.33x AU$65.89 Million AU$28.33 Million ▲ +0.1%
2012 2.32x AU$51.06 Million AU$21.96 Million ▼ -51.2%
2011 4.76x AU$77.54 Million AU$16.29 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.