SOUTH32 Ltd Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of December 2025: 1.25x

SOUTH32 Ltd cash flow quality index. SOUTH32 Ltd (S32) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.25x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of AU$550.94 Million exceeds net income of AU$440.95 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore S32 debt coverage from operations to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

1.25x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

AU$550.94 Million
AUD

Net Income

AU$440.95 Million
AUD

Data as of

Dec 2025
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of SOUTH32 Ltd (2012–2025)

Cash flow quality index of SOUTH32 Ltd from 2012 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for SOUTH32 Ltd across 9 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. See SOUTH32 Ltd (S32) balance sheet quality index to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.

SOUTH32 Ltd Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2012–2025)

SOUTH32 Ltd cash flow quality index by year from 2012 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for SOUTH32 Ltd. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see SOUTH32 Ltd (S32) cash conversion ratio.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (AUD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 2.46x AU$1.33 Billion AU$542.00 Million ▼ -55.9%
2023 5.59x AU$1.19 Billion AU$213.00 Million ▲ +572.6%
2022 0.83x AU$3.07 Billion AU$3.69 Billion ▼ -92.6%
2020 11.19x AU$1.36 Billion AU$122.00 Million ▲ +139.5%
2019 4.67x AU$1.82 Billion AU$389.00 Million ▲ +262.4%
2018 1.29x AU$1.72 Billion AU$1.33 Billion ▼ -25.6%
2017 1.73x AU$2.13 Billion AU$1.23 Billion ▼ -56.2%
2014 3.96x AU$1.67 Billion AU$422.00 Million ▲ +233.7%
2012 1.19x AU$2.39 Billion AU$2.02 Billion —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.